State
has
its
commencement,
its
progress,
and
its
end.
There
is
no
act
which
has
not
its
beginning.
At
first
we
must
work
with
effort^
but
afterwards
we
enjoy
the
fruit
of
our
labour.
When
a
vessel
is
in
the
harbour,
the
sailors
have
a
•
difficulty
in
bringing
it
into
the
open
sea
;
but
once
there,
they
easily
turn
it
in
the
direction
in
which
they
wish
to
navigate.
So,
when
the
soul
is
in
sin,
it
needs
an
effort
to
drag
it
out;
the
cords
which
bind
it
must
be
loosened
;
then,
by
means
of
strong
and
vigorous
action,
it
must
be
drawn
within
itself,
little
by
little
leaving
the
harbour,
and
being
turned
within,
which
is
the
place
to
which
its
voyage
should
be
directed.
When
the
vessel
is
thus
turned,
in
proportion
as
it
advances
in
the
sea,
it
leaves
the
land
behind
it,
and
the
further
it
goes
from
the
land,
the
less
effort
is
needed
to
carry
it
along.
At
last
it
begins
to
sail
gently,
and
the
vessel
goes
on
so
rapidly
that
the
oars
become
useless.
What
does
the
pilot
do
then
?
He
is
contented
with
spreading
the
sails
and
sitting
at
the
helm.
Spreading
the
sails
is
simply
laying
ourselves
