Excerpt from Decimon Huydas: A Romance of Mars; A Story of Actual Experiences in Ento (Mars) Many Centuries Ago Given to the PsychicDuring the past year, one of the lessons that you, to a degree, have been perfecting, is the all important one of self control, which is very nearly allied to the mental quality termed concentration; and until mortals have made these two traits a part of their selfhood, they are at the mercy of every adverse cir cumstance and emotion: consequently, they are as driftwood tossed hither and thither on the pulsing tide of human existence, whose waves.ever are bearing them onward towards a shoreless eternity. Other lessons, unconscious ly, you have been incorporating into the very warp and woof of your being; and now we find you prepared to take upon yourself the accomplishment of such duties as are a part of your life work.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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