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Updated: May 12, 2025
I was nothing but the weakest of mortals in the sudden recollection of the happiness I might have won long ago had I been wise in time! A door opened quietly behind me, and I turned round quickly. Aselzion's messenger, Honorius, stood before me and I greeted him with a smile, though my eyes were wet. "Have you come to fetch me?" I asked "I am ready." He inclined his head a little.
There was a silence, during which I felt Aselzion's eyes upon me. Then he spoke again in a lighter tone. "Let us for the moment talk of what the world calls 'miracle'" he said "I believe you are just now conscious of perfect health, and of a certain joy in the mere fact of life. Is it not so?" Smiling, I bent my head in acquiescence.
"I do not wish to live!" he said "I came here to study life, but not to learn how to keep it. I would lose it gladly for the merest trifle! For life is to me a bitter thing a hideous and inexplicable torment! Why should you, O Aselzion, teach us how to live long? Why not rather teach us how to die soon?" Aselzion's eyes were bent upon him with a grave and tender compassion.
Then Aselzion's voice, calm, clear and very gentle, vibrated on the silence. "There is no death!" he said "You cannot die! There is no oblivion, you may not forget! There is but one way of life to live it!" Another moment's stillness then again the steady, resolute voice went on. "You accuse life of injustice, it is you who are unjust to life!
Such love as he professes to believe in does not exist, such life can never be, and the secret of his youth " "Ah!" I exclaimed eagerly "Tell me of that! And of Aselzion's splendid prime when he should be old and feeble? Tell me of that also!" For the first time during this interview, my two companions looked confused. I saw this, and I gained confidence from their evident embarrassment.
Why should the word 'fear' be mentioned, when there was no cause for fear of any kind? Fear can only arise from a sense of cowardice, and cowardice is the offspring of weakness. From this argument it followed that my strength was not yet thoroughly tested to Aselzion's satisfaction, that he still thought it possible that some latent weakness in my spirit might display itself on further trial.
The chief point of Aselzion's instruction was the test of the Brain and Soul against 'influences' the opposing influences of others and this is truly the chief hindrance to all spiritual progress.
We have seen too many victims of Aselzion's art already we are resolved to save you from the peril which threatens you." And he made an effort to draw me closer to him but my spirit was up and I held back with all my force. "No, I will not go with you!" I exclaimed, hotly "God alone shall remove me from harm if any harm is really meant towards me.
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