Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 2566

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2566. When it was asked why such a multitude of insane spirits is there, I saw the answer to be that the human race today does not look toward any other use, thus no other purpose than acquiring and raking together money, silver and gold, merely to grow rich, and doing this for the sake of each one's personal life, never for the sake of friends and companions, still less for the sake of use to the community. People also seek honors, but never for another use than becoming great and for their own glory, not for the sake of a use to others, much less for the common good. Likewise there are those who strive to become wise from the sciences, never for any other use than for themselves,


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