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“There is a purpose to everything; and the purpose is the plan. So it is the Word. Whoever can see the purpose and the plan, even in a small way, he speaks in the essence of the Word. Thus, remember that allegory and symbology live long after history dies. The symbology and allegoric nature of the Scriptures make them of eternal value. “Many ages ago, our civilization was where yours is today. Our sciences were theoretical and problematical, our creeds and doctrines rested purely on allegory and symbolism. Then, one person brought forth a concept of the nature of nature which served as a point of departure from the bottom up, and answered all questions that could be raised. It not only served us materially but opened up the human vista to such truths that our spiritual essence gradually rose with it. “Before that we had many differences. There were those who would not eat meat because it meant the slaughter of animals, and Toe oe 4d re! ratios Votes on that single premise they warped their own souls, killing not the body but the soul, which is far worse. They could not see that by not eating meat they were killing millions of animals by merely not creating a demand for them. They could not see that in the final analysis everyone kills by merely being born. Parents are killers, for their children must die. People kill many germs and step on many insects, and never know or give it a thought. Also, they must themselves die. Is it not all killing? Since all life must die, creation wea ead » Saturn continued. “You see, there is a plan and a purpose, and those two are the only eternal life that is, the only things which cannot be killed. Has it not been taught on earth that you must not fear who can kill the body, but fear those who can kill the soul? “Thus, you can see that whosoever would mislead a child, or anyone, is a killer of the first water. Such a one also holds back evolution and retards the time of perfection.” As Saturn finished, Adam quickly commented, “Saturn, we all speak and think of perfection. But since all action is learn- 157 ADAM LEARNS ETERNITY itself is the greatest killer.”