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Letter of 20 March 1949 |
He (the Guardian) fully realises that some decisions are very
hard to take in life, and he urges you in this case to do two
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things: in the first place, are you quite sure two years voice-training
will really carry you where you hope it will? In other
words, he presumes that your teacher’s opinion has been backed
up by the opinion of other professionals? It would be a great pity
to, in any way, sacrifice your service to the Cause for a career
which in the end might not prove a substantial one. And in the
second place he advises you to remain in … and continue your
studies (once you are quite assured about the outcome), providing
the Plan does not reach such a critical point that it is imperative
for you to go as a pioneer in order to really help save the
situation. If this need arises in such urgency, he certainly feels you
should temporarily give up your singing lessons, for, of course,
no sacrifice is too great for the Cause. What we put into serving
it we know serves a useful and worthy purpose, whereas the
outcome of our struggles in life is never assured completely, and
is certainly insignificant compared to the Faith’s importance.
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