Thou shalt exclude from thy life all that exceeds or falls below this mean, reckless of pleasure lost.
Thou shalt endure whatever hardship and privation the maintenance of this mean in the service of thy end requires, heedless of pain involved.
Thou shalt remain steadfast in this service until habit shall have made it a second nature, and custom shall have transformed it into joy.
Thou shalt find and hold a few like-minded friends, to share with thee this lifelong devotion to that common social welfare which is the task and goal of man.
CHAPTER V
THE CHRISTIAN SPIRIT OF LOVE
I
THE TEACHING OF LOVE
Jesus taught His philosophy of life in three ways: the personal, by example; the artistic, by parable; and the scientific, by propositions.