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And lest I overlook the real [[essence]] of our [[value]] lesson here, the essential ingredient is [[love]] that will enable you to merge those moments with [[humanity]] that will enable you to bridge another gap between the material reality and the [[divine]], so as to help mankind come one step nearer to that [[blessed]] state of mind which we recognize as [[worship]]. Such a source of joy and [[inspiration]] cannot help but want to share and expand the [[consciousness]] of [[perfection]] to the ends of the earth and to the ends of time.

And lest I overlook the real [[essence]] of our [[value]] lesson here, the essential ingredient is [[love]] that will enable you to merge those moments with [[humanity]] that will enable you to bridge another gap between the material reality and the [[divine]], so as to help mankind come one step nearer to that [[blessed]] state of mind which we recognize as [[worship]]. Such a source of joy and [[inspiration]] cannot help but want to share and expand the [[consciousness]] of [[perfection]] to the ends of the earth and to the ends of time.

There now, we have sat in spiritual [[pulchritude]]. I long to hear your [[voices]], to hear from you, to engage with you in our [[association]] so that our appreciation for this [[salve]] of [[love]] may be realized, exercised, strengthened and reality-ized, so that your [[reality]] indeed can reinforce the reality of the realm. What do you think? Do you think that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods Tiger Woods] today has enhanced the [[Supreme]]? Sports fans?

There now, we have sat in spiritual [[pulchritude]]. I long to hear your [[voices]], to hear from you, to engage with you in our [[association]] so that our appreciation for this [[salve]] of [[love]] may be realized, exercised, strengthened and reality-ized, so that your [[reality]] indeed can reinforce the reality of the realm. What do you think? Do you think that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods Tiger Woods] today has enhanced the [[Supreme]]? Sports fans?

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

ANGUS: : Well, in the [[relative]] sense of the way he does the things he does, yeah, there's some [[beauty]] and [[goodness]] there, and the truth of it is in the game of golf itself.

ANGUS: : Well, in the [[relative]] sense of the way he does the things he does, yeah, there's some [[beauty]] and [[goodness]] there, and the truth of it is in the game of golf itself.

DORENDA: I'm not even a golf enthusiast but I can recognize that what he offers to golf is the - I can see truth and beauty in his playing. I mean, there is a ring to it, even for a non-golfer, so yeah, I'd have to say that it's visible.

DORENDA: I'm not even a golf enthusiast but I can recognize that what he offers to golf is the - I can see truth and beauty in his playing. I mean, there is a ring to it, even for a non-golfer, so yeah, I'd have to say that it's visible.

MARY JO: I always think, too, about the [[good]]. As far as I know, of what I have heard and read, he does an awful lot of good for a lot of people, especially underprivileged children. It used to be that golf was a game that only the [[wealthy]] could play and to learn and I think that good sportsman-ship for youngsters (and some oldsters, too, as far as that goes) is good, but he has made it possible for a lot more children to enjoy the game, which gives them, I think, a better fellowship and a [[feeling]] of security in our [[material]] world, and for those things I think he really does add to it. And it's just very enjoyable to watch such physical [[perfection]]! And mindal, too. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf Golf] is a game that you have to exercise your mind with, so those things are good, I think. As far as whether he is maybe depicting -- and I do not know what his spiritual situation is at all, but he seems like a good person, and so he does service in a way. Of course, he is paid very well for it, too. But then he uses part of his [[money]] to make things nicer for other people, too.

MARY JO: I always think, too, about the [[good]]. As far as I know, of what I have heard and read, he does an awful lot of good for a lot of people, especially underprivileged children. It used to be that golf was a game that only the [[wealthy]] could play and to learn and I think that good sportsman-ship for youngsters (and some oldsters, too, as far as that goes) is good, but he has made it possible for a lot more children to enjoy the game, which gives them, I think, a better fellowship and a [[feeling]] of security in our [[material]] world, and for those things I think he really does add to it. And it's just very enjoyable to watch such physical [[perfection]]! And mindal, too. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf Golf] is a game that you have to exercise your mind with, so those things are good, I think. As far as whether he is maybe depicting -- and I do not know what his spiritual situation is at all, but he seems like a good person, and so he does service in a way. Of course, he is paid very well for it, too. But then he uses part of his [[money]] to make things nicer for other people, too.

TOMAS: Here we have a real fan! And I am [[happy]] to confirm that indeed this young professional is a [[hero]] in terms of having those [[qualities]] that one might look up to him as an example of how to comport oneself in ones livelihood, for while this game is also very civilized, it is not civilized without the [[participation]] of those who [[express]] [[civil]] [[behaviors]] and good sportsmanship. It's also a [[method]] of observing the disciplines that enable one to perform an art, an athletic expression, so exquisitely as to raise it to an art form and have the civility to maintain congenial relations with your [[competition]] as well as your support staff and [[manifest]] respect to your superiors.

TOMAS: Here we have a real fan! And I am [[happy]] to confirm that indeed this young professional is a [[hero]] in terms of having those [[qualities]] that one might look up to him as an example of how to comport oneself in ones livelihood, for while this game is also very civilized, it is not civilized without the [[participation]] of those who [[express]] [[civil]] [[behaviors]] and good sportsmanship. It's also a [[method]] of observing the disciplines that enable one to perform an art, an athletic expression, so exquisitely as to raise it to an art form and have the civility to maintain congenial relations with your [[competition]] as well as your support staff and [[manifest]] respect to your superiors.

How can I object to your [[worship]]? I am not suggesting you worship [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods Tiger] or the players or even the game, no, but those [[values]] which are an [[expression]] of a derivation of perfection which has been developed as a cultural [[expression]] so as to represent the best in performance. This is what you all strive for in your own way and in your own life, and this is a [[reflection]] of the [[divine]] in you, which would choose to bake the best pie or be the best soprano or cut the thickest log. All these efforts to overtake, overcome, and enhance human [[value]] and [[dignity]] is an effort for the [[Supreme]]. Not for the physical [[demonstration]], not for the material representation, but for the [[essence]] of integrity which attempts to [[perfection]].

How can I object to your [[worship]]? I am not suggesting you worship [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods Tiger] or the players or even the game, no, but those [[values]] which are an [[expression]] of a derivation of perfection which has been developed as a cultural [[expression]] so as to represent the best in performance. This is what you all strive for in your own way and in your own life, and this is a [[reflection]] of the [[divine]] in you, which would choose to bake the best pie or be the best soprano or cut the thickest log. All these efforts to overtake, overcome, and enhance human [[value]] and [[dignity]] is an effort for the [[Supreme]]. Not for the physical [[demonstration]], not for the material representation, but for the [[essence]] of integrity which attempts to [[perfection]].

Thus you now can see how your lives are busily engaged in efforts for [[God-consciousness]], even when you are not discussing [[theology]] or making reference to a deity. And while those efforts of Tiger Woods and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey Oprah Winfrey] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Denver John Denver] ad infinitum are [[philanthropic]], indeed, it is their essential [[character]] that is the true statement of [[truth, beauty, and goodness]].

Thus you now can see how your lives are busily engaged in efforts for [[God-consciousness]], even when you are not discussing [[theology]] or making reference to a deity. And while those efforts of Tiger Woods and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey Oprah Winfrey] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Denver John Denver] ad infinitum are [[philanthropic]], indeed, it is their essential [[character]] that is the true statement of [[truth, beauty, and goodness]].

Well, have any of you done anything [[perfect]] this week?

Well, have any of you done anything [[perfect]] this week?

MARY JO: A couple of times.

MARY JO: A couple of times.

ANGUS: And the [[recognition]] of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods Tiger Woods] playing a perfect round, and me playing a perfect round, are two different types of [[perfect]]. And the game is set up so that it's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_handicap handicapped], so that if I'm playing against Tiger, I would be given the relative [[chance]] to be as good. So there is a little [[analogy]] there to the game of golf that is [[relative]] perfection.

ANGUS: And the [[recognition]] of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods Tiger Woods] playing a perfect round, and me playing a perfect round, are two different types of [[perfect]]. And the game is set up so that it's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_handicap handicapped], so that if I'm playing against Tiger, I would be given the relative [[chance]] to be as good. So there is a little [[analogy]] there to the game of golf that is [[relative]] perfection.

MARY JO: Thank [[goodness]] for handicaps.

MARY JO: Thank [[goodness]] for handicaps.

As you are helping to learn about it and [[co-create]] with it -- the new era, the [[new age]], the new dispensation that lies ahead toward global [[light and life]] - it's necessary to attest that it is possible for perfection to exist here on this world. Even though you may not see what it looks like, believe it is possible and strive towards it while you are here, and thus leave a legacy that countermands the [[legacy]] that was left to you.

As you are helping to learn about it and [[co-create]] with it -- the new era, the [[new age]], the new dispensation that lies ahead toward global [[light and life]] - it's necessary to attest that it is possible for perfection to exist here on this world. Even though you may not see what it looks like, believe it is possible and strive towards it while you are here, and thus leave a legacy that countermands the [[legacy]] that was left to you.

I'll use an example of a tree. It may be most natural for a tree to shoot straight up, but sometimes trees are gnarled and bent because of their growing conditions, thus they become crooked or twisted. As apple trees may become crooked and bent, they still produce delicious apples. So can your tree of [[Urantia]] be as perfect as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzanita Manzanita] bushes - crooked and gnarly and still perfect.

I'll use an example of a tree. It may be most natural for a tree to shoot straight up, but sometimes trees are gnarled and bent because of their growing conditions, thus they become crooked or twisted. As apple trees may become crooked and bent, they still produce delicious apples. So can your tree of [[Urantia]] be as perfect as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzanita Manzanita] bushes - crooked and gnarly and still perfect.

MARY JO: I like that [[theory]]. Thank you, Tomas. That should make all of us feel better, and it does make me feel better, thank you.

MARY JO: I like that [[theory]]. Thank you, Tomas. That should make all of us feel better, and it does make me feel better, thank you.