126 SKETCHES OF GREAT TEUTHS

other is a thing that we take little account of.
The more we study the Divine Wisdom the more
is this brought home to us. No man belongs to
himself, but he is of God, and all are one. So
much so that what one does, affects all, and
what one is, affects all; any attainment raises
ever so slightly the whole world, and any
slipping back retards it in the same degree.
This is the meaning of the inspiring thought
of an ancient prayer:

That they may be one, as Thou, Father, art
in me and I in Thee,

That they also may be One in Us.