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snap　on　an　extra　power　so　that　I　can　see　what　my　naked　eyes—or　my　naked　mind—cannot　now　see。　I　believe　that　I　have　to　do　this　particularly　with　my　human　fellows。　My　ordinary　eyes　tend　to　stop　short　at　those　opaque　envelopes　we　call　human　bodies。　But　we　have　learned　that　by　turning　on　a　certain　power　we　can　penetrate　to　the　inside　of　these　envelopes。

We　call　this　extra　power　“imagination”。　At　its　highest；　we　call　it　“empathy”；　the　power　to　see　through　and　to　feel　through　to　the　inner　life　of　other　human　beings。　It　is　a　kind　of　ultraviolet　lamp　of　our　psychic3　life。　When　we　turn　on　this　lamp　of　imaginative　sensitivity；　we　make　the　prosaic　human　beings　around　us　e　excitingly　alive。

Zona　Gale　once　set　down　as　the　first　article　of　her　creed：　“I　believe　in　expanding　the　areas　of　my　awareness。”　I’d　do　the　same。　If　I　expand　the　areas　of　my　awareness；　I　move　understandingly　into　realities　beyond　me。　When　I　move　into　them　understandingly；　I　know　what　I　can　do　and　what　I　should　do。　If　I　don’t　move　in　understandingly；　if　I　stay　in　ignorance　on　the　outside；　then；　in　all　likelihood4；　I　will　do　mistaken　things。

The　great　principle　of　love　depends　upon　this。　He　who　loves　another　tries　truly　to　understand　the　other。　We　can　reverse　this：　he　who　tries　truly　to　understand　another　is　not　likely　to　hate　that　other。

Socrates　gave　no　finished　catalogue　of　the　“truths”　of　the　world。　He　gave；　rather；　the　impulse　to　search。　This　is　far　better；　I　feel；　than　dogmatic　certainty。　When　we　are　aware　that　there　are　glories　of　life　still　hidden　from　us；　we　walk　humbly　before　the　Great　Unknown。　But　we　do　more　than　this：　we　try　manfully　to　increase　our　powers　of　seeing　and　feeling　so　that　we　can　turn　what　is　still　unknown　into　what　is　warmly　and　understandingly　known。。。　This；　I