Belief in Phantastes


"Ah! that is always the way with you men; you believe nothing the first time; and it is foolish enough to let mere repetition convince you of what you consider in itself unbelievable." 
-Phantastes page 199 in The George MacDonald Treasury
I chose this quote because I thought it revealed something important that we should all think about seriously. I've come to notice that many people won't believe anything unless it's been proved, and not just once, but two or three times. What's not to understand or believe I don't completely understand, but it's the way of things it seems. I think we should always keep that in mind and learn to believe a bit more, we may find that what we need is a little faith to believe what is going on around us without needing more proof than necessary.

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