Still.
john f winston
2005.
This is the last part of this series of information. It attempts to
explain why we have people who are called prodigues.
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"Do you never become discouraged," I asked, "in the face of such
overwhelming
odds?"
It was Firkon who said, "We know nothing of what you call discouragement.
That is a negative word. Long ago we learned the power of faith and hope,
and of never giving up. The goal lost yesterday can be won tomorrow. This
does not mean that we believe ourselves developed to the fullest extent. Far
from it. We have eternity yet to travel. But on our worlds, we no longer
have sickness or poverty, as you know it; nor crime, as you know it. We
recognize man as the highest representation of Deity, the consummation of
all lesser forms. Should we with hurtful intent harm any form, we know that
we would be forcing that form to turn from its natural purpose and do us
harm. "You can see why the Creator has left us all to work out our own
problems. When His laws are disobeyed, they witness against us. "You speak
of sa-an as though he were a separate en-my. But only by opposing the Div-ne
principle can one create the inharmonious conditions which you have credited
to s-tan, and which you yourselves must correct. Then you will find that
sat-n becomes an an-el of light, as your Scri-ture tells you. For all
distortion must be corrected by the one who distorts."
As Firkon paused, Ramu's mouth curved in the slight, grave smile so
characteristic, as he said, "The Sun rules not the Earth; nor does the Earth
rule the Sun; nor do the stars rule each other. All are ruled by the Father.
Here, from nature herself, does man begin to learn." For some reason, this
called to mind a subject on which I had long pondered. "In regard to what we
call de-th and rebirth," I asked, "should we be able to carry memories of
the one life over into the next?" Ramu answered, "That is possible in
varying conscious degrees. Eternal man forgets nothing. But the memory of
things learned in a former body seldom manifests as more than an instinctive
knowledge of, or gravitation toward, certain familiar things. In his
conscious mind, Earth man has little understanding of why this is so. When
such aptitudes manifest in lesser degree, you label them talents or gifts.
When present to a very marked degree, and especially when present in
childhood, you call such people prodigies.
"Your planet is functioning under what you might call a low frequency. As
a
result, the growth and development of form life-and especially that of
man-is slow, requiring much time between birth and maturity. When men are
born on Earth, they remain in a helpless infantile stage for a far longer
period than on other planets. By the time they have reached manhood or
womanhood, whatever memory may have come over them with them at birth is
well buried under the welter of misconceptions with which, during all those
early years, they have been filled. "Independent of natural law, man's
reasoning powers are very limited. The newcomer is crammed with the
traditions and conventions of past centuries, and the positive memory of
previous experience is crowded out. Such genuine memory sometimes flashes up
from what you call the subconscious into the conscious mind, through some
channel suddenly opened. This can be caused by meeting for the first time a
person whom you feel you have known, or by the sight of a place never before
visited in this life, but with which you appear to have authentic
associations and memories. "All such experiences are mystifying to most
Earth people. Yet such memories are usually true memories and the
explanation very simple.
"On other planets, we do not impose such blocks on the newborn child. On
the
contrary, everything is done to leave him free. We realize that each human
expression is slightly different from every other, and that the individual
background of experience serves as a foundation for the fulfilling of that
particular destiny. "The frequency under which a planet functions can be
established only by the inhabitants who dwell thereon. Due to the higher
frequency of our planets, those born amongst us are not subject to the slow
periods of development from infancy to maturity as on yours. With us, an
average period of development from birth through adolescence is two years as
compared with your eighteen or more.
"You on Earth use the term 'The Law of Transmigration' in a mistaken
sense.
What it really means is that when an individual on your Earth has risen
above the ignorance of his brothers into a higher understanding of life,
rebirth on another planet is permitted. He will come through with a vivid
memory of his experience on Earth. Predominant will be his conception of the
fundamental laws that govern all life.
Memories of his daily habits, his relationship with his family and
associates, while still clear, will be secondary. He will realize that there
are no missing links between the two stages of life, but a continuity of
development uncluttered by the many names and divisions which confused him
on Earth.
"Although the climb up from infancy to maturity requires so long a period
on
your Earth, age and deterioration come quickly. This is due to the old
traditions and conventions which continue to be expressed in the individual.
True knowledge, no matter how long ago it was acquired, is easily carried.
But the burdens and woes of mankind repeated over and over again, remembered
through centuries, weigh insupportably on the sp-rit of man. "As you have
seen, we do not grow old in appearance or feeling. This is because we carry
with us into each fresh day the bounty of lessons well learned, discarding
all that has proven sterile. As we let the ever new and fresh express
through us, we become that youthfulness.
"Just as the dream a sculptor has when he takes the clay into his hands
will, when he has finished, decide the form the clay will express, so it is
with the human body. Man is the sculptor of himself, working with materials
supplied by his Creator. It is man's conception of himself within the
Universe which will mold his body and imbue his features with beauty or with
ugliness.
"In your world you picture the Deity as aged and yet eternal. This is a
great contradiction, for eternity knows no age.
"Because of the endless activity going on within the depths and on the
surface of your oceans, they survive through time. But a pond, wherein
activity ceases, begins to show age by a mass of foreign matter that slowly
dims its once clear waters. What you call stagnation has occurred.
"Bodily illness and disintegration derive from much the same process.
Because you have not learned to live by natural law, personal stagnation
sets in. Occasionally, even in your world, an individual can attain great
age by your standards and still give the impression of youth. This is due to
an ability to preserve the qualities of mental activity, interest and
enthusiasm beyond the average.
I recalled a few such people I had known and nodded agreement. "You have
indeed progressed far beyond us," I said. "Is it even to the point where
your progress forward is never broken?"
This caused Firkon to smile. "Far from it! But when we make mistakes they
serve as lessons for our future behavior rather than something to hide or
try to justify. Moreover, when any new territory is being explored, whether
physical or of the mind, we accept some error as inevitable. To you, what
you call failure is shameful and often exposes individuals or groups to the
ridicule and censure of others. This is a primary factor in binding Earth
people to old ruts when, had they the courage, or their fellow men enough
tolerance, they would try new ways. On our worlds, no man who sincerely
tries is ever considered a failure, no matter what the results. That man has
learned something. Through his very failure, he can make a great
contribution to his fellow man. Courage and enterprise have led him to try a
new path which, if proven wrong, need not again be trod by others. He alone
has suffered willingly, and we, his brothers, commend him."
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As Firkon stopped speaking and glanced at Ramu, I knew that this fruitful
talk was at an end. Nothing needed to be said as we rose from the booth. We
settled the bill and were again out on the street.
This time Firkon and Ramu did not accompany me back to the hotel. "I am
very
grateful," I said as we took leave of one another, the words sounding
inadequate to my own ears.
I stood for a moment, watching them walk away, then turned in the opposite
direction toward my hotel.
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