eldest daughter. And Margaret handed it with pride to her sister, who then astounded little Willie with the largest single piece of money he had ever possessed, and he strutted around like a king. Then he suddenly noticed that his father had not received a present, and a whoop of joy he crushed the bill into the old gentleman’s hand, shouting, “There, father, is a present. Now you won’t have to worry about the taxes.” Christmas and its Spirit had visited that house.

Can you now recall what I said above. The freedom and rapidity with which money circulates is directly in proportion to its vibration—or to the plane of vibration to which it has been lifted. Suppose that each member of the family had used that twenty dollars for his or her own selfish pleasure, would it have circulated through and blessed the whole family?