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It is a [[pleasure]] to address you on this occasion. I always look forward to popping into class and keeping my [[personality]] before you. I withdraw to allow for others.

It is a [[pleasure]] to address you on this occasion. I always look forward to popping into class and keeping my [[personality]] before you. I withdraw to allow for others.

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Tomas (Gerdean): What a [[joy]] to be among those who are [[aligned]] in the army of the Lord, standing tall like [[soldiers]] or fence posts. I am going to continue the [[theme]]. The tendency toward [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_of_consciousness stream of consciousness] is a part of your [[social]] [[skills]], and we learn from you as you learn from us, for ultimately a clear and clean [[consciousness]] will come around to an [[appreciation]] of God our Creator who has given us all these things. When we are empty it is to Him we return for fulfillment. I am Tomas, your brother and neighbor, uncle and friend.

Tomas (Gerdean): What a [[joy]] to be among those who are [[aligned]] in the army of the Lord, standing tall like [[soldiers]] or fence posts. I am going to continue the [[theme]]. The tendency toward [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_of_consciousness stream of consciousness] is a part of your [[social]] [[skills]], and we learn from you as you learn from us, for ultimately a clear and clean [[consciousness]] will come around to an [[appreciation]] of God our Creator who has given us all these things. When we are empty it is to Him we return for fulfillment. I am Tomas, your brother and neighbor, uncle and friend.

I am reminded of a [[poem]] in your [[culture]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frost Robert Frost] indeed addresses fences, stating that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_fences_make_good_neighbors good fences make good neighbors]. One might wonder, "Why all this talk about a fence?" A fence is a device which creates a [[barrier]] which provides for [[separation]], which disallows free roaming hither and yon. There are [[advantages]] to fences, making good [[neighbors]] being one of them. But it is also an [[opportunity]] for those of you who stand in [[alignment]] to establish your side of the fence as being one worth protecting and providing for. The [[idea]] of caring for what is yours, be it your [[family]], your [[property]], or your [[values]], is a practice which requires [[steadfast]] [[faith]] and [[courage]] and [[tenacity]], but the value of the result is well worth the [[effort]] and the time involved, for you have found great [[security]] and [[beauty]] and order in your work.

I am reminded of a [[poem]] in your [[culture]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frost Robert Frost] indeed addresses fences, stating that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_fences_make_good_neighbors good fences make good neighbors]. One might wonder, "Why all this talk about a fence?" A fence is a device which creates a [[barrier]] which provides for [[separation]], which disallows free roaming hither and yon. There are [[advantages]] to fences, making good [[neighbors]] being one of them. But it is also an [[opportunity]] for those of you who stand in [[alignment]] to establish your side of the fence as being one worth protecting and providing for. The [[idea]] of caring for what is yours, be it your [[family]], your [[property]], or your [[values]], is a practice which requires [[steadfast]] [[faith]] and [[courage]] and [[tenacity]], but the value of the result is well worth the [[effort]] and the time involved, for you have found great [[security]] and [[beauty]] and order in your work.

I am aware of a movement in your [[culture]] today that testifies that there are only two sins: one is to stand in the way of your own [[spiritual growth]], and the other is to stand in the way of your brother's. When you have yourself firmly planted, you alleviate the [[risk]] that you will fall over, lean asunder, and create a strain and a [[burden]] to your brother who stands beside you. If you keep picking each other up all the time it becomes a problematic fence. and the trespassers may come and go, and wild [[animals]] and looters are able to set upon your [[151:4 More Parables by the Sea|pearls of great price]].

I am aware of a movement in your [[culture]] today that testifies that there are only two sins: one is to stand in the way of your own [[spiritual growth]], and the other is to stand in the way of your brother's. When you have yourself firmly planted, you alleviate the [[risk]] that you will fall over, lean asunder, and create a strain and a [[burden]] to your brother who stands beside you. If you keep picking each other up all the time it becomes a problematic fence. and the trespassers may come and go, and wild [[animals]] and looters are able to set upon your [[151:4 More Parables by the Sea|pearls of great price]].

Lester (Jonathan): Hi guys, this is Lester. I have been hiding in the garden shed, and I wish to make some comments on these issues. You know you are [[human]] and that you are wooden fence posts and that over time you will [[witness]] that you are decaying around the edges and that following such [[inevitable]] consequences of [[time]] you will be left with nothing but what's left in the ground.

Lester (Jonathan): Hi guys, this is Lester. I have been hiding in the garden shed, and I wish to make some comments on these issues. You know you are [[human]] and that you are wooden fence posts and that over time you will [[witness]] that you are decaying around the edges and that following such [[inevitable]] consequences of [[time]] you will be left with nothing but what's left in the ground.

Had the [[Adamic mission]] on this planet been more successful, you would have been [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_treated pressure treated], and you would have lasted longer. But -- and take this seriously from one as myself who [[ignored]] the [[signals]] of time -- that this short duration of time for reflective creatures as [[human beings]] is designed to cause you to [[reflect]] upon the eternal [[consequences]] of [[actions]]. I was fortunate enough to have taken many a fence nail and many a woodpecker's hole and [[survive]] to receive a [[morontia]] post, one more metallic that would not rust.

Had the [[Adamic mission]] on this planet been more successful, you would have been [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_treated pressure treated], and you would have lasted longer. But -- and take this seriously from one as myself who [[ignored]] the [[signals]] of time -- that this short duration of time for reflective creatures as [[human beings]] is designed to cause you to [[reflect]] upon the eternal [[consequences]] of [[actions]]. I was fortunate enough to have taken many a fence nail and many a woodpecker's hole and [[survive]] to receive a [[morontia]] post, one more metallic that would not rust.

But it is not you or I who digs up our posts and replaces them; it is the [[Creator]] who bestows upon each of us our [[material]] [[form]]. A fence post may outlast its usefulness as a fence post only to be recreated as a weathered picture frame or perhaps a seasoned jewelry box. Know that [[frailty]] or usefulness do not lessen the [[value]] of a [[personality]]. There are [[functions]] for your form beyond your perceived usefulness. Wait upon the will of the Father for what you may do in the times ahead. This I did not pay [[attention]] to in my human life and have [[awakened]] to the significance of looking deep into the [[future]]. The moment is the [[focal point]] for comprehending [[eternity]]. It is best to [[perceive]] the action of today as a building block for tomorrow rather than a [[conclusion]] of the [[past]].

But it is not you or I who digs up our posts and replaces them; it is the [[Creator]] who bestows upon each of us our [[material]] [[form]]. A fence post may outlast its usefulness as a fence post only to be recreated as a weathered picture frame or perhaps a seasoned jewelry box. Know that [[frailty]] or usefulness do not lessen the [[value]] of a [[personality]]. There are [[functions]] for your form beyond your perceived usefulness. Wait upon the will of the Father for what you may do in the times ahead. This I did not pay [[attention]] to in my human life and have [[awakened]] to the significance of looking deep into the [[future]]. The moment is the [[focal point]] for comprehending [[eternity]]. It is best to [[perceive]] the action of today as a building block for tomorrow rather than a [[conclusion]] of the [[past]].