Do you enjoy your freedom? Do you appreciate the luxury of unlimited possibilities? Even my word tells you to stand fast in the liberty in which I have made you free. But freedom doesn’t exist as an end in itself. It is an open door to find the future that is right for you. Of what value is your freedom if you don’t spend it to commit to your own destiny? In like manner, of what value is money if you don’t have anything to spend it on? Have you observed the loneliness and isolation of those who can’t relinquish their freedom to make a commitment?

Do you think of faith only in terms of doctrines and creeds? This puts you in conflict with others who have other doctrines and creeds. Yet faith is a universally admired virtue along with courage and generosity. But to come into agreement on this you need a large version of faith that applies universally. If you commit yourself to a worthwhile cause or task that is much larger than you, and apply your efforts to it, do you know what the outcome will be? Do you know if you, even working with others, will change the world? You do not.

Do you spend a lifetime acquiring knowledge and character? Do you also spend a lifetime acquiring money? Which do you think is more valuable? Even those who are not believers will rank character and education ahead of money. Yet these things depart with you when you leave this mortal life, while your money stays behind. Those who receive your money will be glad to get it. If character is still more valuable, how will you spend it now to obtain the benefit of this greater value while you are still alive?

Are you desired? Is there anything more validating for a  person than to be wanted by others? Conversely, is there anything worse than being rejected by others, to be ignored and considered undesirable? Have you noticed that your culture enforces a rigid hierarchy of attractiveness, in intelligence, social standing, financial worth, and particularly physical appearance? Even if this code is unspoken it is real, and everyone knows where they fall on the spectrum. Most of these qualities are assigned at birth rather than earned, so what do you do if you didn’t win the lottery?