THE greater part of this book was published as articles in The Theosophist between May 1960 and December 1964. The chapter "All that Makes a Man" appeared as an article in The American Theosophist in January 1966. Only the chapter "Man in the Making" has not been published hitherto.
I had a stroke in December 1965 which completely para-lysed my right side and caused an impediment in speech. I was treated at The West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, and later attended the rehabilitation centre at Green Lane, Hanwell, for six weeks. I met with every care from the doctors, sisters, nurses and the staff and I may say that I have considerably improved, but since I had the stroke, I have penned only this Preface. It is due to the kindness and compassionate help of Miss Nellie Smedley, the Secretary of the Ealing Centre of The Theosophical Society, that the type-script of this book was assembled and arranged for publication. Sometime before I had the stroke, seeing that I was contributing articles to The Theosophist, she had asked me if I was writing another book, and I had answered, "Yes". So, when the stroke occurred, she seems to have had in mind the unpublished book, though I myself thought it was beyond hope. She adverted to it in 1968, but there were so many things that I should have had to see to first in getting the typescript together. However, she promised to see to that. She put together the typescript with such help as I could give, and sent it to Adyar. And, during the negotiations that preceded the acceptance of the book for publication I have always had her advice and willing help.
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