In English
Draw upon God’s Grace for all your needs
The Goddess of Victory smiles only on the heroic, those who make lions of themselves, hardy, brave, and adventurous warriors. If you secure the Grace of God, you are reinforced with so much strength that you can carry out even the most difficult tasks. So get the Lord on your side and draw upon His Grace for all your needs. The treasure that is unmistakably precious is the quality of equanimity, unruffledness. Practise this and make it your natural reaction. Why be put out when you see wrong? Why be attracted when you see evil? Remember, evil has in it the potentiality to become good; good has in it the liability to turn evil. There is no fire without a wisp of smoke; there is no smoke without a spark of fire. No one is fully wicked or fully infallible. Take the world as it is; never expect it to conform to your needs or standards. The illusory quality () envelops the good with the blemish of the bad; it makes the evil glitter with the shine of the good. Discriminate to the best of your capacity, and develop your capacity to discriminate. Struggle to win, that is the best that you can do; few can say, ‘I have won.’ Your conscience knows the real source of joy. It will prod you toward the right path; your business is to take it as “guide” and not disobey it every time it contradicts your whim or fancy.