Those who would glow with the brightness of a blest life can not so
shine unless they are luminous with activity.
We are passing along a country road on a dark evening and are
arrested by seeing luminous points in the herbage at the foot of
a hedgerow or side of a lane. We find on investigation that the
beautiful little lights are emitted by glowworms. At first sight
these appear to be stationary, but we find by patient waiting
and watching that the little creatures are slowly moving as they
shine and that each glowworm ceases to emit its lovely gleam
directly it stops moving. And in human life are not the bright
lights of society, of the family, of the Church, those persons
who are incessantly in action? The sluggard is too dull to
shine; the energetic souls go sparkling on their way and charm
as well as help. (Text.)
(1835)
=Light and Darkness=--See BLIND GUIDES.