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son　which　corrects　the　errors　of

sight　and　reveals　its　illusions。　If　we　cannot　depend　on　five　senses；　how

much　less　may　we　rely　on　three！　What　ground　have　we　for　discarding

light；　sound；　and　colour　as　an　integral　part　of　our　world？　How　are　we　to

know　that　they　have　ceased　to　exist　for　us？　We　must　take　their　reality

for　granted；　even　as　the　philosopher　assumes　the　reality　of　the　world

without　being　able　to　see　it　physically　as　a　whole。

Ancient　philosophy　offers　an　argument　which　seems　still　valid。　There　is

in　the　blind　as　in　the　seeing　an　Absolute　which　gives　truth　to　what　we

know　to　be　true；　order　to　what　is　orderly；　beauty　to　the　beautiful；

touchableness　to　what　is　tangible。　If　this　is　granted；　it　follows　that

this　Absolute　is　not　imperfect；　inplete；　partial。　It　must　needs　go

beyond　the　limited　evidence　of　our　sensations；　and　also　give　light　to

what　is　invisible；　music　to　the　musical　that　silence　dulls。　Thus　mind

itself　pels　us　to　acknowledge　that　we　are　in　a　world　of　intellectual

order；　beauty；　and　harmony。　The　essences；　or　absolutes　of　these　ideas；

necessarily　dispel　their　opposites　which　belong　with　evil；　disorder　and

discord。　Thus　deafness　and　blindness　do　not　exist　in　the　immaterial

mind；　which　is　philosophically　the　real　world；　but　are　banished　with　the

perishable　material　senses。　Reality；　of　which　visible　things　are　the

symbol；　shines　before　my　mind。　While　I　walk　about　my　chamber　with

unsteady　steps；　my　spirit　sweeps　skyward　on　eagle　wings　and　looks　out

with　unquenchable　vision　upon　the　world　of　eternal　beauty。

THE　DREAM　WORLD

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THE　DREAM　WORLD

EVERYBODY　takes　his　own　dreams　serio