"May 11, 1899 No longer will it do to think in terms of a single lifetime. If you think of this lifetime alone, you will feel disheartened. You will end up wondering, “What in the world have I been doing?” To lay a path in places where there was no path before and to settle the truth in each place is not easy. But I have fully accepted what you have done thus far. Sah! Think about the truth of birth and rebirth: the truth of eternity cannot be passed on easily. If you think in terms of a single lifetime, you will feel disheartened. The truth of eternity: that is the extraordinary truth."