And He has put us in the midst of a variety of natural resources. By the application of our faculties to these natural resources we convert them into products, and use them. This process is necessary in order that life may run its appointed course. ###>C’est par l’application de nos facultés à ces éléments que se réalise le phénomène de l’Assimilation, de l’Appropriation, par lequel la vie parcourt le cercle qui lui a été assigné.