166 SKETCHES OF GREAT TEUTHS

t( Neither do I condemn thee." Christ was
called the friend of publicans and sinners
because He understood and had width of vision.
In our condemnation to-day let us remember
this picture, for to understand is more than
wisdom and we can only understand if we have
knowledge coupled with wisdom. Great changes
are taking place in our midst, under our eyes,
and in studying some of these present-day pro-
blems it means we must study the history of
the past so as to intuite something of the line of
progress that the human race may take. In all
progress, there is of necessity change. Theo-
sophy throws light on many problems. Do not
let us allow prejudice or anything else to come
in the way of these rays of light.

To gain vision we must prize the gift of open
eyes using them to watch the signs of the times,
which signs are showing very specially now in
many directions. They show not only specially
but rapidly, and we need all our senses and
faculties to be severely sharpened so that we
may keep pace and be fearless. Theosophy bids
us ponder, learn, understand, contemplate and go
forward. There is no standing still, those who
cannot go forward now, must drop out. This
means that they cannot go forward with those
who, as it were, are in the upper part of the