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The knowledge of the advent of man and his sta tus in the universe wherein he found himself prior to the attainment of modern science, was derived from traditionary legends evolved from the vivid imagi nations oi the human brain attempting to interpret the history of his creation, and the purpose of his existence. It is apparent that those legends have a fictitious origin, although they were assumed to be divine revelations. There is a tendency in the hu man mind to retain its early impressions with great tenacity; and it is difficult, and often impossible, to unlearn the most illogical and preposterous falla cies that men have been taught as truths in their earlier life while they seize with avidity every pre tension to reveal a future life they have learned to believe in, but of which no man has any knowl edge or comprehension, except from the fabulous traditions of unknown writers.
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Excerpt from The Origin of Supernatural Conceptions and Development of Religions Abou-Ben-Adhem (may his tribe increase!)Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An Angel writing in a book of gold.Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord.""And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so,"Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low, But cheerily still, and said, "I pray thee, then, Write me as one that loves his fellow men."The angel wrote and vanished. The next nightIt came again with a great wakening light, And showed the names whom love of God had blessed.And lo! Ben Adbem's name led all the rest! - Leigh Hunt. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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