Andyetthecompensationsofcalamityaremadeapparenttotheunderstandingalso,afterlongintervalsoftime。Afever,amutilation,acrueldisappointment,alossofwealth,alossoffriends,seemsatthemomentunpaidloss,andunpayable。Butthesureyearsrevealthedeepremedialforcethatunderliesallfacts。
Thedeathofadearfriend,wife,brother,lover,whichseemednothingbutprivation,somewhatlaterassumestheaspectofaguideorgenius;foritcommonlyoperatesrevolutionsinourwayoflife,terminatesanepochofinfancyorofyouthwhichwaswaitingtobeclosed,breaksupawontedoccupation,orahousehold,orstyleofliving,andallowstheformationofnewonesmorefriendlytothegrowthofcharacter。Itpermitsorconstrainstheformationofnewacquaintances,andthereceptionofnewinfluencesthatproveofthefirstimportancetothenextyears;andthemanorwomanwhowouldhaveremainedasunnygarden-flower,withnoroomforitsrootsandtoomuchsunshineforitshead,bythefallingofthewallsandtheneglectofthegardener,ismadethebanianoftheforest,yieldingshadeandfruittowideneighbourhoodsofmen。
SPIRITUALLAWS
ThelivingHeaventhyprayersrespect,Houseatonceandarchitect,Quarryingman\'srejectedhours,Buildstherewitheternaltowers;
Soleandself-commandedworks,Fearsnotunderminingdays,Growsbydecays,And,bythefamousmightthatlurksInreactionandrecoil,Makesflametofreeze,andicetoboil;