霊的Q&A
Q (質問)
738. Could not God employ other methods than destructive calamities for effecting the amelioration of mankind?
738. Could not God employ other methods than destructive calamities for effecting the amelioration of mankind?
「神は災害などを使わずに、人類の改善をなさる方法はないのですか。」
A (答え)
"Yes; and He employs them every day, for He has given to each of you the means of progressing through the knowledge of good and evil. It is because man profits so little by those other means, that it becomes necessary to chastise his pride, and to make him feel his weakness."
"Yes; and He employs them every day, for He has given to each of you the means of progressing through the knowledge of good and evil. It is because man profits so little by those other means, that it becomes necessary to chastise his pride, and to make him feel his weakness."
「それはある。それを毎日使っておいでになる。諸君には善悪を知る智が備わっている、神は諸君の進歩のためにそれを与え給うた。その方法を諸君は余りにも用いない。そのため、高慢の鼻をへし折って、自己の弱さを思い知らせる、その必要が起こってくるのである」
桑原啓善訳 アラン・カーデック『霊の書(下)』 〔七三八〕より