О дивный новый мир

           Butmyownexperiencehasgivenmetheconvictionthat,quiteapartfromanysuchterrorsorimaginings,thereligioussentimenttendstodevelopaswegrowolder;todevelopbecause,asthepassionsgrowcalm,asthefancyandsensibilitiesarelessexcitedandlessexcitable,ourreasonbecomeslesstroubledinitsworking,lessobscuredbytheimages,desiresanddistractions,inwhichitusedtobeabsorbed;whereuponGodemergesasfrombehindacloud;oursoulfeels,sees,turnstowardsthesourceofalllight;turnsnaturallyandinevitably;fornowthatallthatgavetotheworldofsensationsitslifeandcharmshasbeguntoleakawayfromus,nowthatphenomenalexistenceisnomorebolsteredupbyimpressionsfromwithinorfromwithout,wefeeltheneedtoleanonsomethingthatabides,somethingthatwillneverplayusfalse–areality,anabsoluteandeverlastingtruth.Yes,weinevitablyturntoGod;forthisreligioussentimentisofitsnaturesopure,sodelightfultothesoulthatexperiencesit,thatitmakesuptousforallourotherlosses.’"MustaphaMondshutthebookandleanedbackinhischair."Oneofthenumerousthingsinheavenandearththatthesephilosophersdidn’tdreamaboutwasthis"(hewavedhishand),"us,themodernworld.’YoucanonlybeindependentofGodwhileyou’vegotyouthandprosperity;independencewon’ttakeyousafelytotheend.’Well,we’venowgotyouthandprosperityrightuptotheend.Whatfollows?Evidently,thatwecanbeindependentofGod.