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is the kindest and most helpful thing to make
every one feel that he is needed, that we
cannot get on without him. In a way that is
what happens to us* We realise that we are part
of a great whole, and the real esprit de corps is
awakened in us, and we know that we have our
part to play. It is then, and only then, that we
begin to look at ourselves and we start to build
up our character. So long as we feel that we
are separate, useless, here for no reason, so long
will our lives continue to be aimless.

1 think the greatest help we can mete out
to those who are suffering and lost and sad
is to show them that they are wanted, that
every one is really necessary, nay more, that
the world cannot progress to its fullness unless
all are helping. Despair comes only to those who
feel themselves of no use. It is a mighty thought
of hope and enlightenment to feel that God in
all His Glory and Magnitude wants each one of
us to make up His whole. To realise this is the
first step to Self-dedication. The moment some
one wants you, you must respond, this is never
failing. It is the 4t belonging " feel that grips us
and makes us feel responsible. Moreover as we
evolve, we come to a stage when we know that
it is the surest way to help others, to make them
also feel that they belong. The more we evolve,.