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THE IDEAL OF THE KARMAYOGIN
need the training of events, the wisdom of experience to make them perfect. Fire, im petuosity, self-sacrifice, intellectual vigour subtlety, wealth of ideas, fertility of resource to meet unexpected happenings. these have been given to us in abundance. But the perfect experience of the veteran in great battles, the acute political intelligence which comes of long familiarity with the handling of high affairs and national destinies, these are yet in us immature and in a state of pupilage. But God Himself is our master and teacher, for He would give to His chosen nation a faultless training and a perfect capacity. Only we must be ready to acknowledge our mistakes, to change our path, to learn. Then only shall we victoriously surmount all obstacles and move steadily, impetously, but without stumbling or swerving, to our goal.
Moreover, we have weakpossess that are still rampant and uncorrected in our midst. It is our first duty to purge these
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