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Hunnah: We frequently use that [[expression]], "he is quite a character," or "she is a real character." It's something that we make [[reference]] to here that's more like a [[personality]] [[trait]] more than a [[quality]] of fiber. I think of character as being a [[virtue]], someone who is dependable and makes [[good]] decisions and who is [[unselfish]]. That's all I'll say.

Hunnah: We frequently use that [[expression]], "he is quite a character," or "she is a real character." It's something that we make [[reference]] to here that's more like a [[personality]] [[trait]] more than a [[quality]] of fiber. I think of character as being a [[virtue]], someone who is dependable and makes [[good]] decisions and who is [[unselfish]]. That's all I'll say.

TOMAS: Thank you for your contribution. I believe you have broached on [[mota]] here, for true character is far more than [[cleverness]], and cleverness is often the [[trait]] of one who is "a character," and your [[society]] has found great delight in [[fools]], and so the development of true [[character]] has often gone by the wayside in lieu of learning [[skills]] of [[wit]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maleficium_%28sorcery%29 sorcery].

TOMAS: Thank you for your contribution. I believe you have broached on [[mota]] here, for true character is far more than [[cleverness]], and cleverness is often the [[trait]] of one who is "a character," and your [[society]] has found great delight in [[fools]], and so the development of true [[character]] has often gone by the wayside in lieu of learning [[skills]] of [[wit]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maleficium_%28sorcery%29 sorcery].

To [[assume]] the depth of [[character]] that is ideally sought entails such things as [[responsibility]] and [[service]], yes. It is in this [[context]] that we look at character. How is it that you, that we, as [[spirit]]-born and God-knowing [[individuals]] can apply our character in [[service]] fields in order to feed the sheep who [[hunger]] for [[reality]] and [[righteousness]]? Leah?

To [[assume]] the depth of [[character]] that is ideally sought entails such things as [[responsibility]] and [[service]], yes. It is in this [[context]] that we look at character. How is it that you, that we, as [[spirit]]-born and God-knowing [[individuals]] can apply our character in [[service]] fields in order to feed the sheep who [[hunger]] for [[reality]] and [[righteousness]]? Leah?

TOMAS: You may be [[assured]], daughter, that your [[survival]] is guaranteed and we have now reached realms wherein we are [[aspiring]] to not just survive but to truly thrive in the [[abundance]] of the [[spirit]], and so you may leave your cunning in the basement.

TOMAS: You may be [[assured]], daughter, that your [[survival]] is guaranteed and we have now reached realms wherein we are [[aspiring]] to not just survive but to truly thrive in the [[abundance]] of the [[spirit]], and so you may leave your cunning in the basement.

Hunnah: Okay. While we're talking about these [[feelings]], like Leah brought up, there are things that I don't enjoy anymore. I was talking to Gerdean about it. And I miss my silliness. Now, if I wasn't on a [[spiritual]] [[journey]], or since I have been, you might be able to say, "well, she's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menopause menopausal]" or "she's not as much fun as she used to be" or "they're getting older". We have [[stigmas]] like that here, and it makes me uncomfortable. Just like Leah' s describing missing a part of her willingness to do something she used to [[enjoy]], and now she's in a different situation and you have mixed [[feelings]]. You miss that [[joy]] of doing something. You never thought about it much; you just go ahead and do things. I miss some of that. In my case, some of my silliness. Is that normal?

Hunnah: Okay. While we're talking about these [[feelings]], like Leah brought up, there are things that I don't enjoy anymore. I was talking to Gerdean about it. And I miss my silliness. Now, if I wasn't on a [[spiritual]] [[journey]], or since I have been, you might be able to say, "well, she's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menopause menopausal]" or "she's not as much fun as she used to be" or "they're getting older". We have [[stigmas]] like that here, and it makes me uncomfortable. Just like Leah' s describing missing a part of her willingness to do something she used to [[enjoy]], and now she's in a different situation and you have mixed [[feelings]]. You miss that [[joy]] of doing something. You never thought about it much; you just go ahead and do things. I miss some of that. In my case, some of my silliness. Is that normal?

TOMAS: I will [[respond]] and yet I must say that I am not convinced that the [[example]] that you set out is on a [[parallel]] with the example that Leah set out, but in terms of your childlike need to feel [[innocent]] and carefree and silly, that is not in [[opposition]] to the [[responsibilities]] of being a [[teacher]] or believer. It is that light-hearted [[joy]] is appropriate only in certain circumstances. It is, as the [[scripture]] states, "As I became a man I put away childish things," and although some may regard a [[mature]] [[woman]] being silly as an [[embarrassment]] to them or less than acceptable [[character]], it is not so, for the ability to laugh at oneself and be [[foolish]] is a great [[antidote]] to the [[exaltation]] of the [[ego]].

TOMAS: I will [[respond]] and yet I must say that I am not convinced that the [[example]] that you set out is on a [[parallel]] with the example that Leah set out, but in terms of your childlike need to feel [[innocent]] and carefree and silly, that is not in [[opposition]] to the [[responsibilities]] of being a [[teacher]] or believer. It is that light-hearted [[joy]] is appropriate only in certain circumstances. It is, as the [[scripture]] states, "As I became a man I put away childish things," and although some may regard a [[mature]] [[woman]] being silly as an [[embarrassment]] to them or less than acceptable [[character]], it is not so, for the ability to laugh at oneself and be [[foolish]] is a great [[antidote]] to the [[exaltation]] of the [[ego]].

Bear in mind in your need to be childlike that it is ever true that you are a child of God and that in order to feel that [[parental]] [[guidance]] which [[assures]] you of your [[innocence]] and your [[youth]] and your need to be taken care of, you may always find that in the fellowship of the [[Spirit]] of the Father/Mother. Be [[understanding]], however, of your compatriots who may not appreciate the character of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toddler toddler] in a grown-up. I observed Abram today went with his chums to the amusement park and they acted very much the boys, but in a [[manner]] which is appropriate to their age and [[stature]].

Bear in mind in your need to be childlike that it is ever true that you are a child of God and that in order to feel that [[parental]] [[guidance]] which [[assures]] you of your [[innocence]] and your [[youth]] and your need to be taken care of, you may always find that in the fellowship of the [[Spirit]] of the Father/Mother. Be [[understanding]], however, of your compatriots who may not appreciate the character of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toddler toddler] in a grown-up. I observed Abram today went with his chums to the amusement park and they acted very much the boys, but in a [[manner]] which is appropriate to their age and [[stature]].

Having [[maturity]] is not a reason to preclude your childlikeness. Childlikeness in and of itself is not a [[character]] [[defect]]. Indeed, in the spiritual sense, it is an asset and [[necessary]] to anyone who would be born of the spirit.

Having [[maturity]] is not a reason to preclude your childlikeness. Childlikeness in and of itself is not a [[character]] [[defect]]. Indeed, in the spiritual sense, it is an asset and [[necessary]] to anyone who would be born of the spirit.