Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933 / 2008-06-11 00:00:00
EBOOK, THE VALLEY OF VISION ***
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THE VALLEY OF VISION
A BOOK OF ROMANCE
AND SOME HALF-TOLD TALES
BY HENRY VAN DYKE
_"Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions."_
TO MY CHILDREN
AND CHILDREN'S CHILDREN
WHO MAY REMEMBER THESE TROUBLOUS TIMES WHEN WE ARE GONE ON NEW ADVENTURE
PREFACE
"Why do you choose such a title as _The Valley of Vision_ for
your book," said my friend; "do you mean that one can see farther
from the valley than from the mountain-top?"
This question set me thinking, as every honest question ought to
do. Here is the result of my thoughts, which you will take for what
it is worth, if you care to read the book.
The mountain-top is the place of outlook over the earth and the sea.
But it is in the valley of suffering, endurance, and self-sacrifice
that the deepest visions of the meaning of life come to us.
I take the outcome of this Twentieth Century War as a victory over
the mad illusion of world-dominion which the Germans saw from
the peak of their military power in 1914.
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