Principle of Creation Part 3.3

Professions that people may pursue can provide lots of Vitality elements, but because of the way they live their lives, they may not receive life elements. Can you think of someone who doesn't get any life elements? Why would you say that? Well, he just has a political agenda and lacks any spiritual life. As far as I know, he believes in God and goes to church every Sunday. There are plenty of bankers who go to church, real moral people. I wasn't thinking of that; I was thinking of people who gain lots of Vitality elements through good actions. Think of professions where people do good actions, such as nurses and social workers. They gain lots of good Vitality elements, but what happens if they lack a spiritual life and positive life elements? They become drained and may become resentful.

When they carry out their activities, they might do so reluctantly. There have been reports recently about nurses, indicating that they may have started their profession with enthusiasm, but after years of gaining negative Vitality elements, they may become cynical and critical about the people they care for. Those who lack a spiritual life often exhibit this behaviour, while those with a more spiritual life can continue giving with genuine care and sincerity. This enables them to remain fresh-spirited and approach each day as a new beginning, rather than feeling worn out. It's not that they are bad people; for our spirit to grow, we need to spend time in retreat. The Bible says, 'Six days you shall work.' Work is good, but one day a week should be a time to rest, pray, study, read, worship, and spend time with family to refresh one's life.

People who work continuously without taking time to relax or engage in recreation become very drained and worn out. This is why it's important to have a retreat from time to time; we shouldn't work seven days a week. The principles of spiritual growth involve the give and take between life and Vitality elements. When we receive these elements, our spirit grows. We need both life and Vitality elements, and we receive grace from good spirits when we do good things. The spirit can only grow while in the flesh; without a physical body, we can't gain Vitality elements. Thus, the body should follow the mind, and the mind should follow a good purpose and conscience, leading to a wholesome physical self. People who live a good life tend to stay relatively healthy, although this is an overgeneralisation.

Growth occurs in stages and doesn't happen overnight. What determines where we go when we die? If we perform good actions, we gain good Vitality and life elements, becoming good people. When we die, we go to a nice place in the spiritual world, surrounded by others who lived similarly. Conversely, if we live a bad life and commit evil actions, we accumulate evil Vitality elements and become unpleasant people, ending up in a place with others like ourselves, which we could call hell. Ultimately, this is determined by our own free will; it's not God who decides our fate after death, but rather the choices we make and the actions we take.

Imagine being a selfish person surrounded by others like yourself. What would that be like? You would likely end up fighting, as selfish people are intolerant of one another. In contrast, if you're generous and find yourself in a place filled with other generous people, it would be a pleasant experience. C.S. Lewis wrote a book called 'The Great Divorce,' which illustrates this concept. He describes a grey city, representing hell, where each street has only one person living on it because they can't stand living next to anyone else due to constant fighting. He also describes a bus that takes people from the grey city to a brighter realm, where they struggle to adapt to the new environment. Some people choose to return to the grey city because they find the new place too uncomfortable. This book provides a fascinating psychological study of how people react in a place filled with good people.

Jesus illustrated this concept well in a parable about the sheep and the goats. When the Son of Man comes in His glory, He will separate people as a shepherd separates sheep from goats. The righteous will be welcomed into the kingdom prepared for them, while those on the left will be told to depart into eternal fire. The criteria for deciding whether people go to heaven or hell is how they treat one another. There is nothing in this passage about belonging to a particular religion or church; what matters is how much we love and care for others. When we enter the spiritual world, we are not judged based on our beliefs or affiliations, but on how we lived for the sake of others. This is what counts in the end, regardless of whether we belong to the Unification Church or the Church of England.

Jesus also conveyed this message through the parable of the Good Samaritan. The Good Samaritan, who was not Jewish, was the one who loved his neighbour and is the one who would go to heaven. This parable reinforces that nationality, religion, or race do not matter in front of God; what counts is how we treat others.