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A Thought Adjuster Speaks - Lesson
# 26
January 26, 2004.
Let us for a moment discuss the word imagination, and
what it entails. It is a most wonderful tool everyone is gifted with
to varying degrees. It is a tool, which has brought great progress to
the planet in science, art, crafts, music and more. However, it has
also been used to retard progress on the planet, especially in regard
to the human propensity to make war. Mankind cannot be said to have
moved out of the cave of barbarism as long as war is being waged. Also,
imagination has been used very negatively in the area of religion. It
has enslaved the minds of man, women and children by inciting fear and
damnation to the point of paralysis. This has brought no end of misery
to the hearts of the innocent. This planet is threatening to sink into
an abyss of fear, as even your news media is ‘pointing’ you
in this direction.
Enough of negativity! Now we will switch and talk about the positive
side of imagination. Your text (The Urantia Book) relates the story
of the childhood of the boy, Joshua Ben Joseph, better known as Jesus;
a most imaginative lad, who developed a wide array of skills in painting,
sculpting, music, and more. He was most prolific until he drew a picture
of his teacher, the chazan, in the sand of the classroom floor. The
chazan was most perturbed by the performance of the young lad, so the
elders of the synagogue decided that something ought to be done about
the boy. They went to his parents, and therewith officially forbade
the lad to engage in any kind of art, as he was breaking the commandment
of the law, never to make graven images.
It was one of the great trials in his young life to be so stifled in
his creative imagination. So too has mankind labored under old, worn-out
laws of do’s and don’ts, with as a result that creative imagination
has been stifled under fear of damnation. God has bestowed upon each
human mind a creative ability to think with imagination. Time has arrived
that this faculty be put to greater use to make this world a better
and safer place to live. Do not let fear of the future stifle you any
longer. Your potential capabilities are far greater than has heretofore
been imagined. Cut loose from worries and fear, and teach your souls
to soar with wings of hope and trust on the winds of faith, because
with God, all things are possible.
You can turn things around by changing your mind. Nothing is carved
in stone. Put head and heart together in creative imagination. Dare
to dream of great and wonderful things, which will benefit all of mankind.
Thoughts held in mind produce after their kind. Roll up the ‘blinds’
in your minds, and let the Light of God come in.
© The 11:11 Progress Group.
In losing your self, you will gain Me—TA.
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