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Social Gathekas
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26. The Path of Discipleship
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The Lesson of Consideration
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Social Gathekas
26. The Path of Discipleship
The Lesson of Consideration
One wonders, especially in the western part of the world, what the path of discipleship really is. Discipleship has been the path of those who followed Christ and all other teachers, but the modern trend of thought has by its new influence taken away a great deal of the ideal that existed in the past. Not only the ideal of discipleship seems little known, but even the ideal towards motherhood and fatherhood and the ideal towards the aged seem to be less understood.
The consequence of this change in the ideal of the world has worked unwittingly to such an extent that we now find a world in conflict. The troubles between nations, the troubles between classes, and the troubles in social and domestic life all come from one and the same reason. If a person asks me, "What is the cause of today's world unrest ?", I will say the answer in one word, "the lack of ideal. "
The path of discipleship in the ancient times was a lesson given to use in all directions of life. One is not only one's body but one is also one's soul. The soul is not born when a child is born on earth; the soul is born from the moment that consideration is born. One shows one's soul in one's consideration. Some become considerate as children; others, perhaps, in their whole life do not awaken to consideration.
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