I do feel, however,
that justice and generosity have somehow a higher authority than I or
any human being can give them, and if I had children of my own this is
what I should try, not exactly to teach them, but to breathe into them.
I really, my dear child, dare not attempt an essay on the influence
which priests and professors have had upon the world, nor am I quite
clear that "shadowy" and "uncertain" mean the same thing. All ultimate
facts in a sense are shadowy, but they are not uncertain. When you try
to pinch them between your fingers they seem unsubstantial, but they are
very real. Are you sure that you yourself stand on solid granite?
Your affectionate godfather,
G. L.
My Dear Godfather,--You are most disappointing and evasive. I gave up
the discussion on Latin and Greek, but I did and do want your reply to a
most simple question. If you had to teach children--you surely can
imagine yourself in such a position--would you teach them WHAT ARE
GENERALLY KNOWN AS THEOLOGY AND METAPHYSICS?--excuse the emphasis. You
have an answer, I am certain, and you may just as well give it me.
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