168 History of Gutta-Percha Witte.

 

 

“What makes you want to help people?”

“Because it’s the best thing you can do with
yourself,”

“Who told you that ?”

“T don’t know. It seems as if everybody and
everything had been teaching me that, ever since I
can remember.” —

“Well, it’s no wonder it should seem as if every-
thing taught you that, seeing that is what God
is always doing—and what Jesus taught us as
the law of His kingdom—which is the only real
kingdom—namely, that the greatest man in it is
he who gives himself the most to help other people.
It was because Jesus Himself did so—giving Him-
self up utterly—that God has so highly exalted
Him and given Him a name above every name.
And, indeed, if you are a good doctor, you will be
doing something of what Jesus did when He was
in the world.”

“Yes; but He didn’t give people medicine to
cure them.”

“No; that wasn’t necessary, because. He was
Himself the cure. But now that He is not present
with His bodily presence—now, medicine and ad-
vice and other good things are just the packets in
which He wraps up the healing He sends; and the
wisest doctor is but the messenger who carries to
the sick as much of healing and help as the Great
Doctor sees fit to send. For He is so anxious to