Alabama, US of A, July 14, 2014.
Teacher: Thought Adjuster.
Subject: “A Mirage.”
Message received by Oscar.
Thought Adjuster: “The current economy in this world seems to be designed to keep human beings dependent and distracted in a continuous effort to satisfy imaginary needs—needs, promoted by the media to sell some product or service. In advanced worlds, the work required to sustain the planet is brief—one or two hours a day per person. However, the work of promoting constant intellectual and spiritual progress, and truly elevating civilization occupies the time of men and women in the advanced ages of light and life. Compare this way of life to that of those who earn large sums of money by promoting and selling things that add no real value to human life, working just enough each day and wasting the rest of their time on activities that do not contribute to their own well-being.
Wealth is a mirage, an illusion. Those who lack money imagine that having it will make their lives better. Those who cannot buy everything they desire, believe that being able to do so will fill the emptiness they feel inside. This is a fallacy, and many who have managed to achieve their material goals find that their emptiness remains unfilled and that they have wasted their time striving for something that did not bring happiness into their lives.
This is how most people in this world set their own goals—imagining fictional situations where everything is magically better. It is like leaving home and insisting on traveling to an unknown place, driven only by the illusion that things will be better there. Many people today leave their homes to move to other regions where they imagine they will have a better life, guided only by appearances. Often those who have done this end up drastically reducing their standard of living, their health, and their well-being, all under the pretext of an apparent financial advantage. Some have their physical needs met—home, food, family—yet abandon all of this in pursuit of things they neither need nor that bring them true happiness—fashionable clothing, new cars, material appearances.
This is where independent thinking becomes essential allowing them to avoid falling into the slavery of their material ego’s desires or the false needs with which society constantly bombards them. It is time for the men and women of Urantia to awaken to the reality of their life's purpose. You have not come here to exploit the planet’s resources for your own selfish benefit. Rather, this world is your home and the school where you will learn the lessons that will later serve you in your eternal quest. Your life can be full—rich with joy and experiences of spiritual growth—if you do not allow yourselves to be distracted by the lies and illusions that you yourselves have imposed upon your existence.”
© The 11:11 Progress Group.
Faith is just curiosity tinged with hope — Thought Adjuster.