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<BR>GERDEAN: Tomas, I have a question. I haven't formulated it carefully, however it has to do with the racial tendencies of the remnants of the blue race to be adventurous. I know that Americans are called pushy, and Americans sometimes are very pushy. It used to be we had a reputation in Europe for being "the ugly Americans" and much of my life I have tried not to be overly American because ... well, for several reasons. First, because of my early religious training, and then, when I found the Urantia Book it talked about nationalism being dangerous so that just fed right into my – well, you know. The pledge allegiance to the flag says "One nation under God" That's the deal there. It's the "under God". I remember when it was a big deal in my early training, and I've always had a religious streak so my question is,
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<BR>I have lately been looking at my own racial composition as an aggressive, feisty, spirited, refusing to conform, rising up against authority, and suddenly I'm seeing this as a racial quality and I look around and I go, "My God, all these remnants of the blue race here, no wonder America is such an aggressive country." It's comprised of those racial strains that are assertive, aggressive, adventurous, into exploring, stretching our limitations and our boundaries. And I look at perhaps other countries who don't have our racial constitution, they might think that we are indeed entirely too big for our britches, entirely too sassy and spunky for our own good. Look at the Chinese. They think in terms of generations upon generations! And there are millions of them. Their dynasties last for thousands and thousands of years, and we're just this punk teen-age country by comparison.
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<BR>Can you give me some perspective from where you are? I don't know that you can. It might be helpful. Do you have any remarks?
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<BR>TOMAS: Yes, it was not well formulated, however I did see the kernel of truth you were trying to get to. Your country, as it is, comprised of such an amalgamation of peoples, and having freedom and liberty as essential principles of government, is very much indeed like a precocious child or an exceptional pup in a litter, but pup you are, in particular in comparison to the Chinese! The pup is hardly housebroken. But in time, it being exceptional, stands to be a real show dog, a real prize package. Like you. Given enough cultivation, added to your piquancy, you can develop into something substantial.
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<BR>The nice thing about being a young pup is that you can teach a new dog new tricks, and America has a lot to learn, and yet it does have a lot of qualities that are avant garde, that are fearless and adventuresome, that have pushed the envelope and pressed the point. Making enemies in the process, yes. Patching, mending old wounds when possible. Politically picking up after itself as it will. Ah, youth!
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<BR>To get to your question, Gerdean, I don't think you can be that simplistic in your approach. Your forerunner qualities are not necessarily because of your racial composition. It has to do rather with your Adjuster and its ability to have its way with you in approaching new realities than the ones you inherited when you were taught to pledge allegiance.
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<BR>There are no pure races on Urantia and any racial characteristics of individuals are going to be highly modified by the amalgamation of genetics. These are factors in Human Associations, certainly, for you can understand your brother better if you recognize his roots, his cultural conditioning, and this is more than one or two generations; this goes back, all the way back, even to the beginning of life on your planet. So while anyone may find certain qualities within themselves, their personality, their family, their culture, these many aspects of the composition of a human being - cultural, spiritual, industrial, sexual, and so forth - are all facets of humankind which help you understand your fellows.
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<BR>It's not required, as human beings, that you adopt everyone's agenda or like everyone's personality pattern and perhaps in time they may become of value to you and today they hold no fascination whatsoever, but these again are all a part of Human Associations 101, in learning how to get along with each other as human beings, whether or not you share the same faith, whether or not you have the same God-consciousness. The brotherhood of man is a worthwhile attainment and it will only be attained by your intelligent effort.
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<BR>If you want friends, you must present yourself as friendly. But even then, expectations of your intentions being returned, are not entirely your responsibility, so we get into more of that behavior modification that wizens you as you experience life, giving you an instinct in which you may intuit your way into the mainstream and enjoy the plethora of personalities without becoming ensnared in any emotional traps you may set for yourself or that have been set for you by others. I will return to this topic in due course. For now, you have something to simmer in your minds that will hopefully help you in your passing this course with flying colors.
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<BR>And you, Thoroah, have you any questions or comments this afternoon?
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<BR>THOROAH: My question, comment, has to do with I am amazed at the solidarity that I'm witnessing in this country. I'm sitting here watching a complete turn-about. For one, our media has done a complete turn-about. I see people playing roles opposite of what they played politically or economically a month ago. All because of this event on 9-11. There's a picture being painted, for me, that seems almost too good to be true. I hate to be a sceptic, but I'm watching some things happen that I'm finding too good to believe. I think we're being deceived by those who can influence the way we think, mainly the media and those who control the media. I have concern about that and I know I'm not the only one, and I don't want to be a wet blanket to all that's going on. I see a lot of potential. Good stuff could happen from what's happening right now, but there's, to me, a deception. I don't even know if it's important that we know who is deceiving who. Maybe that's the question. Maybe that's not important. Maybe it's just taking advantage of the situation that's important. But any insight would be beneficial to me.
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<BR>TOMAS: The glory of observing a people rise to a challenge such as you are observing is wondrous to behold. And it is entirely as a result of the trauma to your country that this brotherhood of man has risen to the occasion. This is a representation of the collective super-conscious of America and all those who also glorify potential of peace on earth toward men of good will. A lot of prayers have been invoked. A lot of prayers! God has been called upon and he is active. He is active independently of His agencies and through His many agencies, and so a wonderful spiritual resurgence is in fact taking place on a very real level. Not in terms of church or theology, or even nationalities, but overall, Our Father is here and we are seeing Him reveal Himself in the social consciousness. Even the news broadcasters are not immune to the miracle they are seeing of another reality that has indeed been brought about by the devastation. \
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<BR>However, the flip side of that is the truth that getting humanity to conjoin for something as compared to getting them to conjoin against something is a whole different reality. If this reality that you are seeing and to some extent experiencing in your planetary condition today, if this reality is fostered and fueled by persistent seeking of the higher way, the better way, you are seeing revealed a potential result of the conflicts of your nations that need to be resolved before this enlightened state can take precedence in the consciousness of the people then begin to formulate the reality as something worth working for, even above and beyond the tragedy of the terrorist attack.
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<BR>Affirm the brotherhood of man as it is being revealed - not against the common enemy, but for the common good. It is the political climate necessary to tip the scales of the political regime into an understanding of Human Associations of a global nature, the brotherhood of man planet-wide. Even while we may not all share the same belief system, or the same God-head in human comprehension, the value, the cosmic reality, the stimulated God fragments of all of humanity are able to turn the tide of aggressions to work for something as it also works against oppression and darkness. You can see this within yourself, in your own integrity, that you can fight against something and you can fight for something, and that which you fight for last longer and dwells more deeply within you than that which you are trying to surmount. Understood?
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<BR>THOROAH: Yes. I like that because I had been thinking that perhaps having terrorism as a common enemy or rallying point might draw us together but I can see where the flip of that, having something positive to achieve rather than something negative to defeat, is a more wholesome approach.
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<BR>TOMAS: Even while this terror has brought you together as a nation, it is also possible for you, as a nation, to join hands with humanity in search of peace and light and life. Are we not embarked upon a mission to emerge from the darkness? And is not terror a dramatization of fear? And hasn't fear been one of the enslaving qualities that has kept you bound up since Dalamatia? Now is a good time to look at fear and put it on the table, dissect it, and allow it to evaporate in the light.
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<BR>As citizens of your world you have a right to be caretakers of your civilizations. But as sons of God, you have an added privilege of illuminating Urantia with the reality of the Master Son, even while you are learning how to be good neighbors and fellow humans in association with the complex backgrounds of your many configurations.
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<BR>Ponder on this for awhile as it stimulates your thinking, and as it affects how you embark upon your human associations with your fellows in your own immediate environment and your extended environment into your culture. Seek to understand your fellows. This understanding will enable you to learn to appreciate his motives, and when you see clearly to the core, you will recognize how it is that one would feel that fear was an effective tool for getting your needs met, or for staving off a foreign aggressor.
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<BR>Seek for peace and wage war on the darkness. Your fight is the good fight of faith, however that may reveal itself to you and your fellows. If you have faith, have it unto yourself; but be fraternal in your comings and goings. And now I will leave you in anticipation of yet another intriguing week in the life of my mortal associates, my Human Associations. Farewell. </FONT></HTML>