Белые люди

           Hehaslearnedthatlightningmaybecommanded,distanceconquered,motionchainedandutilized;buthe,theoneCONSCIOUSforce,hasneveryetbeguntosuspectthatofallothershemaybetheoneasyettheleastexplored.Howdoweknowthattheredoesnotlieineachofusawhollynaturalbut,sofar,dormantpowerofsight—apowertoseewhathasbeencalledTheUnseenthroughalltheAgeswhosesightlessnesshasmadethemDark?WhoknowswhentheShadowaroundusmaybegintoclear?Oh,weareadulllot—wehumanthings—withaqueer,obstinateconceitofourselves.”

           “Completewethinkweare,”Angusmurmuredhalftohimself.“Finishedcreatures!Andlookatus!Howmanyofusinamillionhavebeautyandhealthandfullpower?Andbelievingthatthelawisthatwemustcrumpleandgotopieceshourbyhour!Who’dwastethetimemakingaclockthatwentwrongasoften?Nay,nay!Weshalllearnbetterthanthisastimegoeson.Andwe’dbetterbebeginningandsettingourmindstoworkonit.‘Tisforustodo—themindsofus.Andwhat’sthemindofusbuttheMindthatmadeus?Simpleandstraightenoughitiswhenonceyoubegintothinkitout.Thespiritofyouseesclearerthanwedo,that’sall,”hesaidtome.“Whenyourmotherbroughtyouintotheworldshewaslisteningtooneoutsidecallingtoher,anditopenedthewayforyou.”

           AtnightHectorMacNairnandhismotherandIsatontheterraceunderstarswhichseemedlisteningthings,andwethreedrewnearertooneanother,andnearerandnearer.