Yetthisincessantmovementandprogressionwhichallthingspartakecouldneverbecomesensibletousbutbycontrasttosomeprincipleoffixtureorstabilityinthesoul。Whilsttheeternalgenerationofcirclesproceeds，theeternalgeneratorabides。Thatcentrallifeissomewhatsuperiortocreation，superiortoknowledgeandthought，andcontainsallitscircles。Foreveritlaborstocreatealifeandthoughtaslargeandexcellentasitself；butinvain；forthatwhichismadeinstructshowtomakeabetter。
Thusthereisnosleep，nopause，nopreservation，butallthingsrenew，germinate，andspring。Whyshouldweimportragsandrelicsintothenewhour？Natureabhorstheold，andoldageseemstheonlydisease；allothersrunintothisone。Wecallitbymanynames，——fever，intemperance，insanity，stupidity，andcrime；theyareallformsofoldage；theyarerest，conservatism，appropriation，inertia，notnewness，notthewayonward。Wegrizzleeveryday。I
seenoneedofit。Whilstweconversewithwhatisaboveus，wedonotgrowold，butgrowyoung。Infancy，youth，receptive，aspiring，withreligiouseyelookingupward，countsitselfnothing，andabandonsitselftotheinstructionflowingfromallsides。Butthemanandwomanofseventyassumetoknowall，theyhaveoutlivedtheirhope，theyrenounceaspiration，accepttheactualforthenecessary，andtalkdowntotheyoung。Letthem，then，becomeorgansoftheHolyGhost；letthembelovers；letthembeholdtruth；andtheireyesareuplifted，theirwrinklessmoothed，theyareperfumedagainwithhopeandpower。Thisoldageoughtnottocreeponahumanmind。Innatureeverymomentisnew；thepastisalwaysswallowedandforgotten；thecomingonlyissacred。Nothingissecurebutlife，transition，theenergizingspirit。Nolovecanbeboundbyoathorcovenanttosecureitagainstahigherlove。Notruthsosublimebutitmaybetrivialto-morrowinthelightofnewthoughts。Peoplewishtobesettled；onlyasfarastheyareunsettledisthereanyhopeforthem。
Lifeisaseriesofsurprises。Wedonotguessto-daythemood，thepleasure，thepowerofto-morrow，whenwearebuildingupourbeing。Oflowerstates，——ofactsofroutineandsense，——wecantellsomewhat；butthemasterpiecesofGod，thetotalgrowthsanduniversalmovementsofthesoul，hehideth；theyareincalculable。I
canknowthattruthisdivineandhelpful；buthowitshallhelpmeI