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132:6.1 Here in [[Rome]] also occurred that [[touching]] incident in which the [[Creator Son|Creator]] of a [[universe]] spent several hours restoring a lost [[child]] to his [[anxious]] [[mother]]. This little boy had wandered away from his [[home]], and [[Jesus]] found him crying in distress. He and Ganid were on their way to the [[libraries]], but they [[devoted]] themselves to getting the child back [[home]]. Ganid never forgot [[Jesus]]' comment: " You know, Ganid, most [[human being]]s are like the lost child. They spend much of their time crying in [[fear]] and [[suffering]] in [[sorrow]] when, in very [[truth]], they are but a short distance from safety and [[security]], even as this child was only a little way from [[home]]. And all those who know the way of [[truth]] and enjoy the [[assurance]] of knowing [[God]] should [[esteem]] it a [[privilege]], not a [[duty]], to offer [[guidance]] to their fellows in their [[efforts]] to find the [[satisfactions]] of living. Did we not [[supremely]] enjoy this [[ministry]] of restoring the child to his [[mother]]? So do those who lead men to [[God]] [[experience]] the [[supreme]] [[satisfaction]] of [[human]] [[service]]. " And from that day forward, for the remainder of his [[natural]] life, Ganid was continually on the lookout for lost [[children]] whom he might restore to their [[homes]].
132:6.2 There was the [[widow]] with five [[children]] whose [[husband]] had been [[accidentally]] killed. [[Jesus]] told Ganid about the loss of his own [[father]] by an [[accident]], and they went repeatedly to [[comfort]] this [[mother]] and her [[children]], while Ganid sought [[money]] from his father to provide [[food]] and [[clothing]]. They did not cease their [[efforts]] until they had found a position for the eldest boy so that he could help in the [[care]] of the [[family]].
132:6.3 That night, as Gonod [[listened]] to the [[recital]] of these [[experiences]], he said to Jesus, good-naturedly: " I [[propose]] to make a [[scholar]] or a [[business]]man of my son, and now you start out to make a [[philosopher]] or [[philanthropist]] of him. " And [[Jesus]] smilingly replied: " Perhaps we will make him all four; then can he enjoy a fourfold [[satisfaction]] in life as his ear for the [[recognition]] of human [[melody]] will be able to [[recognize]] four [[tones]] instead of one. " Then said Gonod: " I [[perceive]] that you really are a [[philosopher]]. You must write a [[book]] for [[future]] [[generations]]. " And Jesus replied: " Not a [[book]]—my [[mission]] is to live a life in this [[generation]] and for all [[generations]]. I—" but he stopped, saying to Ganid, " My son, it is time to retire. "
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[[Category:Paper 132 - The Sojourn at Rome]]
132:6.1 Here in [[Rome]] also occurred that [[touching]] incident in which the [[Creator Son|Creator]] of a [[universe]] spent several hours restoring a lost [[child]] to his [[anxious]] [[mother]]. This little boy had wandered away from his [[home]], and [[Jesus]] found him crying in distress. He and Ganid were on their way to the [[libraries]], but they [[devoted]] themselves to getting the child back [[home]]. Ganid never forgot [[Jesus]]' comment: " You know, Ganid, most [[human being]]s are like the lost child. They spend much of their time crying in [[fear]] and [[suffering]] in [[sorrow]] when, in very [[truth]], they are but a short distance from safety and [[security]], even as this child was only a little way from [[home]]. And all those who know the way of [[truth]] and enjoy the [[assurance]] of knowing [[God]] should [[esteem]] it a [[privilege]], not a [[duty]], to offer [[guidance]] to their fellows in their [[efforts]] to find the [[satisfactions]] of living. Did we not [[supremely]] enjoy this [[ministry]] of restoring the child to his [[mother]]? So do those who lead men to [[God]] [[experience]] the [[supreme]] [[satisfaction]] of [[human]] [[service]]. " And from that day forward, for the remainder of his [[natural]] life, Ganid was continually on the lookout for lost [[children]] whom he might restore to their [[homes]].
132:6.2 There was the [[widow]] with five [[children]] whose [[husband]] had been [[accidentally]] killed. [[Jesus]] told Ganid about the loss of his own [[father]] by an [[accident]], and they went repeatedly to [[comfort]] this [[mother]] and her [[children]], while Ganid sought [[money]] from his father to provide [[food]] and [[clothing]]. They did not cease their [[efforts]] until they had found a position for the eldest boy so that he could help in the [[care]] of the [[family]].
132:6.3 That night, as Gonod [[listened]] to the [[recital]] of these [[experiences]], he said to Jesus, good-naturedly: " I [[propose]] to make a [[scholar]] or a [[business]]man of my son, and now you start out to make a [[philosopher]] or [[philanthropist]] of him. " And [[Jesus]] smilingly replied: " Perhaps we will make him all four; then can he enjoy a fourfold [[satisfaction]] in life as his ear for the [[recognition]] of human [[melody]] will be able to [[recognize]] four [[tones]] instead of one. " Then said Gonod: " I [[perceive]] that you really are a [[philosopher]]. You must write a [[book]] for [[future]] [[generations]]. " And Jesus replied: " Not a [[book]]—my [[mission]] is to live a life in this [[generation]] and for all [[generations]]. I—" but he stopped, saying to Ganid, " My son, it is time to retire. "
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_132 Go to Paper 132]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 132 - The Sojourn at Rome]]
