We are daily gaining our object lessons from the little ones; and to show how quick they are to grasp the Spiritual interpretation, I enclose a few thoughts.
One day, our little Walter seemed unusually affectionate, wanting to kiss me every few moments. I said to him, "Walter, do you know that your lips have never touched mine?" His look of astonishment can easily be imagined. I tried to explain that (according to material law) there was always a current of air between two objects, but he could not understand. Then I said, "Now let us reverse the thought. What fills all space?" His quick reply was," "God." Then what were you kissing?" "Why Love." "Truly, but who was kissing?" He thought a long time, then said," Why mamma, it was Love, kissing Love, wasn't it?" and since that revelation, he says that he is close to God.
Another time he was telling me of one of his playmates who struck him. Again I suggested, that we reverse the order of things, I said, "Suppose mortal thought says he raised his arm to strike, what was he reaching out for?" Quick as a flash his answer came, "Why Truth! but mamma, the boy does not know it. O I see! If I hold the Love thought his arm will not reach me, to hurt me."
