Now she heard the following words sadly sung,-
-Life is a shadow that flits away
In a night of darkness and woe.â?
But then would follow brighter thoughts:
-Life has the rose-s sweet perfume
With sunshine, light, and joy.â?
And if one stanza sounded painfully-
-Each mortal thinks of himself alone,
Is a truth, alas, too clearly known;â?
Then, on the other hand, came the answer-
-Love, like a mighty flowing stream,
Fills every heart with its radiant gleam.â?
She heard, indeed, such words as these-
-In the pretty turmoil here below,
All is a vain and paltry show.â?
Then came also words of comfort-
-Great and good are the actions done
By many whose worth is never known.â?
And if sometimes the mocking strain reached her-
-Why not join in the jesting cry
That contemns all gifts from the throne on high?â?
In the blind girl-s heart a stronger voice repeated-
-To trust in thyself and God is best,
In His holy will forever to rest.â?
But the evil spirit could not see this and remain contented.
From The Philosopher-s Stone
Hans Christian Andersen
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