E2014_10_05VS_Pr_Strengtheners_of_a_Good_Character.docx

Chicago, U. S. of America, October 5, 2014.Subject: Strengtheners of Good CharacterTeacher: Prolotheos

Received by Valdir Soares

You are primarily responsible for who you are. Early in life, human character is being built in (between 5 and 6 years of age); but only with maturity it is solidified. Good and bad influences certainly count, but decisions are the major factor. Character reflects some unique, unchangeable, indigenous personality traits, but also shows some changeable characteristics of the Self, formed through life decisions. Personal decisions can make a character good or bad, but good decisions spring from good principles. Honor your good principles and they will honor you. Lets take a look on principles that strengthen a good character.

Sincerity. Objective truth may many times be out of reach, but sincerity makes you truthful to yourself. Sincerity, unaided by love is nothing more than a way to throw your ego or temper upon others, regardless of the consequences. Sincerity is to be honest, authentic, truthful with words and actions. Sincerity is a personal moral effort towards truth. Evil is never sincere because truth is incompatible with evil, since it springs from deceiving, error and falsehood. Sincerity can be mistaken about content, but must be truthful about intent: goodness. Hypocrisy will damage your character, but sincerity will make it reliable.

Fairness. Your Master said when on Urantia: You will be judged with the measure you have judged others and Treat others like you would like to be treated. God is our supreme example of fairness because He is no respecter of persons. He perfectly consider all factors involved and renders a perfect judgment. To you, in your present spiritual development, He says: treat others like you would like to be treated. Practicing the Golden Rule strengths your character with loving consideration of others because a good and strong character strives for fairness in all dealings to its best knowledge.

Goodness. Love is expressed basically by goodness. Goodness is the main strength of character, because love never causes harm. Rather, love always seeks the the ultimate well-being of the loved ones. To make part of your character goodness cannot be seen as an option, it must be your passion. A character built with love refuses to consciously practice evil and insists on making good. Goodness cannot simply be a strategic move; more than being politically correct, it strives for being divinely good, following the paramount examples of our Creator Sons. Goodness is, indeed, the indispensable ingredient of a good character.

Therefore, my pupil, the virtues of a strong character are also the virtues with the Spirit Within will strengthen and grow your soul. Those are the values will remain with you throughout your morontia and spiritual careers, even for eternity. But equally important, they will make your life in Urantia worth to be lived, with a clean conscience of whom strove for the best and show it to the maximum of your ability. They will not make you perfect, only eminently sincere, fair and good -- which is plenty. This is from Prolotheos, your celestial teacher. Peace to you all.