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of the earth and kindles blazing lights, so at our sacred symbol fire, light we our lamps, one each for Fortitude, Beauty, Truth and Love. And while these lights are blazing bright, we know that we shall grow.”
“Four candles are there on the Shrine of this our Four-Fold Hope. And from them reach twelve rays – twelve golden strands of this, the Law, we hold.
From the Lamp of Fortitude are These:
Be Brave, for fear is in the foundation of all ill; unflinchingness is strength.
Be Silent. It is harder to keep silence than to speak in the hour of trial, but in the end it is stronger.
Obey, for obedience means self-control, which is the sum of the law.
And These are the Rays from Beauty’s Lamp:
Be clean, for there is no perfect beauty without cleanliness of body, soul and estate. The body is the sacred temple of the spirit, therefore reverence your body. Cleanliness helps first yourself, then those around, and those who keep this law are truly in their country’s loving service.
Let not the poison of the daily drug make you its slave, for without health can neither strength nor beauty be.
Protect all harmless wild-life, for the joy its beauty gives.
And These are the Rays from the Lamp of Truth:
Word of honor is sacred. This is the law of truth, and anyone not bound by this, cannot be bound; and truth is wisdom.
Play Fair, for fair play is truth and foul play is treachery.
Reverence all Worship of the Great Spirit, for none have all the truth, and all who reverently worship have claims on our respect.
And These are in the Blazing Lamp of Love:
Be kind. Do at least one act of unbargaining kindness every day, even as ye would enlarge the crevice whence a spring runs forth to make its blessings more.
Be helpful. Do your share of the work for the glory that the service brings, for the strength one gets in serving.
Be joyful. Seek the joy of being alive – for every reasonable gladness you can get or give is treasure that can never be destroyed
