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MERIUM: Someday, as you get to know me, you will be able to tell me about it yourself! Indeed, you remind me of our session on Tuesday, but I will only titillate you by that [[hint]], and so you must find out by [[hearsay]] how we carried on, on Tuesday, but this evening I would like to [[discuss]], but briefly, this thing about the [[meek]].

MERIUM: Someday, as you get to know me, you will be able to tell me about it yourself! Indeed, you remind me of our session on Tuesday, but I will only titillate you by that [[hint]], and so you must find out by [[hearsay]] how we carried on, on Tuesday, but this evening I would like to [[discuss]], but briefly, this thing about the [[meek]].

You have, some of you, been [[discussing]] the [[meek]]. The meek are easy to discuss for they do not threaten. Like the [[elderly]] man and woman, like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler,_Pennsylvania Butler] citizens, like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_school Sunday School] children, these are examples of the meek. There is no threat from them. They are easy to recognize, easy to [[observe]]. Theirs' truly is the [[Kingdom of Heaven]]. They have not only [[inherited]] the [[earth]], they are quite [[comfortable]] upon it. They make themselves at [[home]] here. They have no [[argument]] with their Maker or their lot in [[life]]. They have [[accepted]] and [[adjusted]]. They are not [[angry]]. They are not impatient. They are [[meek]] and they are beloved. They are not troublemakers, they are not rabble-rousers, they are not do-gooders, they are not movers and shakers. They are [[meek]], easily accessible, too easily [[vulnerable]].

You have, some of you, been [[discussing]] the [[meek]]. The meek are easy to discuss for they do not threaten. Like the [[elderly]] man and woman, like the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler,_Pennsylvania Butler] citizens, like the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_school Sunday School] children, these are examples of the meek. There is no threat from them. They are easy to recognize, easy to [[observe]]. Theirs' truly is the [[Kingdom of Heaven]]. They have not only [[inherited]] the [[earth]], they are quite [[comfortable]] upon it. They make themselves at [[home]] here. They have no [[argument]] with their Maker or their lot in [[life]]. They have [[accepted]] and [[adjusted]]. They are not [[angry]]. They are not impatient. They are [[meek]] and they are beloved. They are not troublemakers, they are not rabble-rousers, they are not do-gooders, they are not movers and shakers. They are [[meek]], easily accessible, too easily [[vulnerable]].

Elizabeth: Well one person who isn't [[meek]] is ___ [[[spouse]] of a group member]. He was an example of a [[personality]] that wasn't meek.

Elizabeth: Well one person who isn't [[meek]] is ___ [[[spouse]] of a group member]. He was an example of a [[personality]] that wasn't meek.

Elizabeth: Well, in speaking about [[personalities]], sometimes I feel a little concerned because I enjoy putting personalities around me that I find easy to deal with and pleasant and I don't think I'm getting a lot of [[practice]] in dealing with the other type of people, and so I think maybe I'm not using my time here to learn as much as I should, but I prefer not to have to do it unless it's thrust upon me.

Elizabeth: Well, in speaking about [[personalities]], sometimes I feel a little concerned because I enjoy putting personalities around me that I find easy to deal with and pleasant and I don't think I'm getting a lot of [[practice]] in dealing with the other type of people, and so I think maybe I'm not using my time here to learn as much as I should, but I prefer not to have to do it unless it's thrust upon me.

I certainly did put in a lot of years with my [[father]], who was a bit of a [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/curmudgeon curmudgeon] personality, so maybe I got a lot of [[practice]] there, I'm not sure, but I was getting the [[idea]] that you were saying something to us about a lot of our [[growth]] is going to take place in our [[relationships]] with these [[diverse]] [[personalities]]. Is that correct, Tomas?

I certainly did put in a lot of years with my [[father]], who was a bit of a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/curmudgeon curmudgeon] personality, so maybe I got a lot of [[practice]] there, I'm not sure, but I was getting the [[idea]] that you were saying something to us about a lot of our [[growth]] is going to take place in our [[relationships]] with these [[diverse]] [[personalities]]. Is that correct, Tomas?

TOMAS: That is certainly correct. And this will be so throughout [[eternity]].

TOMAS: That is certainly correct. And this will be so throughout [[eternity]].

It is perhaps not your liking to fraternize with the ilk of the [[Alpheus twins]]. Granted they are not what one would call [[socially]] [[fragrant]], [[intellectually]] challenging or [[stimulating]], [[creatively]] stimulating, even spiritually [[compatible]], but they are important, you see, for they are your brothers. They are part of your [[family]], and although you can [[insulate]] yourself and educate yourself and so forth, you will one day need to [[accept]] your fellowship leanings.

It is perhaps not your liking to fraternize with the ilk of the [[Alpheus twins]]. Granted they are not what one would call [[socially]] [[fragrant]], [[intellectually]] challenging or [[stimulating]], [[creatively]] stimulating, even spiritually [[compatible]], but they are important, you see, for they are your brothers. They are part of your [[family]], and although you can [[insulate]] yourself and educate yourself and so forth, you will one day need to [[accept]] your fellowship leanings.

There is no [[satisfaction]] as deep as [[recognizing]] the fraternity of siblings in the [[spirit]], and in the spirit it matters not whether you are [[clever]] or smart or witty, but that you are real. In time you will yearn to [[become]] not more [[gracious]], more refined, more well [[insulated]], but more real. Indeed, as you grow in the [[spirit]] you become more Real, and like "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Velveteen_Rabbit The Velveteen Rabbit]," this is not done by remaining [[insulated]] and on a shelf, but it comes from being rubbed and hugged and scratched and buffeted until your whiskers fall off.

There is no [[satisfaction]] as deep as [[recognizing]] the fraternity of siblings in the [[spirit]], and in the spirit it matters not whether you are [[clever]] or smart or witty, but that you are real. In time you will yearn to [[become]] not more [[gracious]], more refined, more well [[insulated]], but more real. Indeed, as you grow in the [[spirit]] you become more Real, and like "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Velveteen_Rabbit The Velveteen Rabbit]," this is not done by remaining [[insulated]] and on a shelf, but it comes from being rubbed and hugged and scratched and buffeted until your whiskers fall off.

I [[understand]] that the [[structure]] of your [[life]] has deep [[roots]]. Great [[history]] goes into this [[insulated]] [[existence]] in which you have found yourself. But it is true, as you say, that your [[eternity]] in front of you involves [[adapting]] to other personalities and it is a good time and place here and now to begin, recognizing that all attached humans to these [[personalities]] are not necessarily what you would call lovely. It is hard to love unlovely [[mankind]], but it is an aspect of Sonship that you want for your brothers even that which they do not know that they want for themselves.

I [[understand]] that the [[structure]] of your [[life]] has deep [[roots]]. Great [[history]] goes into this [[insulated]] [[existence]] in which you have found yourself. But it is true, as you say, that your [[eternity]] in front of you involves [[adapting]] to other personalities and it is a good time and place here and now to begin, recognizing that all attached humans to these [[personalities]] are not necessarily what you would call lovely. It is hard to love unlovely [[mankind]], but it is an aspect of Sonship that you want for your brothers even that which they do not know that they want for themselves.

And see, too, allow your [[spirit]] inside you to speak to you regarding your [[service]]. Is it a nod? Is it eye contact? Is it "Hello?" Is it [[shared]] [[laughter]]? Is it a [[complaint]] about the [[weather]] in good [[humor]]? Is it further [[discourse]]? These small [[steps]] open doors. Continue to remind yourself of the [[purpose]] of your life: to know God, to be more like Him, and to serve his children, fostering the [[reality]] of God on [[Urantia]].

And see, too, allow your [[spirit]] inside you to speak to you regarding your [[service]]. Is it a nod? Is it eye contact? Is it "Hello?" Is it [[shared]] [[laughter]]? Is it a [[complaint]] about the [[weather]] in good [[humor]]? Is it further [[discourse]]? These small [[steps]] open doors. Continue to remind yourself of the [[purpose]] of your life: to know God, to be more like Him, and to serve his children, fostering the [[reality]] of God on [[Urantia]].

Yes, we will not go too far in the assignment. Continue to study [[personality]]. [[Observe]], admire, be amused by your fellow brothers and sisters, and feel for a [[leaning]] in terms of service. Report back to me then next week regarding any leanings you may have felt. We will go from there as to what then to do with those leanings. All right?

Yes, we will not go too far in the assignment. Continue to study [[personality]]. [[Observe]], admire, be amused by your fellow brothers and sisters, and feel for a leaning in terms of service. Report back to me then next week regarding any leanings you may have felt. We will go from there as to what then to do with those leanings. All right?

Group: (Assent)

Group: (Assent)

===Closing===

===Closing===

TOMAS: Merium joins me in wishing you well on your adventures this upcoming week. It is spring. People are out and about. They are innocent. They are fresh. They may be grumpy but they are happy that it is spring, and so the positive outweighs the negative. Therefore, enjoy yourselves. Walk in grace and in beauty. Farewell.

TOMAS: Merium joins me in [[wishing]] you well on your [[adventures]] this upcoming week. It is [[spring]]. People are out and about. They are [[innocent]]. They are fresh. They may be grumpy but they are [[happy]] that it is spring, and so the [[positive]] outweighs the [[negative]]. Therefore, enjoy yourselves. Walk in [[grace]] and in [[beauty]]. Farewell.

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