We Suffer From The Evils Which We,

The True Work Of God Is All Good, Since It Is Existence.

Commune With Your Own Heart Upon Your Bed, And Be Still.

Even When A Person Suffers Pain In Consequence Of A Thorn Having Entered Into His Hand, Although It Is At Once Drawn Out, It Is A Punishment That Has Been Inflicted On Him, And The Least Pleasure He Enjoys Is A Reward; All This Is Meted Out By Strict Justice; As Is Said In The Scripture, "all His Ways Are Judgement" (deut. Xxxii. 4); We Are Only Ignorant Of The Working Of That Judgement.

There Is No Difference Between The Pain Of Humans And The Pain Of Other Living Beings, Since The Love And Tenderness Of The Mother For The Young Are Not Produced By Reasoning, But By Feeling, And This Faculty Exists Not Only In Humans But In Most Living Beings.

Know That For The Human Mind There Are Certain Objects Of Perception Which Are Within The Scope Of Its Nature And Capacity; On The Other Hand, There Are, Amongst Things Which Actually Exist, Certain Objects Which The Mind Can In No Way And By No Means Grasp: The Gates Of Perception Are Closed Against It.