rolling
and
tossing,
without
fearing
their
attacks;
or
rather
it
is
at
the
bottom
of
the
sea,
where
there
is
always
tranquillity,
even
while
the
surface
is
agi-tated.
The
senses
may
suffer
their
sorrows,
but
at
the
centre
there
is
always
the
same
calm
tranquillity,
because
He
who
possesses
it
is
immutable.
This,
of
course,
supposes
the
faithfulness
of
the
soul
;
for
in
whatever
state
it
may
be,
it
is
possible
for
it
to
recede
and
fall
back
into
itself.
But
here
the
soul
progresses
infinitely
in
God
;
and
it
is
possible
for
it
to
advance
incessantly
;
just
as,
if
the
sea
had
no
bottom,
any
one
falling
into
it
would
sink
to
infinitude,
and
going
down
to
greater
and
greater
depths
of
the
ocean,
would
discover
more
and
more
of
its
beauties
and
treasures.
It
is
even
thus
with
the
soul
whose
home
is
in
God.
But
what
must
it
do
in
order
to
be
faithful
to
God?
Nothing,
and
less
than
nothing.
It
must
simply
suffer
itself
to
be
possessed,
acted
upon,
and
moved
without
resistance,
remaining
in
the
state
which
is
natural
to
it,
waiting
for
what
every
moment
may
bring
to
it,
and
receiving
it
from
Him,
without
either
adding
to
or
taking
from
it
;
letting
itself
be
