THE RIGHT TO BE USEFUL. "The only right you need is the right to be useful." THE unreasonableness of metaphysicians, not living according to principles, is as bad as the Christians who leave the spirit of Christ out of their lives. It is one and the same thing. The letter killeth and the spirit giveth life. Much is done in the name of metaphysics which lacks principle. Much is done in the name of Christ and the church which Jesus never taught. The church has degenerated from spirit to dogma. The metaphysical ideal has degenerated from true living, living by love which is law to cant phrases and assertion of the personal self. The first rock upon which a new student is apt to strike is the idea of freedom and his rights. We teach that the individual has rights, but the first right is development of self. This one right leads to all others. Every patient or pupil, healer or teacher gets his rights through usefulness which develops all. The survival of the fittest is a law of justice, and no one who is fit to survive finds fault with this law. All spiritual development is an awakening and is always useful. For as we awaken we desire to be useful, and being useful and awakening, act and react continually. It is only by giving expression, by being useful, that we make room for inspiration. We grow only through activity, as we develop muscle by use. Activity is true thinking. Activity is true living. These result from spiritual awakening. So the right to be useful means the right to grow. The right to be useful is the right to be powerful. Power is the result of being. It is not talked about. We do not feel that we have power, we feel that we are power. All needless thought of the personal self is an obstacle to usefulness and growth. To be useful is not to intrude your ideas of life upon others in advice. It is simple, true living, unselfish living; not straining to live. Our days ought to be filled with quiet peace without thought of whether or not we are getting our rights. We also teach not to indulge others in their selfishness. How shall we lead or educate others to |