No laughing matter

Virginia Thesiger

Learning about God and man
is a serious business:
it is not to be taken lightly
or in an offhand way.
All the same, there is no denying,
I mean, you cannot help noticing
that as the learners learn
from day to day,
latching onto Truth here,
practicing Love there,
getting to work on Principle
and letting Mind lead them
into that great and glorious light...
However solemn the moments,
however earnest and studious the pupils,
there is no gainsaying
the children of God can be heard
all over the place
simply shouting with laughter
from the sheer joy of it all!
Well, I mean who wouldn't,
at all this good news?