Sickness, its trials and blessings.

  • Maurice, Priscilla, 1810-
Date:
1859
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Credit: Sickness, its trials and blessings. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    But, you say, the question recurs,—What are you to do ? Wliat efforts ought you to make ? and, What rule can you follow about it? You say that you feel your judgment is so impaired, that you cannot tell what to do, or what is right; and yet that you are in continual fear of self-indulgence. Your friends, in their well- intended kindness, leave every thing to you to decide, as to what you can do, what you will do, and what you would like to do—alas ! you well know how many things you should like to do, that you can never hope to do again here upon earth. As to what you will do, you feel that you wish to have no will, but only to do those things which are lawful and right that just to be told in each thing tohat to do, would be your greatest comfort and happiness. Then as to what you can do, you feel quite at a loss, and heartily wish that some one could tell you this also. You must make great allow- ance for those about you ; you must feel that it is in real kindness that they either abstain from urging you, or urge you beyond your power. In the one case they feel fearful of putting you to pain ; in the other, they fear your falling into a state of invalidism, which would be very in- jurious and distressing to you. Therefore you must not feel annoyed with them, but look at their intended kindness. It is quite impossible, in many cases, for any one to say what you can do. Tliere are certain states in which Medical
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