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| − | "You must take the middle ground. Fear and hope have their own attractions, but they both have grave liabilities. The man or woman of Knowledge does not indulge themselves in either but takes the middle ground so that they can see clearly. They find the balancing point within themselves. They stand over the fulcrum of balance, and they look, and they discern."<ref>''Preparing for the Greater Community'', Chapter 7: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/preparing-for-the-greater-community/great-challenge-become-aware The Great Challenge Awaiting Humanity]</ref> | + | "You must take the middle ground. Fear and hope have their own attractions, but they both have grave liabilities. The man or woman of Knowledge does not indulge themselves in either but takes the middle ground so that they can see clearly. They find the balancing point within themselves. They stand over the fulcrum of balance, and they look, and they discern."<ref name=pgc7">''Preparing for the Greater Community'', Chapter 7: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/preparing-for-the-greater-community/great-challenge-become-aware The Great Challenge Awaiting Humanity]</ref> |
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| + | "You must look beyond the hopes and fears of the human family. You must look beyond the prescriptions for unbridled success or complete downfall that many people [predict]. In all of the different forecasts in between these two extreme perceptions, you must look beyond yourself first into the Greater Community."<ref name=pgc7"/><!--brackets are in the original as edited by MVS--> | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:19, 17 August 2020
"You must take the middle ground. Fear and hope have their own attractions, but they both have grave liabilities. The man or woman of Knowledge does not indulge themselves in either but takes the middle ground so that they can see clearly. They find the balancing point within themselves. They stand over the fulcrum of balance, and they look, and they discern."[1]
"You must look beyond the hopes and fears of the human family. You must look beyond the prescriptions for unbridled success or complete downfall that many people [predict]. In all of the different forecasts in between these two extreme perceptions, you must look beyond yourself first into the Greater Community."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Preparing for the Greater Community, Chapter 7: The Great Challenge Awaiting Humanity
See also
Further study
- Preparing for the Greater Community, Chapter 7: The Great Challenge Awaiting Humanity