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Chapter XXX. The Kingdom Of Greatness: The Pilgrim Adream

           Littleusetoarguethatofsuchisnotthekingdomofgreatness,butsolongastheworldisattractedbythisandthehumanheartviewsthisastheonedesirablerealmwhichitmustattain,solong,tothatheart,willthisremaintherealmofgreatness.Solong,also,willtheatmosphereofthisrealmworkitsdesperateresultsinthesoulofman.Itislikeachemicalreagent.Onedayofit,likeonedropoftheother,willsoaffectanddiscolourtheviews,theaims,thedesireofthemind,thatitwillthereafterremainforeverdyed.Adayofittotheuntriedmindislikeopiumtotheuntriedbody.Acravingissetupwhich,ifgratified,shalleternallyresultindreamsanddeath.Aye!dreamsunfulfilled—gnawing,luring,idlephantomswhichbeckonandlead,beckonandlead,untildeathanddissolutiondissolvetheirpowerandrestoreusblindtonature’sheart.

           AmanofHurstwood’sageandtemperamentisnotsubjecttotheillusionsandburningdesiresofyouth,butneitherhashethestrengthofhopewhichgushesasafountainintheheartofyouth.Suchanatmospherecouldnotinciteinhimthecravingsofaboyofeighteen,butinsofarastheywereexcited,thelackofhopemadethemproportionatelybitter.Hecouldnotfailtonoticethesignsofaffluenceandluxuryoneveryhand.HehadbeentoNewYorkbeforeandknewtheresourcesofitsfolly.Inpartitwasanawesomeplacetohim,forheregatheredallthathemostrespectedonthisearth—wealth,place,andfame.

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