A friend of mine went to San Francisco at my bidding. I taught him the Law, and as much as I could tell him of the other, part of the Promise, but the Law, just what I am talking about tonight. Before he gave one lecture in San Francisco, it was a new city—he’d never seen it before—and he was walking around in the street, and he had a little fox terrier, so he was carrying his little fox terrier up the street, and a man crossed, wobbling a bit, and asked him for money. He said he was unemployed and he would like a little handout. He’d evidently had quite a little bit to drink as he asked. My friend wasn’t judging that aspect at all. He didn’t care if he’d had all the liquor in the world. He said, “I must apply this principle.” And he said to the man, “I do not have any money to give you, but what I have I’ll give you.” Well, the man couldn’t understand what he was talking about but thanked him and walked his way. My friend did not make one step beyond that point before he did what was his responsibility. He represented that man to himself as gainfully employed and no need of help from anyone—just gainfully employed, and then he went his way with his little dog.667 ¶34