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HUMAN: Tarkas, this is _____. I can realize this in my own way of dealing with [[the mission]] that I have changed in my [[perception]] of it. In the beginning, I couldn’t get enough of [[the transcripts]]. I [[read]] and read and read. I would read, like, two hours every [[morning]], and I would [[love]] it. And then I would have to do [[normal]] things, like get dressed and all kinds of things. I couldn’t get enough of the [[reading]].

HUMAN: Tarkas, this is _____. I can realize this in my own way of dealing with [[the mission]] that I have changed in my [[perception]] of it. In the beginning, I couldn’t get enough of [[the transcripts]]. I [[read]] and read and read. I would read, like, two hours every [[morning]], and I would [[love]] it. And then I would have to do [[normal]] things, like get dressed and all kinds of things. I couldn’t get enough of the [[reading]].

And then I just started [[assimilating]] what I had read. And that has been as fulfilling for me as the [[readings]] have been. I haven’t been too far off the mark with regard to t[[he transcripts]], but having [[validation]] has really meant a lot, kind of like jarring your [[memory]] when things pop up, situations. Rather than going blindly about it and going in the right [[direction]] by [[accident]], I’ve got a better [[feeling]] that, gosh, I know this is going in the right [[direction]], and that’s [[validation]].

And then I just started [[assimilating]] what I had read. And that has been as fulfilling for me as the [[readings]] have been. I haven’t been too far off the mark with regard to [[the transcripts]], but having [[validation]] has really meant a lot, kind of like jarring your [[memory]] when things pop up, situations. Rather than going blindly about it and going in the right [[direction]] by [[accident]], I’ve got a better [[feeling]] that, gosh, I know this is going in the right [[direction]], and that’s [[validation]].

So I’ve gotten away from [[reading]] and I’ve been [[assimilating]] what I’ve been doing more. And that has really, really, for me, been a nice kind of [[growth]]. That kind of validation and assimilating that I’ve been doing . ..... What I need to do now is perhaps keep doing what I’m doing, but I have gaps in my [[faith]] where I think that . ... I grew up a little [[different]], I [[think]], that God is somehow like my [[parents]] or my significant others that were too [[busy]], you know, a little rough around the edges, and things of that sort. And those are things I need to work on.

So I’ve gotten away from [[reading]] and I’ve been [[assimilating]] what I’ve been doing more. And that has really, really, for me, been a nice kind of [[growth]]. That kind of validation and assimilating that I’ve been doing . ..... What I need to do now is perhaps keep doing what I’m doing, but I have gaps in my [[faith]] where I think that . ... I grew up a little [[different]], I [[think]], that God is somehow like my [[parents]] or my significant others that were too [[busy]], you know, a little rough around the edges, and things of that sort. And those are things I need to work on.

TARKAS: This is very true what you have said. You are making very significant [[progress]].

TARKAS: This is very true what you have said. You are making very significant [[progress]].

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You have covered much ground in what you have said. It is true that the [[assimilation]] of what you’ve [[learned]] is more important than actually coming here and [[listening]], or reading the [[Urantia Book]], or the [[Bible]]. For it is true that it is in [[action]] rather than strictly learning [[knowledge]] that the [[glory]] of [[God]] is served, and you begin reaping the [[blessings]] of his [[love]] by actually doing rather than knowing.

You have covered much ground in what you have said. It is true that the [[assimilation]] of what you’ve [[learned]] is more important than actually coming here and [[listening]], or reading the [[Urantia Book]], or the [[Bible]]. For it is true that it is in [[action]] rather than strictly learning [[knowledge]] that the [[glory]] of [[God]] is served, and you begin reaping the [[blessings]] of his [[love]] by actually doing rather than knowing.