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can already rely on the laws of gravity； that every stone will fall
where it is due； the good globe is faithful； and carries us securely
through the celestial spaces； anxious or resigned： we need not
interfere to help it on； and he will learn； one day； the mild lesson
they teach； that our own orbit is all our task； and we need not
assist the administration of the universe。 Do not be so impatient to
set the town right concerning the unfounded pretensions and the false
reputation of certain men of standing。 They are laboring harder to
set the town right concerning themselves； and will certainly succeed。
Suppress for a few days your criticism on the insufficiency of this
or that teacher or experimenter； and he will have demonstrated his
insufficiency to all men's eyes。 In like manner； let a man fall into
the divine circuits； and he is enlarged。 Obedience to his genius is
the only liberating influence。 We wish to escape from subjection；
and a sense of inferiority； and we make self…denying ordinances；
we drink water； we eat grass； we refuse the laws； we go to jail： it
is all in vain； only by obedience to his genius； only by the freest
activity in the way constitutional to him； does an angel seem to
arise before a man； and lead him by the hand out of all the wards of
the prison。 That which befits us； embosomed in beauty and wonder as
we are； is cheerfulness and courage； and the endeavor to realize our
aspirations。 The life of man is the true romance； which； when it is
valiantly conducted； will yield the imagination a higher joy than any
fiction。 All around us； what powers are wrapped up under the coarse
mattings of custom； and all wonder prevented。 It is so wonderful to
our neurologists that a man can see without his eyes； that it does
not occur to them； that it is just as wonderful； that he should see
with them； and that is ever the difference between the wise and the
unwise： the latter wonders at what is unusual； the wise man wonders
at the usual。 Shall not the heart which has received so much； trust
the Power by which it lives？ May it not quit other leadings； and
listen to the Soul that has guided it so gently； and taught it so
much； secure that the future will be worthy of the past？