4-22 “You define benefit so differently”
4-22 “You define benefit so differently”
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> You define "benefit" so differently. You see greater benefit in throwing a
little white sphere at a man with a bat, or taking one's clothes off on a big silver
screen, than in leading offspring to remember life's greatest truths, or sourcing a
society's spiritual sustenance. So you honor, and pay, ballplayers and movie stars
more than you do teachers and ministers. In this you have everything backward,
given where you say that you want to go as a society.
>
> (CWG 3:214)
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According to *Conversations with God*, if the true purpose of society is to support the higher evolution and growth of the human soul, then many of the values embraced by modern society are fundamentally misplaced.
The book points out that society often places greater value on activities such as throwing a white ball to a person holding a bat or taking off one's clothes on a movie screen than on teaching children the great truths of life or helping them understand the importance of spirituality.
From the perspective of what genuinely contributes to the higher development of the human soul, *Conversations with God* argues that teachers and spiritual leaders are not properly valued in contemporary society. While athletes and movie stars are widely celebrated and highly compensated, those who devote themselves to educating young people and nurturing spiritual awareness often receive far less recognition and reward.
The passage challenges readers to reconsider what society truly values and whether those values are aligned with its professed aspirations for human growth, wisdom, and spiritual development.
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