Vol. 9, The Unity of Religious Ideals The God Ideal The Kingship of God
There is a story told in the East of a man who used to avoid going to the house of prayer, who showed no outward sign, so that his wife often wondered if he had any belief in God; she thought a great deal about this, and was very anxious about it.
One day she said to her husband: "I am very happy today." The man was surprised, and asked what made her happy, and she said: "I was under a false impression, but now that I have found out the truth, I am glad." He asked: "What has made you glad?" And she replied: "I heard you saying the Name of God in your sleep."
He said: "I am very sorry." It was too precious, too great for him to speak of, and he felt it was a great blow, after having hidden this secret in the deepest part of his being because it was too sacred to speak of. He could not bear it, and he died.
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