Following up from Lesson 128, you cannot stop with the idea the world is worthless. If there is nothing else to hope for, you will only be depressed! Our emphasis is not to give up on the world, but on exchanging it for what is far more satisfying, filled with joy and capable of offering you peace.
Think about the value you hold for this world. There is no loss in letting go all thought of value here. The world you see is merciless, unstable, cruel, unconcerned with you, quick to avenge and pitiless with hate. No lasting love is found, for none is here. This is the world of time, where all things end.
Find a world where losing is impossible; where love endures forever, hate cannot exist and vengeance has no meaning. Find all things you really want, and know they have no ending and they will remain exactly as you want them throughout time. A world where language ceases into silence and yet all is understood.
God and His Son's language has no words. What they say cannot be symbolized. Their knowledge is direct and wholly shared and wholly one. How far away from this are you who stay bound to this world. And yet how near are you, when you exchange it for the world you want.
The last step is certain; you stand an instant's space away from timelessness. Unbind your mind from little things the world sets forth to keep you prisoner. Do not value them, and they will disappear. Esteem them, and they will seem real to you. This world holds nothing you really want.
Beyond this world there is a world I want. I choose to see that world instead of this, for here is nothing that I really want.
The lights of Heaven bend to you, to shine upon your face as you rest beyond the world of darkness. A day of grace is given you today, and we give thanks. We realize that what you feared to lose was only loss.
Now you understand there is no loss. For you have seen its opposite at last, and are grateful.
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