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Thus when you emerge from your [[meditation|stillness]], from your sanctified bastion of strength and enter the arena to face your protagonists in the business of living this life on this planet, respect that in your encounters, which are also respected by our Father, that view is eliminative of much that is congesting of the [[Spirit]], that is superficial, that is [[illusion|illusory]].

Thus when you emerge from your [[meditation|stillness]], from your sanctified bastion of strength and enter the arena to face your protagonists in the business of living this life on this planet, respect that in your encounters, which are also respected by our Father, that view is eliminative of much that is congesting of the [[Spirit]], that is superficial, that is [[illusion|illusory]].

In respecting that which has [[eternal]] [[value]] you are addressing potential. You are inviting potential to become actual. You have whet the appetite of the Indwelling Adjuster. You may not have coincidentally frightened the human ego including your own but you have none the less activated that Spark of [[Divinity]] which seeks fulfillment and greater growth. Much of your lives have been consumed by unreality or relative reality based upon your recognition of your purpose or need to have purpose. Now your purpose is coming into fruition and you are beginning to not only take delight in who you are becoming but you are beginning to truly respect what you are becoming and what is becoming of those around you, those who support that in you which they also respect. This nurturance of respect has substance and from this substance of [[character]] all delight takes on the aspect of praise, thanksgiving, and also [[worship]]. There are many, many too numerous to mention here, side effects of having a cognizant understanding of respect and in particular self respect for it then enters into realms of [[spirit]] in which the [[Conjoint Actor]] plays a significant part.

In respecting that which has [[eternal]] [[value]] you are addressing potential. You are inviting potential to become actual. You have whet the appetite of the Indwelling Adjuster. You may not have coincidentally frightened the human ego including your own but you have none the less activated that Spark of [[Divinity]] which seeks fulfillment and greater growth. Much of your lives have been consumed by unreality or relative reality based upon your recognition of your purpose or need to have purpose. Now your purpose is coming into fruition and you are beginning to not only take delight in who you are becoming but you are beginning to truly respect what you are becoming and what is becoming of those around you, those who support that in you which they also respect. This nurturance of respect has substance and from this substance of [[character]] all delight takes on the aspect of praise, thanksgiving, and also [[worship]]. There are many, many too numerous to mention here, side effects of having a cognizant understanding of respect and in particular self respect for it then enters into realms of [[spirit]] in which the [[Infinite Spirit|Conjoint Actor]] plays a significant part.

I would now share this platform with Tomas who is eager to also contribute to this lesson on respect. Tomas.."

I would now share this platform with Tomas who is eager to also contribute to this lesson on respect. Tomas.."

Because you yet remain in mortal limitations, your conscious [[history]] can only be that of the time that has elapsed since your conception and birth. Thus it is easy to fall prey to the limits of smallness inherent in mortality and to therefor ascribe very limited value to your personhood. But, as you know, you have just begun this incredible [[experience]] of sharing sonship and daughtership with each other and your future, our future, is so great that it can not be comprehended by the most advanced mortal, not even by morontial beings of my current experience status. (pause) Isaac is struggling to convey the meaning of the visual images he sees. Please bear with him. One moment. (pause) Respect for individuals, yourselves included, therefor requires the larger perspective that is beyond your mortal grasp at this time to even approximate its true [[reality]].

Because you yet remain in mortal limitations, your conscious [[history]] can only be that of the time that has elapsed since your conception and birth. Thus it is easy to fall prey to the limits of smallness inherent in mortality and to therefor ascribe very limited value to your personhood. But, as you know, you have just begun this incredible [[experience]] of sharing sonship and daughtership with each other and your future, our future, is so great that it can not be comprehended by the most advanced mortal, not even by morontial beings of my current experience status. (pause) Isaac is struggling to convey the meaning of the visual images he sees. Please bear with him. One moment. (pause) Respect for individuals, yourselves included, therefor requires the larger perspective that is beyond your mortal grasp at this time to even approximate its true [[reality]].

I am aware that there has been discussion among many readers of the [[Urantia Book]] that the status of mortality appears to be diminished and denigrated by some of the writers or at least this interpretation has been put forth by some readers. Keep in mind, my friends, that while we have started at the bottom of the experiential levels, our destinies are the envy of other created beings for we encompass the entire breadth and depth of creature [[finite]] experience.

I am aware that there has been discussion among many readers of the [[Urantia Text|Urantia Book]] that the status of mortality appears to be diminished and denigrated by some of the writers or at least this interpretation has been put forth by some readers. Keep in mind, my friends, that while we have started at the bottom of the experiential levels, our destinies are the envy of other created beings for we encompass the entire breadth and depth of creature [[finite]] experience.

And so when you consider your lives to this point you may be tempted to evaluate your worth in terms of your performance. This is a natural human propensity. It has been a chief function of our mission to change your perspective from that which you have inherited by [[culture]] and to see yourselves and others in a totally larger, grander and truer dimension.

And so when you consider your lives to this point you may be tempted to evaluate your worth in terms of your performance. This is a natural human propensity. It has been a chief function of our mission to change your perspective from that which you have inherited by [[culture]] and to see yourselves and others in a totally larger, grander and truer dimension.

We embrace you and invite you to converse, express, explore, enquire and ask questions. The floor is open."

We embrace you and invite you to converse, express, explore, enquire and ask questions. The floor is open."

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

Ken: "Greetings, my friends. You have given us lessons in social fragrance, appreciation, respect, and many others. My appreciation I have expressed in our social time, in our share time, for all those that were with me and helped me in our recent conference. I would like to express my appreciation and my love for you and all that were involved behind the scenes. Without you we would have no social fragrance and it was very evident at our gathering in Boise. It was [[beautiful]] and appreciated by everybody."

Ken: "Greetings, my friends. You have given us lessons in social fragrance, appreciation, respect, and many others. My appreciation I have expressed in our social time, in our share time, for all those that were with me and helped me in our recent conference. I would like to express my appreciation and my love for you and all that were involved behind the scenes. Without you we would have no social fragrance and it was very evident at our gathering in Boise. It was [[beauty|beautiful]] and appreciated by everybody."

Daniel: "Dear brother, you are, of course, welcome for our assistance, cooperation, and attendance. But as Tomas has indicated do not denigrate your own efforts and your gift of personality. For although we are luring you into greater acceptance of your personhood in your morontial realm of reality expression, your inherent gift of personality has not been idle or without guidance. Your contributions to our work are part of our team. You are fond of acronyms and we have created some. But your [[TeaM]] [Teaching Mission acronym] goes a long way in expressing that we are, indeed, a team and you are a vital member. So, of course, we thank you also."

Daniel: "Dear brother, you are, of course, welcome for our assistance, cooperation, and attendance. But as Tomas has indicated do not denigrate your own efforts and your gift of personality. For although we are luring you into greater acceptance of your personhood in your morontial realm of reality expression, your inherent gift of personality has not been idle or without guidance. Your contributions to our work are part of our team. You are fond of acronyms and we have created some. But your [[TeaM]] [Teaching Mission acronym] goes a long way in expressing that we are, indeed, a team and you are a vital member. So, of course, we thank you also."

Daniel: "And you."

Daniel: "And you."

Tomas: "This is Tomas. I would add one more comment. You see, your [[culture]], your world is invested in fault finding, is impressed with violence, is looking for greater errors to occur in others so that by comparison individuals won't feel quite as bad. That is the black background. That is the consequence of the [[Lucifer]] rebellion and to some extent the shortage due to the [[Adamic default]].

Tomas: "This is Tomas. I would add one more comment. You see, your [[culture]], your world is invested in fault finding, is impressed with violence, is looking for greater errors to occur in others so that by comparison individuals won't feel quite as bad. That is the black background. That is the consequence of the [[Lucifer]] rebellion and to some extent the shortage due to the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_75_-_The_Default_of_Adam_and_Eve Adamic default].

But that picture, while it appears black, is a false picture; for it only looks at those things which are clearly negative. You come here partly to hear the good news which you won't read about often in your papers or hear about often on your televisions. We tell you the truth, my friends, we do not lie to you. Good news is greater than bad news. The reality, the respect for each individual is far greater than the disrespect which has been the focus of your culture. That's all."

But that picture, while it appears black, is a false picture; for it only looks at those things which are clearly negative. You come here partly to hear the good news which you won't read about often in your papers or hear about often on your televisions. We tell you the truth, my friends, we do not lie to you. Good news is greater than bad news. The reality, the respect for each individual is far greater than the disrespect which has been the focus of your culture. That's all."