Aug 19, 2024
DO YOU THINK I AM AN AUTOMATON?—A MACHINE WITHOUT FEELINGS? AND CAN BEAR TO HAVE MY MORSEL OF BREAD SNATCHED FROM MY LIPS, AND MY DROP OF LIVING WATER DASHED FROM MY CUP? DO YOU THINK BECAUSE I AM POOR, OBSCURE, PLAIN, AND LITTLE, I AM SOULLESS AND HEARTLESS?—YOU THINK WRONG!—I HAVE AS MUCH SOUL AS YOU,—AND FULL AS MUCH HEART! AND IF GOD HAD GIFTED ME WITH SOME BEAUTY AND MUCH WEALTH, I SHOULD HAVE MADE IT AS HARD FOR YOU TO LEAVE ME, AS IT IS NOW FOR ME TO LEAVE YOU. I AM NOT TALKING TO YOU NOW THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF CUSTOM, CONVENTIONALITIES, NOR EVEN OF MORTAL FLESH:—IT IS MY SPIRIT THAT ADDRESSES YOUR SPIRIT; JUST AS IF BOTH HAD PASSED THROUGH THE GRAVE, AND WE STOOD AT GOD’S FEET, EQUAL—AS WE ARE!
