When de Lord come Hisself, to look for 'em, 'spect He
have to look mighty hard. De world's awful dark."
That brought to my mind my question. It was odd, no doubt, to
choose an old coloured woman for my adviser; but indeed I had
not much choice; and something had given me a confidence in
Maria's practical wisdom, which early as it had been formed,
nothing ever happened to shake. So, after considering the
fire and the matter a moment, I brought forth my doubt.
"Maria," said I, "what is the best way — I mean, how can one
let one's light shine?"
"What Miss Daisy talkin' about?"
"I mean, — you know what the Bible says — 'Let your light so
shine before men, that they may see your good works and
glorify your Father which is in heaven'?"
"For sure, I knows dat. Aint much shinin' in dese yere parts.
De people is dark, Miss Daisy; dey don' know. 'Spect dey would
try to shine, some on 'em, ef dey knowed. Feel sure dey
would."
"But that is what I wanted to ask about, Maria. How ought one
to let one's light shine?"
I remember now the kind of surveying look the woman gave me.
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