Ch 4 Man's Inherent Talents

THE “TALENTS” ARE both A GIFT AND AN OBLIGATION. They are a gift inherited by human beings IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR SOUL AT THE TIME OF BIRTH. These “talents” are the capabilities and possibilities for achievement and attain-ment with which every normal man and woman is endowed.

Very few who have read the Biblical story of the “talents” and/or listened to sermons on the subject by Ministers and Priests actually realize THAT THESE TALENTS IMPOSE UPON HUMANS AN OBLIGATION. IN EFFECT, THEY CONSTITUTE AN INDEBTEDNESS ASSUMED BY THE SOUL BEFORE ITS FIRST IN-CARNATION ON EARTH. NO SOUL CAN BE FREE, OR BECOME FREE BY ANY MEANS WHATEVER, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE DEBT FOR THE GIFT HAS BEEN PAID TO THE GIVER.

Another fact almost wholly overlooked or disregarded and directly responsible for many failures is that this indebtedness is directly to God, or the Creative Law. We call it the Divine Law. The important point is that EVERY EFFORT MADE TO REPAY THE DEBT WILL REACT TO THE BENEFIT OF THE ONE MAKING THE EFFORT, and not to any other person.

Furthermore, these “talents,” representing a person’s inherent powers, forces, opportunities, possibilities and capabilities, though in embryo and inert in almost all individuals, will, if awakened and developed, make of one a lesser god, a co--Creator and co-worker with God, since God and the functioning Law can work only through mediums, or agents, and these are God's creatures – men and women.

This is implied by God’s own statement: “And now the sons of men (through the use of their talents, i.e., the development of powers, forces, possibilities and capabilities - opportunities} have BECOME as the Sons of God, knowing [as a result of their efforts and experiences] good from evil.”

The story of the “talents” has been given but little thought by mankind as a whole. Yet it is one of the most important and potent of all Biblical narratives; explaining, as it does, an Absolute Law THAT NO HUMAN CREATURE CAN EVADE. In its first phase, it clearly states that the “traveler,” i.e., the Lord, God, or Creator, gave certain “talents” unto, or into possession of EACH ONE of His creatures.

There are two other phases of this Law. One is that of rewards; the reaping after the sowing, or making use of the talents. The other is that of punishment for those who fail to awaken and bring into manifestation these talents or inheritances. (The Law of Compensation).

The theme of the “rewards”is that the more active the inheritor is in arousing, developing and bringing his inherited possibilities into manifestation in the world of fact, the greater will be his reward1 and blessing. For every successful effort, ANOTHER SUCCESS WILL BE ADDED TO IT; hence the saying, or exposition of an absolute Law: “To him that hath shall be given.” Why? Because by the faithfulness and correct use of that which one ALREADY HAS, AS A RESULT OF OBEDIENCE TO THE LAW AND THE EFFORT MADE, he made manifest his Faith in God and the Law. He WISELY used that which in turn was given into his possession as it is given to EVERY person (each one has equal opportunities - there are no favorites). That individual has, by obedience, become the “wheat” of the Apocalypse.

The third phase of the Law is well stated in a very few words:
“ . . . Thou wicked and slothful [careless, lazy, neglectful drone] servant , thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed.”-Matt. 25:26.

THIS IS AN EXEMPLIFICATION of:

“whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”-Gal. 6:1.⁽¹⁾

At first glance it appears to be unjust and a contradiction. But when we reason by analogy, it quickly becomes plain. The master husbandman furnishes his servants (employees) with the grain to be sown, and after the grain is sown, it produces many times, with the result that the reaping is many times the sowing and both the master husbandman AND the servant reap a reward, increase or profit.

If the servant - the laborer - fails in the sowing, if he neglects to develop his inherent, dormant “talents,” his pos-sibilities and capabilities, taking advantage of every opportunity to improve his position, both master (the Creator) and servant [men and women] are defrauded. The servant, by not having sown “wheat” (constructive effort), is guilty of having sown “chaff,” (neglect of opportunities) and is deprived of that which is life - destroyed by the REaction of the Law.

It is well to remember that Man - he can be called the Soul if you will - came to earth so that here, by means of his desires and efforts, bringing into activity or manifestation his inherent “talents” or possibilities, might gain experience and knowledge and become a “Son of God” as a reward for his efforts. Only as an individual does this does one fulfill the Law and WORK OUT THEIR FREEDOM FROM EARTHLY, OR TEMPORAL CONDITIONS.

If an individual fails to obey the Law, they will be as ignorant at their death as they were on being born, and in ADDITION, be loaded with the “sins” or burdens of their evil life, hence THERE CAN BE NO PLACE IN THE KINGDOM FOR THEM. They will be, as so clearly pointed out in the exposition of St. John, among the “chaff” to be burned up, that is, destroyed. Revelation is most positive in this respect.

A human being, at birth, begins their pilgrimage, NOT as a privileged being, but with possibilities of becoming such. A person’s “stock in trade” materially and Spiritually speaking, consists of the inherent dormant talents, desires and Will. If one gains the necessary wisdom or understanding of the Law and its opera-tion, and actively begins to awaken and make use of their capabilities by bringing them into manifestation, then other talents or opportunities will be given to that individual for further advancement.

IF ONE IS AMBITIOUS, energetic and becomes inspired by an ideal and an object to be achieved, he will make full use of that which he at the moment possesses. That individual then gradually, and by degrees, becomes a creator, in the likeness of his Father, and ultimately accomplishes the seemingly impossible. In truth, he will have achieved the status of a Son of God. He is the Biblical “sower of wheat” and his inheritance is the kingdom.

On the contrary, if an individual is lazy, inert, and laboring under the delusion that God or one’s fellow human being should do for him that which he refuses to do for himself, being governed by inertia, the flesh and the carnal self, then he, like the Biblical character, will find that the “talents” he did possess were taken from him, that is, BECOME DETERIORATED AND DESTROYED FOR WANT OF INCENTIVE AND EXERCISE.

That person has - to again refer to the Apocalypse - become of the “chaff” and, the chaff, as an inert substance, bereft of life, will “die out” or be destroyed - covered over or plowed under, to give life and substance to the “wheat.”

Unfortunately, those who disobey every part of the Law, who perform no useful, constructive labor and who fail to provide for those for whom they are responsible, are the most outspoken in their complaints. They denounce those who have OBEYED and have been blessed in return. More often than not, they loudly insist that those who have come into possession of many good things as a result of their continued efforts made in accordance with the Divine Law, shall be compelled to share their bounty, at least in part, and that what they have acquired shall be divided among the drones.

These, and there are now many millions of them, forget, or ignore, the all-important lesson taught in the parable of the talents as illustrated in these two verses:

“And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou delivereth unto me five talents: behold, I have gained besides them five talents more.

“His lord said unto him, Well done thou good and faithful servant: thou has been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”

The word GAINED is to be noted. This is a synonym for COMPENSATION as well as for INCREASE and even for PROFIT, so much condemned by the drone and failure. THIS IS THE LAW. Were it otherwise, the wheat would yield but a grain and nations would starve. Without the principle involved in this Law of Increase, the manufacturer of an essential article would be able to produce but one more article for each article sold and millions of men would be idle, lacking the positions and high wages wherewith to obtain either the necessities and/or the pleasures of life. The one who sows the one grain of wheat will reap many in return. The increase, sown again, will increase still more, until the sower will be supplied with plenty, and, instead of a sower or servant, will have become a “lord.”

(1) Those who are indeed Ministers and Priests - servants - of God find in this the severest condemnation of our present system of catering to the indolent, petting them and further weakening them by supporting them in one way or another. Here is seen a positive condemnation of those methods which force the honest, active and thrifty to give of their hard-earned gains to the support of decadent nations, in defiance of the edict Divinely given: "By the sweat of thy brow (all individuals) shalt thou earn thy bread."


		MAN'S INHERENT "TALENTS" The Great Fundamentals, II
			"And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. "Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. "And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. "But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. "After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them."
		"And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. "His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. "He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents besides them. "His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. "Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed : "And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. "His lord answered and said unto him. Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knowest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: "Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the ex-changers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. "Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. "For unto every man that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. "And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Matt. 25:14 to 30
	THE “TALENTS” ARE both A GIFT AND AN OBLIGATION. They are a gift inherited by human beings IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR SOUL AT THE TIME OF BIRTH. These “talents” are the capabilities and possibilities for achievement and attain-ment with which every normal man and woman is endowed. Very few who have read the Biblical story of the “talents” and/or listened to sermons on the subject by Ministers and Priests actually realize THAT THESE TALENTS IMPOSE UPON HUMANS AN OBLIGATION. IN EFFECT, THEY CONSTITUTE AN INDEBTEDNESS ASSUMED BY THE SOUL BEFORE ITS FIRST IN-CARNATION ON EARTH. NO SOUL CAN BE FREE, OR BECOME FREE BY ANY MEANS WHATEVER, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE DEBT FOR THE GIFT HAS BEEN PAID TO THE GIVER. Another fact almost wholly overlooked or disregarded and directly responsible for many failures is that this indebtedness is directly to God, or the Creative Law. We call it the Divine Law. The important point is that EVERY EFFORT MADE TO REPAY THE DEBT WILL REACT TO THE BENEFIT OF THE ONE MAKING THE EFFORT, and not to any other person. Furthermore, these “talents,” representing a person’s inherent powers, forces, opportunities, possibilities and capabilities, though in embryo and inert in almost all individuals, will, if awakened and developed, make of one a lesser god, a co--Creator and co-worker with God, since God and the functioning Law can work only through mediums, or agents, and these are God's creatures – men and women. This is implied by God’s own statement: “And now the sons of men (through the use of their talents, i.e., the development of powers, forces, possibilities and capabilities - opportunities} have BECOME as the Sons of God, knowing [as a result of their efforts and experiences] good from evil.” The story of the “talents” has been given but little thought by mankind as a whole. Yet it is one of the most important and potent of all Biblical narratives; explaining, as it does, an Absolute Law THAT NO HUMAN CREATURE CAN EVADE. In its first phase, it clearly states that the “traveler,” i.e., the Lord, God, or Creator, gave certain “talents” unto, or into possession of EACH ONE of His creatures. There are two other phases of this Law. One is that of rewards; the reaping after the sowing, or making use of the talents. The other is that of punishment for those who fail to awaken and bring into manifestation these talents or inheritances. (The Law of Compensation). The theme of the “rewards”is that the more active the inheritor is in arousing, developing and bringing his inherited possibilities into manifestation in the world of fact, the greater will be his reward1 and blessing. For every successful effort, ANOTHER SUCCESS WILL BE ADDED TO IT; hence the saying, or exposition of an absolute Law: “To him that hath shall be given.” Why? Because by the faithfulness and correct use of that which one ALREADY HAS, AS A RESULT OF OBEDIENCE TO THE LAW AND THE EFFORT MADE, he made manifest his Faith in God and the Law. He WISELY used that which in turn was given into his possession as it is given to EVERY person (each one has equal opportunities - there are no favorites). That individual has, by obedience, become the “wheat” of the Apocalypse. The third phase of the Law is well stated in a very few words: “ . . . Thou wicked and slothful [careless, lazy, neglectful drone] servant , thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed.”-Matt. 25:26. THIS IS AN EXEMPLIFICATION of: “whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”-Gal. 6:1.⁽¹⁾ At first glance it appears to be unjust and a contradiction. But when we reason by analogy, it quickly becomes plain. The master husbandman furnishes his servants (employees) with the grain to be sown, and after the grain is sown, it produces many times, with the result that the reaping is many times the sowing and both the master husbandman AND the servant reap a reward, increase or profit. If the servant - the laborer - fails in the sowing, if he neglects to develop his inherent, dormant “talents,” his pos-sibilities and capabilities, taking advantage of every opportunity to improve his position, both master (the Creator) and servant [men and women] are defrauded. The servant, by not having sown “wheat” (constructive effort), is guilty of having sown “chaff,” (neglect of opportunities) and is deprived of that which is life - destroyed by the REaction of the Law. It is well to remember that Man - he can be called the Soul if you will - came to earth so that here, by means of his desires and efforts, bringing into activity or manifestation his inherent “talents” or possibilities, might gain experience and knowledge and become a “Son of God” as a reward for his efforts. Only as an individual does this does one fulfill the Law and WORK OUT THEIR FREEDOM FROM EARTHLY, OR TEMPORAL CONDITIONS. If an individual fails to obey the Law, they will be as ignorant at their death as they were on being born, and in ADDITION, be loaded with the “sins” or burdens of their evil life, hence THERE CAN BE NO PLACE IN THE KINGDOM FOR THEM. They will be, as so clearly pointed out in the exposition of St. John, among the “chaff” to be burned up, that is, destroyed. Revelation is most positive in this respect. A human being, at birth, begins their pilgrimage, NOT as a privileged being, but with possibilities of becoming such. A person’s “stock in trade” materially and Spiritually speaking, consists of the inherent dormant talents, desires and Will. If one gains the necessary wisdom or understanding of the Law and its opera-tion, and actively begins to awaken and make use of their capabilities by bringing them into manifestation, then other talents or opportunities will be given to that individual for further advancement. IF ONE IS AMBITIOUS, energetic and becomes inspired by an ideal and an object to be achieved, he will make full use of that which he at the moment possesses. That individual then gradually, and by degrees, becomes a creator, in the likeness of his Father, and ultimately accomplishes the seemingly impossible. In truth, he will have achieved the status of a Son of God. He is the Biblical “sower of wheat” and his inheritance is the kingdom. On the contrary, if an individual is lazy, inert, and laboring under the delusion that God or one’s fellow human being should do for him that which he refuses to do for himself, being governed by inertia, the flesh and the carnal self, then he, like the Biblical character, will find that the “talents” he did possess were taken from him, that is, BECOME DETERIORATED AND DESTROYED FOR WANT OF INCENTIVE AND EXERCISE. That person has - to again refer to the Apocalypse - become of the “chaff” and, the chaff, as an inert substance, bereft of life, will “die out” or be destroyed - covered over or plowed under, to give life and substance to the “wheat.” Unfortunately, those who disobey every part of the Law, who perform no useful, constructive labor and who fail to provide for those for whom they are responsible, are the most outspoken in their complaints. They denounce those who have OBEYED and have been blessed in return. More often than not, they loudly insist that those who have come into possession of many good things as a result of their continued efforts made in accordance with the Divine Law, shall be compelled to share their bounty, at least in part, and that what they have acquired shall be divided among the drones. These, and there are now many millions of them, forget, or ignore, the all-important lesson taught in the parable of the talents as illustrated in these two verses: “And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou delivereth unto me five talents: behold, I have gained besides them five talents more. “His lord said unto him, Well done thou good and faithful servant: thou has been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” The word GAINED is to be noted. This is a synonym for COMPENSATION as well as for INCREASE and even for PROFIT, so much condemned by the drone and failure. THIS IS THE LAW. Were it otherwise, the wheat would yield but a grain and nations would starve. Without the principle involved in this Law of Increase, the manufacturer of an essential article would be able to produce but one more article for each article sold and millions of men would be idle, lacking the positions and high wages wherewith to obtain either the necessities and/or the pleasures of life. The one who sows the one grain of wheat will reap many in return. The increase, sown again, will increase still more, until the sower will be supplied with plenty, and, instead of a sower or servant, will have become a “lord.” (1) Those who are indeed Ministers and Priests - servants - of God find in this the severest condemnation of our present system of catering to the indolent, petting them and further weakening them by supporting them in one way or another. Here is seen a positive condemnation of those methods which force the honest, active and thrifty to give of their hard-earned gains to the support of decadent nations, in defiance of the edict Divinely given: "By the sweat of thy brow (all individuals) shalt thou earn thy bread."
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