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| course. There are two [[things]] to keep in [[mind]] with this kind of [[contact]]. | | course. There are two [[things]] to keep in [[mind]] with this kind of [[contact]]. |
| *The first is that people rarely make themselves available for life in a foreign [[society]] without being unhappy with their own [[society]] in some [[fundamental]] way. | | *The first is that people rarely make themselves available for life in a foreign [[society]] without being unhappy with their own [[society]] in some [[fundamental]] way. |
− | *The second important factor is never [[forget]] that people will be | + | *The second important factor is never [[forget]] that people will be drawn to you. The [[degree]] to which you go to them with the [[message]] is the precise measure of your [[failure]]. These [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalism fundamentalist churches] have built their [[power]] on their [[ability]] to answer every question based on some [[interpretation]] of the holy [[scripture]]. |
− | drawn to you. The [[degree]] to which you go to them with the [[message]] is the precise measure of | |
− | your [[failure]]. These [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalism fundamentalist churches] have built their [[power]] on their [[ability]] to answer | |
− | every question based on some [[interpretation]] of the holy [[scripture]]. | |
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| We, here, gathered in this | | We, here, gathered in this |
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| responsibilities in those instances. I do not [[believe]] that I can help everyone, every time and I don't | | responsibilities in those instances. I do not [[believe]] that I can help everyone, every time and I don't |
| feel like I can [[judge]] whom I am to help. So, that leaves me with a [[question]]. | | feel like I can [[judge]] whom I am to help. So, that leaves me with a [[question]]. |
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| ===='''''[[Charity]]'''''==== | | ===='''''[[Charity]]'''''==== |
| WILL: All the [[religions]] of the world have independently [[developed]] an answer to your question. | | WILL: All the [[religions]] of the world have independently [[developed]] an answer to your question. |