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acquires a certain picture of that person. But when he sees him from a close range or after the
darkness
has gone, he realizes certain differences. This last picture, however, is not opposed to the first
but
complementary to it.
The same is true of knowledge, faith, and belief. For a person may believe in the existence of love,
sickness, and death even before any of them occur. But to believe in their existence after they have
taken place is more complete than believing in their existence before they take place. In fact
mankind
has, with regard to passion and love as well as the other conditions, three different stages and
three
distinct degrees of comprehension.
The first is to believe in the existence of the thing before it takes place; the second is to
believe in its
existence at the time of its occurrence; and the third is to believe in its existence after it has
taken
place.
darkness
has gone, he realizes certain differences. This last picture, however, is not opposed to the first
but
complementary to it.
The same is true of knowledge, faith, and belief. For a person may believe in the existence of love,
sickness, and death even before any of them occur. But to believe in their existence after they have
taken place is more complete than believing in their existence before they take place. In fact
mankind
has, with regard to passion and love as well as the other conditions, three different stages and
three
distinct degrees of comprehension.
The first is to believe in the existence of the thing before it takes place; the second is to
believe in its
existence at the time of its occurrence; and the third is to believe in its existence after it has
taken
place.