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| So rather than being a cliché or a [[stereotype]], break those [[boundaries]] and those molds that have been set for you and move forward in your own [[person]] and your own [[personality]]. [[Create]] a new [[idea]] for people to [[imagine]]. Create a new [[vision]] for people to see. You are a [[unique]] [[individual]] on this [[planet]] that has no [[equal]]. It is through your eyes and through your [[mind]] that others will get to know not only you, but your [[vision]] and [[ideas]], your [[voice]]. And this is what is [[unique]] about all of you. | | So rather than being a cliché or a [[stereotype]], break those [[boundaries]] and those molds that have been set for you and move forward in your own [[person]] and your own [[personality]]. [[Create]] a new [[idea]] for people to [[imagine]]. Create a new [[vision]] for people to see. You are a [[unique]] [[individual]] on this [[planet]] that has no [[equal]]. It is through your eyes and through your [[mind]] that others will get to know not only you, but your [[vision]] and [[ideas]], your [[voice]]. And this is what is [[unique]] about all of you. |
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− | But if you decide not to [[grow]], not to move forward, if you are afraid of the [[challenges]] of what life has to hold, then you will just fall into one of those [[quagmires]] where [[everything]] is recognizable and [[predictable]] and life is just a daily toil of humdrum [[Routine|predictability]]. | + | But if you decide not to [[grow]], not to move forward, if you are afraid of the [[challenges]] of what life has to hold, then you will just fall into one of those [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quagmire quagmires] where [[everything]] is recognizable and [[predictable]] and life is just a daily toil of humdrum [[Routine|predictability]]. |
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− | It’s the [[souls]] who [[decide]] to [[challenge]] themselves to find new [[ideas]], new [[relationships]], it’s those that set themselves out into the world, the [[courageous]] [[hearts]], that find new [[meaning]] and new elevation to their [[spiritual]] [[growth]] – it is they who become [[perfected]] over time. It is they who people begin to [[admire]] and to [[desire]]. It is those who [[decide]] to find [[God]] in themselves and in others that [[inspire]] a whole [[generation]]. Be that [[person]] – find your life. Do not settle for what has been given to you for there is more to [[achieve]] in life. There is more to [[learn]] and there are greater [[relationships]] that are on their way. So be unafraid of life. Find [[God]] in those that are around you. There is a [[potential]] in everyone, even those that rub you the wrong way. | + | It’s the [[souls]] who [[decide]] to [[challenge]] themselves to find new [[ideas]], new [[relationships]], it’s those that set themselves out into the world, the [[courageous]] [[hearts]], that find new [[meaning]] and new elevation to their [[spiritual]] [[growth]] – it is they who become [[perfected]] over time. It is they who people begin to [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admiration admire] and to [[desire]]. It is those who [[decide]] to find [[God]] in themselves and in others that [[inspire]] a whole [[generation]]. Be that [[person]] – find your life. Do not settle for what has been given to you for there is more to [[achieve]] in life. There is more to [[learn]] and there are greater [[relationships]] that are on their way. So be unafraid of life. Find [[God]] in those that are around you. There is a [[potential]] in everyone, even those that rub you the wrong way. |
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| Are there any questions here tonight? | | Are there any questions here tonight? |
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| ===Dialogue=== | | ===Dialogue=== |
| ====[[Forgiveness]]==== | | ====[[Forgiveness]]==== |
− | Stella: Well, this is slightly different, but, it’s about the passage in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s_Prayer Lord’s Prayer]: “…[[forgive]] us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us…” Does the | + | Stella: Well, this is slightly different, but, it’s about the passage in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s_Prayer Lord’s Prayer]: “…[[forgive]] us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us…” Does the |
| ‘us’ mean you [[individually]]? Or are we to forgive, say, those [[groups]] of people who are destroying our [[planet]]? Do we forgive their trespasses? What does that [[prayer]] mean, us or them or both or what? | | ‘us’ mean you [[individually]]? Or are we to forgive, say, those [[groups]] of people who are destroying our [[planet]]? Do we forgive their trespasses? What does that [[prayer]] mean, us or them or both or what? |
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| You can certainly try to [[change]] the [[course]] of your [[planet]] so that these mistakes will not be made. But many on this [[planet]] [[think]] like the people that made that mistake and it is very hard to [[judge]] one [[group]] over another when they are equally capable of making such mistakes. None of you must hold yourself above one another. You are all equally [[fallible]]. This is a [[time]] for [[forgiveness]] and a time to move forward. You will [[learn]] from the mistakes that you make and that is how [[society]] [[survives]], by moving forward and correcting itself at every juncture. So, yes, [[forgive]] us and forgive those who trespass against us means everyone. | | You can certainly try to [[change]] the [[course]] of your [[planet]] so that these mistakes will not be made. But many on this [[planet]] [[think]] like the people that made that mistake and it is very hard to [[judge]] one [[group]] over another when they are equally capable of making such mistakes. None of you must hold yourself above one another. You are all equally [[fallible]]. This is a [[time]] for [[forgiveness]] and a time to move forward. You will [[learn]] from the mistakes that you make and that is how [[society]] [[survives]], by moving forward and correcting itself at every juncture. So, yes, [[forgive]] us and forgive those who trespass against us means everyone. |
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− | Stella: See, now, these people who are doing this…I am not affected particularly. But, there are millions who are; [[women]], [[children]], [[men]], who are being unfairly targeted because of [[greed]], avarice, and press for [[power]] on the part of certain [[individuals]], that I find abhorrent that they could be that way to their own people. That’s what I don’t like. | + | Stella: See, now, these people who are doing this…I am not affected particularly. But, there are millions who are; [[women]], [[children]], [[men]], who are being unfairly targeted because of [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greed greed], avarice, and press for [[power]] on the part of certain [[individuals]], that I find abhorrent that they could be that way to their own people. That’s what I don’t like. |
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| JarEl: TR, George: And you should not like that. It is like that saying goes “Hate the [[sin]] but [[love]] the sinner”. Greed and avarice should be hated. These are [[things]] that do not belong in [[human]] [[consciousness]], but are there nonetheless. For you are all [[evolutionary]] [[creatures]] that are prone to greediness and selfishness and this sort of [[culture]] will continue for as long as many of you hold [[money]] and [[power]] above anything else. It is a [[cultural]] thing that is endemic within your [[society]]. It is very [[difficult]] to root out for it has been there for a very long time. The best you can [[hope]] for is that you learn from these mistakes and a [[society]], such as yourselves, strives to never have this happen again. It takes a lot of willpower to make this [[change]] happen. | | JarEl: TR, George: And you should not like that. It is like that saying goes “Hate the [[sin]] but [[love]] the sinner”. Greed and avarice should be hated. These are [[things]] that do not belong in [[human]] [[consciousness]], but are there nonetheless. For you are all [[evolutionary]] [[creatures]] that are prone to greediness and selfishness and this sort of [[culture]] will continue for as long as many of you hold [[money]] and [[power]] above anything else. It is a [[cultural]] thing that is endemic within your [[society]]. It is very [[difficult]] to root out for it has been there for a very long time. The best you can [[hope]] for is that you learn from these mistakes and a [[society]], such as yourselves, strives to never have this happen again. It takes a lot of willpower to make this [[change]] happen. |
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| ====[[Catastrophism]]==== | | ====[[Catastrophism]]==== |
− | Stella: Will our [[planet]] [[survive]] this terrible [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill debacle in the Gulf of Mexico]? | + | Stella: Will our [[planet]] [[survive]] this terrible [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill debacle in the Gulf of Mexico]? |
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| JarEl: TR, George: Yes it will, but it will be a hard lesson learned by your people. Much [[good]] will [[eventually]] come from this and perhaps those that are [[experiencing]] this [[catastrophe]] cannot see this [[good]] just yet and it will be likely so for many years. But we have learned from [[experience]] that such [[events]] trigger in [[human]] [[consciousness]] a will to [[change]] [[things]] so that something similar does not happen again. But it is our [[prayer]] that this sort of willpower remains within the [[human]] [[consciousness]] for as long as possible, or at least until real [[change]] is made. We often [[witness]] how easily a [[society]] may forget certain lessons in one [[generation]] or two. | | JarEl: TR, George: Yes it will, but it will be a hard lesson learned by your people. Much [[good]] will [[eventually]] come from this and perhaps those that are [[experiencing]] this [[catastrophe]] cannot see this [[good]] just yet and it will be likely so for many years. But we have learned from [[experience]] that such [[events]] trigger in [[human]] [[consciousness]] a will to [[change]] [[things]] so that something similar does not happen again. But it is our [[prayer]] that this sort of willpower remains within the [[human]] [[consciousness]] for as long as possible, or at least until real [[change]] is made. We often [[witness]] how easily a [[society]] may forget certain lessons in one [[generation]] or two. |
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− | Stella: Now they want to use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons nuclear (weapons)] to stop the oil from gushing out. What do you [[think]] of that? | + | Stella: Now they want to use [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons nuclear (weapons)] to stop the oil from gushing out. What do you [[think]] of that? |
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− | JarEl: TR, George: I think that whatever [[measures]] your [[society]] implements on this [[problem]] will be [[evidence]] as to the [[dangers]] of such a problem arising ever again. If [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons nuclear weapons] were to be used, the problem itself will be even more greatly highlighted. As it is, it is in much of your country’s [[consciousness]] as to how [[difficult]] and terrible it is and many are searching their [[minds]] for not only solutions, but avoidance of such [[problems]] ever again. And the [[human]] [[mind]] is very [[creative]] and much [[good]] will come of such mass [[consciousness]]. | + | JarEl: TR, George: I think that whatever [[measures]] your [[society]] implements on this [[problem]] will be [[evidence]] as to the [[dangers]] of such a problem arising ever again. If [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons nuclear weapons] were to be used, the problem itself will be even more greatly highlighted. As it is, it is in much of your country’s [[consciousness]] as to how [[difficult]] and terrible it is and many are searching their [[minds]] for not only solutions, but avoidance of such [[problems]] ever again. And the [[human]] [[mind]] is very [[creative]] and much [[good]] will come of such mass [[consciousness]]. |
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| Your [[planet]] is on the verge of great [[change]]. Many times it takes triggers like these to implement those great [[changes]]. It is unfortunate that such [[events]] must scar your [[planet]]. | | Your [[planet]] is on the verge of great [[change]]. Many times it takes triggers like these to implement those great [[changes]]. It is unfortunate that such [[events]] must scar your [[planet]]. |