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cessive1；　which　continue　to　hold　the　possibility　of　restoration。

I　believe　in　human　beings　but　my　faith　is　without　sentimentality。　I　know　that　in　environments　of　uncertainty；　fear　and　hunger；　the　human　being　is　dwarfed　and　shaped　without　his　being　aware　of　it；　just　as　the　plant　struggling　under　a　stone　does　not　know　its　own　condition。　Only　when　the　stone　is　removed　can　it　spring　up　freely　into　the　light。　But　the　power　to　spring　up　is　inherent2；　and　only　death　puts　an　end　to　it。　電子書　分享網站

推開石頭（2）

I　feel　no　need　for　any　other　faith　than　my　faith　in　human　beings。　Like　Confucius　of　old；　I　am　so　absorbed　in　the　wonder　of　earth　and　the　life　upon　it　that　I　cannot　think　of　heaven　and　the　angels。　I　have　enough　for　this　life。　If　there　is　no　other　life；　then　this　one　has　been　enough　to　make　it　worth　being　born；　myself　a　human　being。

With　so　profound　a　faith　in　the　human　heart　and　its　power　to　grow　toward　the　light；　I　find　here　reason　and　cause　enough　for　hope　and　confidence　in　the　future　of　mankind。　The　mon　sense　of　people　will　surely　prove　to　them　someday　that　mutual　support　and　co…operation　are　only　sensible　for　the　security　and　happiness　of　all。

Such　faith　keeps　me　continually　ready　and　purposeful　with　energy　to　do　what　one　person　can　toward　shaping　the　environment　in　which　the　human　being　can　grow　with　freedom。　This　environment；　I　believe；　is　based　upon　the　necessity　for　security　and　friendship。

I　take　heart　in　the　promising　fact　that　the　world　contains　food　supplies　sufficient3　for　the　entire　earth　population。　Our　knowledge　of　medical　science　is　already　sufficient　to　improve　the　health　of　the　whole　human　race。　Our　resources　in　education；　if　administered　on　a　world　scale；　can　lift　the　intelligence　of　the　race。　All　that　remains　is　to　dis