Jedna mala mjera samoljublja je vama odobrena od Mene, i zato vi također smijete uživati životne radosti, sve dok one ne ometaju (ne škode, ne dovode u pitanje) spasenje vaše duše. A, za to raspoznati, potrebna je samo volja okrenuta Meni, potrebna je samo čvrsta namjera da se živi u skladu sa Mojom voljom, i postigne svoj duhovni cilj, koji vam je postavljen za vaš zemaljski život. Vlada li vama ova volja, da se vi želite iznova vratiti Meni, da vi više ne želite griješiti protiv Moje volje, onda se vi također nalazite na putu povratka Meni, onda ste vi već u određenoj mjeri položili vaš ispit volje, vi ste se iznutra izjasnili za Mene, i vi ćete onda i postići vaš cilj, jer vas Ja podržavam na svaki način. Onda vam ne štete ni male radosti (zadovoljstva, užici) koje vi ponekad sebi zemaljski priuštite. Jer, vi onda precizno znate držati ispravnu mjeru, budući slušate glas savjesti, koji vas upozorava na svako pretjerivanje. Možete se spokojno radovati s radosnima, možete uživati vaše postojanje, samo ako se uvijek sjetite vašeg bližnjega, da ne bude tužan dok ste vi radosni, jer onda je on u nevolji, i vi mu trebate pomoći.... Zato sam vam dao zapovijed da Ljubite vašeg bližnjega kao sebe samoga. A ako poštujete ovu zapovijed, onda vi imate i pravo sebi priuštiti mala zadovoljstva. I svatko će također znati koja zadovoljstva su dopuštena, kada je on već na putu duhovnog stremljenja, kada Me on ne isključuje iz svojih misli, kada on spasenje svoje duše svemu pretpostavlja, jer onda se on može radovati jedino stvarima koje nisu nikakva opasnost za njegovu dušu. Onda će on imati precizan (fini) osjećaj, da li i kada on griješi protiv Moje volje, budući on ne želi zgriješiti, kao što će s druge strane imati odbojnost naspram svjetovnih užitaka koji nanose štetu njegovoj duši. Ljubi bližnjega svoga kao samoga sebe.... U ovoj zapovijedi stoga leži određeno opravdanje za jednu količinu samoljublja, i vi uvijek jedino trebate paziti na to da ova mjera ne bude prekoračena. Jer, to ste također obavezni prema bližnjemu, kojemu vi onda morate dati 'jednaku' mjeru Ljubavi. Stoga, ako vi ne biste više imali ni najmanje samoljublja, onda bi također i obaveza prema vašem bližnjemu bila tek neznatna....Ali, blago onome koji smanjuje samoljublje 'u korist' bližnjega.... Jer on uistinu ispunjava Moju zapovijed, Meni na radost.... No, mala zadovoljstva koja sami sebi ponekad priuštite, ne smiju nikada za bližnjega biti zakidanje vaše Ljubavi, i vi također u svakom trenutku morate biti spremni dati, ako time možete pružiti pomoć bližnjemu. I, također ćete u svakom trenutku prepoznati, što je pravedno, a što nepravedno, dok god vi čistog srca želite sačuvati vezu sa Mnom.... vi nećete postupati protiv Moje volje, i također ćete biti zaštićeni od kušnji svake vrste, ako vi jedino nastojite ispuniti Moju volju.... Jer, vi se onda iznutra opirete svim takvim kušnjama, i također od Mene primate snagu za otpor. Budući Ja postupam kao pravedan Otac prema vama, koji želite biti i ostati Moja djeca, a Otac štiti svoje dijete od svake opasnosti.
AMEN
TranslatorYou have been granted a small measure of self-love by Me, and therefore you may also enjoy the pleasures of life as long as they do not affect your soul's salvation. And to recognize this only requires a will turned towards Me, it only requires the firm resolution to live according to My will and to reach your spiritual aim which has been set for you for your earthly life. If this will controls you, that you want to return to Me again, that you don't want to go against My will, then you are also on the path of return to Me, then you have already passed your test of will to a certain extent, you have inwardly professed Me, and then you will also reach your aim because I will support you in every way. And then even the small pleasures you occasionally prepare for yourselves earthly will not harm you. For then you will know exactly how to measure yourselves because you will obey the voice of conscience which warns you against every exaggeration. You can confidently be happy with the happy, you can enjoy your existence if only you always remember your neighbour so that he is not sad while you are happy, for then he is in need and then you should help him.... Therefore I have given you the commandment to love your neighbour as yourselves. And if you observe this commandment then you also have the right to prepare little pleasures for yourselves. And everyone will also know which pleasures are permissible if he is already on the path of spiritual striving, if he does not exclude Me from his thoughts, if he puts salvation before everything else for his soul, for then he can only enjoy things which are no danger for his soul. Then he will have a fine sense if and when he violates My will because he does not want to sin, just as, on the other hand, he will have an aversion of his own accord to worldly pleasures which harm his soul. Love your neighbour as yourself.... This commandment therefore also contains a certain entitlement to a measure of self-love, and you should only ever make sure that you don't exceed this measure. For it also obliges you towards your neighbour, to whom you should then bestow the same measure of love. Therefore, if you no longer had the slightest self-love, then the obligation towards your neighbour would also only be slight. But blessed is he who reduces self-love in favour of his neighbour.... For he truly fulfils My commandment for My joy.... But the small pleasures which you sometimes give yourselves must never be a diminution of your love for your neighbour, and you must also be willing to give them away at any time if you can help your neighbour by doing so. And you will also always recognize what is right and what is wrong as long as you want to maintain the bond with Me with a pure heart.... you will not act against My will, and you will also be protected against temptations of all kinds as long as you seek to fulfil My will alone.... For then you will inwardly resist all such temptations and also receive the strength to resist from Me. For I act like a true father towards you who want to be and remain My children, and a father protects his child from every danger...._>Amen
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