I. The Distant Past
Human characteristics are baffling in their complexity
and contradictions. Man’s capacity for ennoblement is equalled only by his capacity
for debasement. He can rise to heights of sublimity but also sinks to the lowest depths of
degradation. He may adore God with a fervour which is truly angelical; on the other hand,
he may take devilish delight in debauchery and sensuality. If he can rise to heights of
spiritual grandeur in love and can even die for his beloved, he can also hate like a beast
of the jungle. Endowed with an intelligence which can explore interstellar spaces and can
weigh the sun and the earth, he may remain ignorant of his own worth and latent powers and
foolishly follow a path that will surely lead to the
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