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¥e al al l know know owners er s of mat er i al weal t h who ar ar e not owned by i t , who use use i t f or t he good of t hei r f el l ow men, who un under st and and i t as a mean eans of gr eat eat er opp oppor t uni t y, and, who, as st eward ar ds of of God, put i t t o use wher her ever ver t hey bel i eve i t wi l l do th t he gr eat est good. I t i s t r ue, t oo, t hat many any good peopl e ar e si ck. ck. Somet i mes t he gent l est and sweet eet est woman l i ves t hr oug ough l ong per i ods ods of I l l ness. However ver , t her e i s some cause back bac k of i t . Som Somehow ehow, somewher her e, t here er e has has been a br oken oken l aw. I t i s not ne necessa cessarr i l y a t r ansg sgrr essed ssed l aw of ph physi cal cal heal t h on t he physi cal cal pl ane, but mor e l i kel kel y som some br oken oken psychi sychi cal cal l aw whi ch r e f l ect s i t s ef f ect s up upon t he physi cal cal body. She has been t r oubl ed or gr i eved eved or worr or r i ed; ed; sh she e has n no o compr ehen ehensi si on of psychi sychi cal l aws, and un f or t unat el y has t o pay t he penal enal t y of br eaki eaki ng t hem. She has sor r owed, per haps, and Nat ur e dem demands— ands— i n i t s pr ogr ogr essi ve mar ch of t r i umph over ver sel sel f —f ai t h i n i ts f i nal benef i cence. I t sh sho oul d be r emember ed t hat r i ch or poor , si ck or wel l , exp exper i ences ences come as l essons essons t o t he soul soul as t hey ar e need eeded. The physi cal pl ane ane i s t he gr owi ng gr ound f or so s oul s so t hat j ust l i vi ng al ong we nat ur al l y gr ow t her eby. As Pet er wr ot e i n a l et t er : " Lay Lay asi de al l mal i ce, ce, and al l gui l e, and hypocr i si es, and envi es, and evi l speak speakii ngs. . . . . t hat ye may gr ow, t hereb er eby. y. " ¥hen ¥hen we once l ear ear n t hat soul soul gr owt h i s a ser i ous ous par t of t he r eal busi ness of of l i f e, we sh sha al l be l ess casu casua al . Gr owi ng i s not accom accompl i shed shed by f i xi ng t he at t ent ent i on upon t he t hi ngs of of t he out er wor l d t o t he excl usi on of t he i nner . One’s ne’ s behavi or and pur su suii t s i n t he out er l i f e need t o r ef l ect and be i nf l uenced ced by the the gl owi ng i nner Spi r i t . Soul gr owt h t akes pl ace as the the devel vel opi ng i ndi vi dual i t y ad ad van vances, and i t i s I ncumbent ent upon ever everyo yon ne t o l ook ook i nward ar d to t o per f ect t he end end i n vi ew. I t i s our our busi busi ness t o f i nd how f ar we have ave com come on on t he r oad al l ar e dest i ned t o t r avel . I t i s our bu busi ness t o pr epar e f or a f r esh st ar t , goi ng f or war d wi t h st r ong, st eady st r i des, and cov cover i ng gr eat er di st ances. ces. Ever y hum human bei ng pr oduces oduces t he cau causes t hat det det er mi ne hi s own set set of ex peri er i ences, ences, and hi s char char act er i s th t he out out come of how he meet eet s t hem. The r at e an and qual i t y of of t he sou soul ' s gr owt h i s det det er mi ned by t he r at e and qual i t y of man' s physi cal cal , ment al , mor al , and sp spii r i t ual act i vi t i es. He I s t he i ndi vi dual who bui l ds and and must bui l d hi s own cha char act er t o an even hi gher al t i t ude; hi s obj obj ect sh sho oul d be to r ai se hi msel sel f t o t he pur i t y and per f ect i on of Spi r i t . Th The l aw of of sou soul gr owt h l i es al ong ong what has been been cal l ed "t he st r ai ght and and nar nar r ow way. " St r ai ght and and nar nar r ow as i t may be, i t i s t he onl y pat h t hat l eads t o t he goal of l i f e. I t i s th t he onl y one t hat can can be t r od wi t h per manent con cont ent . I t i s t he onl y one t hat can can gi ve l ast i ng sat i sf act i on and happi ness. I t i s t he one al one one- - even ven at t he pr esen sent t i me- - t hat can can gi ve to t o t he t r avel vel l er "t he peace t hat passet h under st andi ng. "
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COOPERATI ERATI ON WI TH GOD’S D’S PL PLAN FOR THE THE EVOL EVOLUTI ON OF TH THE HUMAN BEI NG We ar e her e— l i vi ng, con consci ous, r espon sponsi bl e bei ngs. We l ook about . We obser ser ve par ent s st r ai ni ng ever ver y ner ve to f eed, cl ot he, s sh hel t er ,and educat cat e t hei r chi chi l dr enen- - who gr ow up, f i nd mat es, and r ear ano anot her f ami l y. They, i n t ur n, bend end t hei r ba backs t o t he br i ngi ng up of a new set set of of f spri spr i ng, who gr ow up, f i nd mat es, and have ave chi chi l dr en, en, and THESE i n adul t l i f e con cont i nue the the pr ocess. cess. What d. oes i t al l mean? ean? That That i t i s si mpl y a wear ear y r ound of br i ngi ng f or t h gener ener at i ons ons t o r epl epl en en i sh t he ear t h i s absu surr d I Such a con concl usi on i nsu sull t s t he I nt el l i gence expr xpr essed t hr u al l nat ur e- - t he pr pr ocess cess i ncl udes som somet hi ng of deeper si gni f i c anc e. I r ecen cent l y vi vi si t ed i n Cuba a f act or y i n whi ch r aw su sug gar i s made f r om sug su gar - can cane. The mammot h l i f t i ng machi achi nes r ai sed sed, at a t i me, one- hal f a car car l oad of su sug gar - can cane to t he t r ol l eys, and t hey car car r i ed i t over t o i mmense ense r ol l er s wher e t he cane cane was cru cr ushed shed. I n gr eat eat t anks t he ex t r act ed wat er y su sug gar syru syr up was pu pur i f i ed. I n l ar ge boi l er s most of t he wat er was eva evap por at ed. I n vat vat s t he su sug gar was cr yst al l i zed out of t he t hi ck sy syrr up—mol asses. sses. I n cen cent r i f ugal machi chi nes- - or "whi zzer zzer s"- - " r aw sug su gar " as i t i s kn known i n t he mar ket ket , was separ separat at ed f r om t he mol ass sse es. Ever ver y pi ece of of appar at us i n t he vast syst em of machi achi ner y I s t her e f or one sp spe eci f i c pu pur posese- - t hat of f ul f i l l i ng i t s ow own i ndi vi dual r esp spo onsi bi l i t y as a par t of t he one gr eat pl an- - t o make r aw su sug gar f r om su sug gar cane . What do we ob obser ve i n human l i f e? The per pet ual l y br i ngi ng f or t h of gener at i ons- - one af t er an anot her , never ver cea ceasi ng. That i s t he machi chi ner y of l i f e. Man’ s su surr r oundi ngs, hi s con condi t i ons, ser ser ve as machi chi ner y f or t he gr owt h of sou soul s. And t he wor k to be done t hr u i t s use use i s def i ni t e l y def i ned. The machi achi ner y exi st s t o car car r y out God’ God’ s pur posese- - " Hi s i n cr easi ng pur pose. se. " " Yet I doub doubtt not t hr u t he ages ages on one i ncr easi easi ng pur pose r uns And t he t houg hought ht s of men are ar e wi dened wi t h t he pr ocess of of t he su sun ns. " Th Ther e i s a pur pose!
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Th The Ego Ego i s r esi dent ent wi t hi n t he physi cal body, l i vi ng on t he physi cal pl ane f or a pur pose. se. The r eal i t i es of of exi exi st ence ar e not l i mi t ed t o t he mat er i al - - t he mat er i al , a r eal m pl anned t o gi ve sco scop pe t o t he soul soul ’ s act i vi t i es. And t hese act i vi t i es of of mi nd and cha char act er com come as r i gi dl y unde underr l aw as mat t er. er . A l aw under l i es t he unf ol di ng of t he r ose bud i nt o f ul l f l ower ; we r ec ogni ze t hat . A wor m wi t hi n i t s f ol d pr event s i t s per f ect de devel opment ; we know know t hat . Cr uel t y, , weakn eakness ess of of any any descr i pt i on i n t he mor al f i br e mar t he beau beautt y and and har har moni oni ous ous deve devell opm opment ent of t he sou soul . That That i s equa equall l y
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t he l av. Nat ur e’ s l aw on psychi sychi cal cal and sp spii r i t ual hei ght s i s uncom compr o mi si ng and cl ear ear l y poi nt s t he way t o God’ od’ s pl an f or t he evol vol ut i on of Hi s hum human f am i l y. Th The r ace evol vol ves ves onl onl y t hr u t he advan vance of t he i ndi vi dual . Wi t hout out you your assi st ance ance th t he wor l d can cannot pr ogr ess. You You- - even even you you- - have ave th t he power t o hol d, back f or a moment ent t he Di vi ne Pl an f or human evol evol ut i on. on. Your Your dut dut y i s a doub oubl e one— one—tt o you your sel f and t o t he oth ot her members er s of of soci soci et y. Your Your f i r st r esp spo onsi bi l i t y i s t o bui l d up up t he one human bei ng f or whom you ar e r espons espons i bl e—you e—your sel f . You ar e th t he onl onl y human bei ng who can keep keep you your body i n t une f or i t s hi hi gher dut i es, who can can di scha schar ge you your i nt el l ect ual , mor al , and sp spii r i t ual obl i gat i ons. I f yo you ar e t o coo cooper at e wi t h God’ s pi an- - i f you you ar e to t o use you your t i me, you your t hought s, you your ef f or t s t o f ul f i l l Hi s pu pur pose f or yo you, you wi l l of f er al al l t hat you you are, re, dedi cat cat e you your l i f e, con consecra secr at e you your sou soul t o t he achi chi evem vement s of Hi s wi l l . Coop ooper at i on wi t h God’ s pl pl an f or Hi s hum human f ami l y r equi r es t he use use of of al l t he f acul acul t i es and and powers er s wi t h whi ch man i s endo endow wed abov above e t he ani mal . Each human bei ng i s a necessar ecess ar y uni t - ~si nce t he pr ogr ogr ess of t he r ace i s bui l t up f r om t he gr owt h of t he i ndi vi dual man, woman, and chi chi l d. Coop ooper at i on i s man’ s par t i
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I f - we cou coul d but under st and! What t he Al l - Wi se want s f or us i s act act ual l y what hat we want ant f or our our sel ves. ves. I f we but kne knew! I f we coul coul d but compr e hend end how smal l t he pr i ce. ce. We ar e l ur ed i nt o by- path at hs, t hi nki ng we see see gr eat er ease and easi er pl easu surr es by by a sh sho or t er and l ess di di f f i cul cul t r out e. And we f i nd what we t ook f or ease- - st agn agnat i on or i nsi di ous r et r ogr ogr es si on; what we t ook f or pl easur e- - bi t t er ness ss.. Man may vol vol unt ar i l y gi ve hi s l ove or he he may wi t hhol d i t . A f r eel y gi ven ven l ove i s th t he onl y ki nd con concei cei vab vabl y val val ued by our Di vi ne Fat Fat her . I f we r ef use, se, we cut cut our sel sel ves of of f f r om t he r ewar ds and su suff f er f r om br oken ken l aw. And i n t he end end we ar e f or ced to t o r et ur n t o t he mai n way. ay. Ther Ther e i s bu but one way— t he road r oad upon upon whi c h we conf c onf or m t o th t he Law of Gr owt h. "Th "The hi ghest pr oduct , man, i s th t he r esu sull t of t he sp spii r i t wor ki ng i nt el l i gent l y wi t hi n. But man at t ai ns hi hi s hi hi ghest , and becom comes pe per f ect onl y t hr u hi s own vol unt ar y coo cooper at i on wi t h t he Spi r i t . " Al l t hi s boo book k con cont ai ns up t o now l eads t o one quest i on. We may wel l shu sh ut our sel ves ves away i n t he si l ence of of t he cl oset set t o pr ay f or gui dance, ce, f or upon our answer r est s our f ut ur e- - our happi ness- - our wel l - bei ng. Upon our answ answer r est s t he degr egr ee of of our gr owt h and of our evol evol ut i on as human bei ngs. Shal l we or or sha shal l we not vol vol unt ar i l y coo cooper at e wi t h God f or t he evol evol u t i on of t he hum human r ace? ace?
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