Belief - More or Less
"People must believe what they can, and those who believe more must not be hard upon those who believe less. I doubt you would have believed it all yourself if you hadn't seen some of it. -- George MacDonald (The Princess and the Goblin) pg. 170 This beautiful quote from George MacDonald’s -The Princess and the Goblin - captures a profound moment of gentle wisdom spoken by the mysterious, grandmotherly figure to young Princess Irene. In the story, Irene has encountered wonders—her ethereal great-great-grandmother, a magical thread, and unseen realities—that others struggle to accept. When Curdie, the brave miner boy, doubts her tales despite the evidence of his rescue, the grandmother offers this compassionate insight: “People must believe what they can, and those who believe more must not be hard upon those who believe less. I doubt if you would have believed it all yourself if you hadn’t seen some of it.” The line gently rebukes judgment while acknowledging the very ...