The world says, in its little, passing wisdom, that if you desire a better position in life: act and dress for it NOW. Live mentally in its atmosphere. Adopt all the ways and views constant with it. Eliminate from your life those things that are beneath its dignity and importance. Lift your conduct to comport yourself on its level. This is the world's meaningless "advancement": but the principle is so true in eternal things. If we expect to be made "equal to the angels" and "stand in the presence of God" throughout eternity, we MUST start acting like it NOW. We must live in harmony with it. Many things must be put away which -- though not really "bad" in themselves, and quite suitable for earthlings -- are quite out of place in the environment we seek, and for which we must prepare ourselves. Do not carelessly indulge yourself at present with things inconsistent with divinity, in the vain delusion they'll be miraculously and conveniently, at the last day, cleaned out of your mind and interests, to make you suitable for God's company. It will be too late then. It's your whole life's PRESENT purpose (and opportunity) to labor fervently on it NOW -- with, of course, God's offered and essential help. Time is short! Don't drift in fatal self-delusion.

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