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A touching story is told of a young man who was rapidly and surely losing his eyesight. The physicians told him that he would not be able to see but for a few months. At once, accompanied by a sister, he set out to travel over Europe, taking a last look at the beautiful things of this world, before his eyes should be closed forever. He wished to have his memory stored with lovely pictures of mountains, lakes, and waterfalls, of fine buildings and works of art, so that, when he should no longer be able to see, he might have these beautiful visions in his soul to lighten his gloom.
Today we are in life’s rich sunshine, with beauty all around us. But darkness will come to us sometime, days when the light will fade away, the vision grow dim and the shadow thicken about us. We should prepare now, while we can see, against the coming of these dark days. We should walk in the light while we have the light. We should gather while we may into our heart all the love, joy, gladness, that we can store there. Then when the night settles down about us we shall have light shining within.