CAN SPIRITS DISCOVER LOST TREASURES?
Although in rare cases there have
been spirit communications as to lost treasures, crimes, etc., where it
has been absolutely necessary to the welfare of the living, such
information is rare and it must be understood that
spirits take a different view of
affairs from mortals. It would not be well for us to have them become a
detective and police force, and how can we expect it of them, when we know
that they have their sphere of activities as well as ourselves.
ARE SPIRITS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE
ELEMENTS?—HOW ARE FRIENDS RECOGNIZED?
Do the elements—as storms, snow, heat,
cold—affect spirits?
How are we to know friends we meet in
the spirit home, of whom we have forgotten the looks?
Spiritual beings are not directly
affected by the material elements. In communicating with us, they may he
by our condition, produced by such elementary changes.
How do friends who pass from each
others' memory by long separation know each other when they meet? It is
through mutual communication of thought.
IS IT NECESSARY THAT WE FALL?
No, our "downfalls" are not imposed for
any purpose, for that would imply that we were watched over by a personal
God, who was directly interested in our lives. It is true that our
"downfalls and tumbles" do have in influence, keeping us in the right
path. They are, however, unnecessary except as we depart from that path,
and are witnesses that we have done so. It is not necessary that we
stumble; unless we are weak we shall not. We may gain experience and
strength by falls and bruises, yet if we had the strength we would not
fall. If we were able to keep the path of right, with firmly planted feet,
and go upward without wavering, it is far preferable to being torn by
thorns that goad us into the path, or bruised by the stones which guard
its either side.
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