“But，” I fancy I hear someone say， “why pass through the darkness of evil at all？” Because， by ignorance， you have chosen to do so， and because， by doing so， you may understand both good and evil， and may the more appreciate the light by having passed through the darkness.
As evil is the direct outcome of ignorance， so， when the lessons of evil are fully learned， ignorance passes away， and wisdom takes its place.
He， therefore， who would shake himself free of the evil which encompasses him， must be willing and ready to learn， and must be prepared to undergo that disciplinary process without which no grain of wisdom or abiding happiness and peace can be secured.
A man may shut himself up in a dark room， and deny that the light exists， but it is everywhere without， and darkness exists only in his own little room.
So you may shut out the light of Truth， or you may begin to pull down the walls of prejudice， self-seeking and error which you have built around yourself， and so let in the glorious and omnipresent Light.
By earnest self-examination strive to realize， and not merely hold as a theory， that evil is a passing phase， a self-created shadow； that all your pains， sorrows and misfortunes have come to you by a process of undeviating and absolutely perfect law； have come to you because you deserve and require them， and that by first enduring， and then understanding them， you may be made stronger， wiser， nobler.
When you have fully entered into this realization， you will be in a position to mould your own circumstances， to transmute all evil into good and to weave， with a master hand， the fabric of your destiny.
不安、疼痛和悲伤如阴影般笼罩着我们的生活。世上没有一颗心不曾感受疼痛的啃噬；没有一种思想不曾尝到烦恼的滋味；没有一双眼睛不曾落过伤心的眼泪……
不幸就像一张巨大而不易破坏的网，里面装着多多少少的痛苦、忧愁和灾难，等待着我们每一个人落网。