#3244 – The Alleged Class Conceit – Jakob Lorber
The Alleged Class Conceit
Revealed by the Lord to Jakob Lorber -- GH.03, 49 Page 42
[Gifts of Heaven GH.03-49.04.06, 85] Nowhere is the pride of men as noticeable to such a high degree as where it is a matter of the forgiveness of alleged class reputation.
[86] I could present a million people and a million again, who are gentle, benevolent, charitable, and full of justice. Yes, their sense of justice often goes so far that they consider it to be a great crime to deceive someone by the value of a needle. But nobody may attack them in regard to the honor of their class – then it is over!
[87] If they completely forgive the one infringing on their honor from a sort of generosity, there will be something remaining, which is realized secretly by the one responsible for the infringement. And if he had formerly been the best friend of the house and had asked the one aggrieved in his honor for forgiveness a thousand times, he will never be completely capable of erasing the stain, which he had brought to the house, either through imprudence or by way of previous overly intimate familiarity.
[88] One wants to go out over it and act as if nothing had occurred there but, in spite of that, one becomes more concise in talking. There is less concern if the friend doesn’t show up for a longer period of time. There is less frequent inquiry about his health and the like.
[89] But what is the basis for such behavior? See, just three atoms of pride are responsible for this. And these three atoms are sufficient so that I will not be able to move in with such people, might they be of the type to be cherished, until the last little atom of pride gives way from their hearts.
[90] Especially at this time, this is the reason that so few get to see Me and can be taught by Me and be formed to be My children. –
[91] So there are also good houses, that means prosperous families. These families do much good for the poor and have a sympathetic and compassionate heart. But, if such a poor person might by chance insult his benefactors in some way, I don’t know myself how he would do with such a family. It would depend on the temperament of the insulted benefactor whether the one insulting gets off with just some reprimands and with the restrictions of the benefit or with some blows and with the complete loss of the blessing.
[92] But how different it would I see these benefactors, if they said from the heart to the usually not malicious but too little prudent insulter: “Dear friend! We are very fond of you and are prepared to do everything for you our ability allows. But be so good to us and, in the future, no longer do what cannot be pleasant for us. But we are not at all angry at you for this. On the contrary – we will grant you the same friendship undiminished, and you may count us as your very best and constant friends. But also do to us that which is just and reasonable before God and all good men.”
[93] See, if the usually docile poor person hears a gentle rebuke from his benefactors, he will be stricken and touched, and will hardly cause such a family unpleasantness again. And, if he should forget himself again, the family should not consider this and think about how easily and often the best men can err before Me. And yet I send my enemies as well as My friends all the blessings of life undiminished. Why then should men put everything on the scales?
[94] Truly, whoever of you might think and act this way, I would surely go in and out each day and would do to him as he does to his poor brothers. But men who let the poor feel it, if they have occasionally taken a step over the line of propriety, are very far from the mercy that I would like to be present as a guest with them – and will have to wait a long time in the afterlife before I will be present with them! –
[95] So there are really rather good people who have the good fortune to be endowed with good and beautiful children. Especially if they are already adults, they imagine such a stain on these children so that it is all over. Based on the strong conceit of their parents, such children hardly find people like themselves. If the parents are prosperous, which is often the case, naturally they have an even greater value.
[96] But such over-assessment of children is not in accord with my order and thus not pleasing to me in the least; for the appropriate love of parents for their children should be like a light and the love for poor children of other, poorer parents like a big fire blight – then they will enjoy my good will and blessing for all time and eternally. But a love such as was shown above is very disagreeable to me – thus, I will never bless it, neither here nor there.
#3244
Published June 30, 2016
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