It doesn't matter why. We like to give ourselves a break because of how we feel, what we think, or because of our special difficulties in life. We think we can excuse ourselves for our sins, shortcomings, and weaknesses. We can't. There is no excuse. We can find all the reasons why we were unable to complete our mission, fulfill our purpose, or do good, but in reality, it doesn't matter!
Excuses don't excuse us from obeying laws. If we don't obey the laws, we're going to get hurt, there's no way around it. We will fall if we lose our support. We'll be poor if we don't work. We will remain ignorant if we don't study. If we don't exercise we aren't going to have muscles. If we walk off the edge we're going to fall. We don't learn without experience. Everything happens for a reason, based on laws and principles. If we don't obey them for any reason, then we don't get the benefits. It doesn't matter why.
Doing Good
I often try to excuse myself from doing things I know I should do because I'm so busy doing other good things. All too often I find the most important things are at the mercy of urgent, but unimportant, things. I don't meet a deadline for an article because I'm cooking dinner, or cleaning the kitchen. I find so many other things to do when I really need to be doing the most important things that are hard and I don't want to do them.
Likewise, I see people try to excuse themselves from taking care of their bodies because they are too busy to cook good food, or exercise daily. They have so many other things to do that they end up with illnesses from disobedience to the laws of health. It doesn't matter at all why they fail to take care of themselves, they get sick anyway, there is no excuse.
Handicaps
Handicaps don't give you any benefit, or excuse us from doing right. It doesn't matter that you're blind if you walk off a cliff. The cliff, and gravity, don't care. You don't get a pass because of your handicap.
Being lame doesn't excuse us from the benefits of exercise. Being hungry, or having a sweet-tooth doesn't excuse us from dietary laws of health. Being blind does not excuse us from crashing the car. There is no handicap that laws will allow a pass.
We like to give a pass to people because of their handicaps. We give children a pass because they are ignorant. We give sick people a pass because of their illness. We give them benefits they don't earn. We give the poor money that they didn't work for because they are lazy, or ignorant. We automatically feel like mercy is giving others the benefit of laws they do not keep. But, it doesn't work in the long term. We may be able to skirt the law for a short time, but allowing a blind person to drive can only end in disaster -- it's the law!
Safety and Growth
There are two kinds of laws -- those that if we obey we grow, and those that keep us safe from harm. These are at odds with each other. Safety laws are needed for the ignorant. These rules keep us safe from harm that might happen when we disobey the laws of physics. A child with a key will first try to put it in something he can reach -- like an electrical outlet, causing disasters to happen. We "childproof" the house, keeping all chemicals and dangerous substances out of reach so they cannot hurt themselves in their ignorance.
It doesn't matter that the child was young and ignorant -- the laws of physics will still apply, so we protect them in their ignorance with random and arbitrary rules. These are not the laws that govern the Universe, but rather just rules to protect and preserve those who are ignorant of such laws.
However, the rules of safety also keep us ignorant. Growth doesn't come from obedience to the rules of protection, they are only there to protect us from harm. Most don't realize that the commandments of God are given to protect us in our ignorance -- they are the rules of safety. Adam and Eve broke the rule in order to learn and grow. It is only by breaking the rules of safety that we learn as we suffer the consequences of our actions. Electricians know what it's like to be shocked with varying voltages. Engineers need to break the rules to find out the laws of material strength. Surgeons needed to break the rules of cutting living people open, and killing lots of them, before they could understand the laws of living physiology and anatomy. Very often, a parent will stand by and watch their little child step off a curb and fall so he can learn the laws of physics. It is by breaking the rules of protection that we learn the laws.
Intelligence and Ignorance
The greatest benefits in life come from knowing the laws. Facts does not equal knowledge, only truth is useful. Laws are always true no matter what. An engineer knows laws of physics and the use of materials to create useful things. The doctor, knowing the laws of biology, is able to repair the body. The farmer is able to produce ten, or a hundred, times more food by knowing the laws of the plants he works with. Laws make life better. Life is hard when we don't know the rules, and becomes so easy when we do.
Lack of intelligence doesn't excuse the engineer for building a faulty bridge when it collapses. It doesn't excuse the doctor for killing his patients. Nor does the farmer get a pass for not knowing how much water his crops would need. People will starve, die, or get hurt because of ignorance.
The purpose of life is to learn and grow, gaining intelligence. It is to gain knowledge and wisdom through our experience. It is to experience as much as possible so we can have more knowledge, and thus more power. If we fail, we don't get a pass. Staying in the safety zone may keep us safe, but doesn't bring intelligence.
The laws are fixed, and we fail to follow them at our own peril despite our ignorance. Ignorance is the only evil, and doesn't excuse anyone. It doesn't matter why we're ignorant, we'll suffer the consequences just the same. If we don't understand the rules of business, our business will fail. If we don't understand the laws of physics, our bombs won't blow up. There is no excuse. However, if we do understand the laws, and abide them perfectly, then we will gain tremendous wealth, knowledge, wisdom and power. Eventually knowing all things.
Heaven and Hell
Heaven is those who know all the laws, or all truth. They are free from rules because they don't need protection. They can perform all "miracles." It is easy to create galaxies, stars, worlds, and life with all knowledge. Knowing everything gives complete power, the power to organize and understand. An engineer organizes his bridge in a certain way to take advantage of the materials he has chosen. He knows the properties of each material, and knows how to put them together to build a strong bridge. Knowledge is the only power. Two thousand years ago a miracle happened -- an infant was born to a woman who had never had a sexual relationship. Now we have the knowledge of biology that allows us to perform this miracle every day. It's simple. Today, we have institutionalized many "miracles." We make the blind to see, the lame can walk, and the deaf hear every day. We have power because of knowledge. Continuing on will bring all knowledge -- and all power. This is Heaven.
There are two ways to end up in Hell, or permanent ignorance. We can remain ignorant by being "safe," or simply by failing to seek knowledge. The first group are those who would do good by preventing failure. This is the plan of Satan -- safety. People who seek safety remain ignorant because they fail to discover the laws of the Universe. The rest are just lazy, seeking gratification of desires instead of knowledge of laws. Without understanding of the laws that govern the Universe, all things appear to happen randomly and magically.
Those in hell are severely limited by rules to protect them in their ignorance. There is no power because there is no knowledge. It doesn't matter why we fail. Wasting time on entertainment such as movies, television, and video games doesn't bring knowledge. There is no excuse, we just don't have knowledge. Nobody gets a pass for any reason. We are what we are irrespective of how it happened. It doesn't matter why. There is no excuse.
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