Passage 5

In English

Be like children of God, seeking Grace

Every being has all these elements in its composition. This is the reason why the sages asserted, "." So every being has to manifest activity, vitality, vigilance, watchfulness and the awareness of the in outer and inner space. Man has the unique capacity to know his destiny and destination. He should not fall into the whirlpool of desires and be carried down into the depths of grief. When breath starts to gasp, hair turns grey; teeth begin to drop, and eyes grow dim, man's greed to quench the clamour of the senses increases, instead of decreasing. (holy company) is the only remedy, to make man live as man. Cruelty, jealousy, egotism, ingratitude - these should not emanate from Man, the crown of creation. Mutual help and compassion - these should serve man as his two eyes. Embodiments of Love! Do not entangle yourselves in kinship that lasts only for a day or two, a span of months or years. Attach yourselves to God who is your closest kin, today, tomorrow and always. Where exactly are you now? Reflect on that. Each one will secure only what is proportionate to what one has renounced, however long or however near you might be. Ticks attach themselves to the udder which is full of sweet nourishing milk. But, ticks secure only the blood of the cow, not the milk. The calf which comes skipping from afar drinks the milk. You have to be like the calves, like children of God seeking Grace. Do not become ticks that cling close but do not long for milk. Near, nearer, nearer! That does not help. Become dear, dearer, dearer. That is the proper .