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so you see nothing but the depths of the liquid,” Mercury instructed. Adam followed his advice. He drank, then looked into the glass, watching the bubbles rise steadily and gracefully to the top, small bubbles, little silver spheres fully enclosed by the sparkling liquid. How beautifully they remained spherical, in spite of their rapid upward ascent! If they would only stop for a moment and remain suspended so he could see them and ponder them. They were beautiful and they were intriguing, but it was much more exciting to look into Launie’s eyes, to see her enticing smile. Certainly, thought Adam, looking at these bubbles would not lavish the Cosmic Splendor upon his soul. Mercury spoke, slowly “Soon you will not see mere, gas-filled bubbles. Can you imagine how a man feels when a long search and hard work suddenly result in a new discovery? Can you imagine how one feels when his entire being, in one flashing moment, comes upon the truth that God is? It is not like the thrill of a child in receiving his long-wanted toy or gift, nor is it the same as the flush of love at first sight which is equally requited. secrets of nature. One by one, the known laws parade before his eyes, only to meet with the dead-end theory that atoms are little systems of spinning packets of energy, and such other erroneous notions as are held by contemporary science in general, including the theory that the sun will one day dim out and become dead, and that the universe is slowly dissipating into a frozen nothingness where all things return to limbo. No, this man felt there was more in the dynamic of nature than such unproductive ideas. Now, Adam, you may set the glass on the table.” Adam complied. He noticed that Mercury and Launie had taken on heightened expressions of happiness. Their faces were calm, yet fully alive with some inner glow. Whatever their feelings might be, his own were at their very highest point, so, he thought, how much more joy could he hold? 130 SON OF THE SUN and encouragingly. “Now see a man who is consumed with the desire to know the