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It is inescapable that life has its ups and downs. The grand [[variety]] of [[the universe]] is [[expressed]] on the disorganized [[planets]] largely in the [[guise]] of [[chance]]. We [[realize]] that this is a [[source]] of frequent [[frustration]] for you who are attempting validly to [[organize]] your lives and grapple with the [[circumstances]] of life and in an attempt to hammer out a viable [[form]] of [[spiritual]] [[understanding]] and [[progress]]. Yet, I think I can [[assure]] you that, in many respects, if you were to be [[transported]] to one of the more [[Light and Life|advanced]] planets, you would find it to be a chafing [[experience]]. True, things are more [[organized]], more reliable, as certain as things on the [[material planets]] can be, and it is a [[consistently]] better situation for the people as a whole as regards their [[personal]] [[spiritual developments]], but I think I can safely say that you would be bored there. For, though those planets are well ordered and productive, there is a [[vitality]] to a planet like yours that is largely lost through the very [[process]] of settlement. This is not to diminish the rewards consequent upon such [[developments]], but when we look upon the [[product]] of those planets compared with the product of, say, a backward and [[brutal]] planet such as is this, we find that the people who have [[graduated]] from those [[the System|systems]] are not as hardy, not as tough minded, not as reliable as you people are proving yourselves to be. Therefore we say, you are the lucky ones. If it were possible to reproduce the [[personality]] [[qualities]] which you people carry forward into [[eternity]], then people like you would be in demand throughout [[the universe]]. You are the lucky ones.

It is inescapable that life has its ups and downs. The grand [[variety]] of [[the universe]] is [[expressed]] on the disorganized [[planets]] largely in the [[guise]] of [[chance]]. We [[realize]] that this is a [[source]] of frequent [[frustration]] for you who are attempting validly to [[organize]] your lives and grapple with the [[circumstances]] of life and in an attempt to hammer out a viable [[form]] of [[spiritual]] [[understanding]] and [[progress]]. Yet, I think I can [[assure]] you that, in many respects, if you were to be [[transported]] to one of the more [[Light and Life|advanced]] planets, you would find it to be a chafing [[experience]]. True, things are more [[organized]], more reliable, as certain as things on the [[material planets]] can be, and it is a [[consistently]] better situation for the people as a whole as regards their [[personal]] [[spiritual developments]], but I think I can safely say that you would be bored there. For, though those planets are well ordered and productive, there is a [[vitality]] to a planet like yours that is largely lost through the very [[process]] of settlement. This is not to diminish the rewards consequent upon such [[developments]], but when we look upon the [[product]] of those planets compared with the product of, say, a backward and [[brutal]] planet such as is this, we find that the people who have [[graduated]] from those [[the System|systems]] are not as hardy, not as tough minded, not as reliable as you people are proving yourselves to be. Therefore we say, you are the lucky ones. If it were possible to reproduce the [[personality]] [[qualities]] which you people carry forward into [[eternity]], then people like you would be in demand throughout [[the universe]]. You are the lucky ones.

This is not the case now that your [[enviable]] [[qualities]] lend themselves to merging with the other [[positive]] qualities of people who have arrived at a similar [[point]] by way of [[different]] [[experiences]], so I [[expect]] that you will not be able to fully [[comprehend]] my compliment to you, but it is nevertheless [[sincere]]. You people arrive on the [[Mansion Worlds]] with plenty of sharp edges and a lot of hard bark upon you. That is [[good]]. That is good. It gives you a certain kind of [[advantage]]. I am [[forbidden]] to [[reveal]] the [[consequence]]. It will suffice to say that it gives you a kind of [[advantage]] [dog howls loudly] [[[laughter]]] Here is a fine example of what I am talking about. A peculiar [[spark]] of [[tenacity]] and disrespect has, as we have [[described]] in the [[past]], its upside and the [[positive]] side of the [[qualities]] which you find so troublesome in your lives are the very [[qualities]] that will serve you so well in your [[transit]] across [[eternity]]. You are the lucky ones.

This is not the case now that your [[enviable]] [[qualities]] lend themselves to merging with the other [[positive]] qualities of people who have arrived at a similar [[point]] by way of [[different]] [[experiences]], so I [[expect]] that you will not be able to fully [[comprehend]] my compliment to you, but it is nevertheless [[sincere]]. You people arrive on the [[Mansion Worlds]] with plenty of sharp edges and a lot of hard bark upon you. That is [[good]]. That is good. It gives you a certain kind of [[advantage]]. I am [[forbidden]] to [[reveal]] the [[consequence]]. It will suffice to say that it gives you a kind of [[advantage]] [dog howls loudly] ([[laughter]]) Here is a fine example of what I am talking about. A peculiar [[spark]] of [[tenacity]] and disrespect has, as we have [[described]] in the [[past]], its upside and the [[positive]] side of the [[qualities]] which you find so troublesome in your lives are the very [[qualities]] that will serve you so well in your [[transit]] across [[eternity]]. You are the lucky ones.

Therefore we can say to you, as a general instruction, have [[faith]], walk forward [[boldly]]. You are far more capable than you give yourselves credit for. You spend far too much time [[agonizing]] over mistakes and the [[possibility]] of mistakes. As it says in the [[Urantia Book]], what is a mistake in the [[service]] of [[God]]? Each of you must be in full the [[person]] whom you were [[born]] to be. If you but have [[faith]] in [[the Father]] above, the [[Adjuster]] within and your [[Siblings|fellows]] without then you will [[achieve]] the full [[measure]] which the [[Heavenly Father]] intended before you even came into [[existence]]. Have [[faith]], you will not go wrong so long as you [[listen]] and [[think]] and [[observe]] the respectful [[opinions]] of your [[brothers and sisters]]. You will not go wrong. It matters not whether the world showers you with gold and [[jewels]] or reviles you as a meddlesome troublemaker and a [[gadfly]] to all things which they consider important. True, it is seen that the middle road is the preferred in all but one area - the middle will never serve you as the [[path]] to [[spiritual progress]]. We exhort you. Always [[choose]] the higher [[path]], the rarified path, the path with no marks upon it, the path with [[heart]]. Your [[faith]] will guide you. That is all I have to say.

Therefore we can say to you, as a general instruction, have [[faith]], walk forward [[boldly]]. You are far more capable than you give yourselves credit for. You spend far too much time [[agonizing]] over mistakes and the [[possibility]] of mistakes. As it says in the [[Urantia Book]], what is a mistake in the [[service]] of [[God]]? Each of you must be in full the [[person]] whom you were [[born]] to be. If you but have [[faith]] in [[the Father]] above, the [[Adjuster]] within and your [[Siblings|fellows]] without then you will [[achieve]] the full [[measure]] which the [[Heavenly Father]] intended before you even came into [[existence]]. Have [[faith]], you will not go wrong so long as you [[listen]] and [[think]] and [[observe]] the respectful [[opinions]] of your [[brothers and sisters]]. You will not go wrong. It matters not whether the world showers you with gold and [[jewels]] or reviles you as a meddlesome troublemaker and a [[gadfly]] to all things which they consider important. True, it is seen that the middle road is the preferred in all but one area - the middle will never serve you as the [[path]] to [[spiritual progress]]. We exhort you. Always [[choose]] the higher [[path]], the rarified path, the path with no marks upon it, the path with [[heart]]. Your [[faith]] will guide you. That is all I have to say.

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

CHICK: Will, are you willing to entertain [[questions]] about your lesson tonight?

CHICK: Will, are you willing to entertain [[questions]] about your lesson tonight?