To be near unto God - pagina 374

of heroes who knew how to restrain the monster of destruction. Most people hve upon their common strength. WeakHngs hve beneath themselves. But there have always been a few, who have excelled themselves. And later generations have honored these heroes as men, who have achieved

the superhuman, and who by efforts born from almost superhuman inspiration have left behind a blessing for the entire human race. When difficulty faced them as a wall, and others remained standing before it, thej^ knew how to get over it, and make a way for those who followed after. When the fight with the monster of elements and forces of nature had so far led to victory, that with much caution and watchfulness, normal human life became possible to a certain extent. Satan set up men against themselves, and an entirely new struggle was born, even of man against man. The evil game of Cain and Abel. To despoil each other of goods, to aim at one another's life, to subject as slave another to oneself. Now pandemonium no longer of nature, but of human evil broke loose in the bosom of humanity itself. The misery that has overtaken our race by this second conflict is nameless. First lust of robbery and murder among each other of man against man, of house against house. And from this, war of nation against nation, of people And then, again, heroes have against people. Men who excelled others and themselves. arisen. A Samson and David, a Prince William and Prince Maurice. Heroes, who, under high inspiration have broken resistance and have delivered their people. Again the Wall, against which every other man dashed his head, but over which they 370

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