Suspect Suspicion, and Doubt Only Doubt
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Distrust that man
who tells you to distrust;
He takes the measure of his own small soul,
And thinks the world no larger. He who prates
Of human nature’s baseness and deceit
Looks in the mirror of his heart, and sees
His kind therein reflected. Or perchance
The honeyed wine of life was turned to gall
By sorrow’s hand, which brimmed his cup with tears,
And made all things seem bitter to his taste.
Give him compassion! But be not afraid
Of nectared Love, or Friendship’s strengthening
draught,
Nor think a poison underlies their sweets.
Look through true eyes - you will discover truth;
Suspect suspicion, and doubt only doubt.
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Trust, trustworthiness and discernment
are necessary factors in life. The above poem was published in our associated
websites on 13 January 2019. It is reproduced from the book “Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox”,
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Edinburgh, UK, W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell,
undated edition, probably 1917, see p. 114. (CCA)
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On 14 September 2016, after examining the
state of the esoteric movement worldwide, a group of students decided to found
the Independent Lodge of Theosophists. Two of the priorities
adopted by the ILT are learning from the past and building
a better future.
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