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January 11th, 2008
Santa Cruz, California
Received by FAB
I am here, Thomas Alva Edison.
I come to you tonight in response to your current interest in my
life. Though you could not grasp the technical descriptions of my
inventions, you nevertheless enjoyed and appreciated reading about
my life.
Yes, I did have a blessed life. But words can't describe how thrilled
I was when my hearing was fully restored on this side of life! Oh,
it was beyond any great joy I experienced on Earth. I had always
had a love for music, and one of the great sadnesses of my Earth
life was that this pleasure was denied me. But when the full truth,
that I would be able to hear perfectly well from now on, dawned
on me, I was beside myself with happiness. I had not anticipated
this great gift at all. Indeed, I had only a very hazy idea of what
would await me after death.
I mentioned first this experience of hearing again to emphasize
how good the Creator is to His children. This goodness is often
obscured, or even negated, by those who point to the unfairness
of life on Earth and angrily point their finger and say, where was
God when a certain tragedy occurred? Why does God so often stay
His Hand?
It is admittedly a difficult concern for a believer, but when mortals
become spirits, they quickly perceive life so differently, for none
of the injustices of Earth are tolerated or allowed, except in those
low planes of the hells, where dark spirits continue to act out
their negativity.
As a dedicated scientist and inventor, I had to look closely at
objects in order to bring into existence the inventions I was known
for. I couldn't just accept commonly held knowledge. I had to scrutinize
everything in order to come up with new approaches. And, as people
know, I did succeed in revolutionizing modern technology, as a direct
result of this careful methodical and scientific examination.
My reason for mentioning this is to make a parallel with viewing
history. People have often taken one quick look at what has happened
on Earth and dismissed belief in a loving God. But this is a huge
mistake. I believe that everyone who suffers from this tendency
should do what I did - not accept superficial answers and really
dig. If these people do this, they will discover that there have
been many incidents of goodness as opposed to evil at any point
in time, and many ways that the Creator helped His children.
I do make an exception with the period of humanity's devolution
after the Fall, when we as a species temporarily lost our connection
to our conscience. And there have been, as you well know, barbaric
and murderous scourges of people, such as the Nazis, whose only
desire was conquest and causing suffering and harm.
Take this Nazi era of the Second World War. There had been horrible
tortures before and mass killings, but never on the scale of the
Nazis. This was because they had modern technology to assist them
in their fiendish purposes.
But you are aware that there actually were Nazis who saved victims'
lives, and that many Gentiles harbored Jews, at the risk of their
own life and that of their families.
Certainly, humanity has been addicted to killing. Wars and hatred
have been fueled by crazy demagogues, and so many innocent people
have been persecuted and murdered just because of the color of their
skin or their beliefs.
But there is a silent witness of those who have chosen the good
path. Certainly, humanity has often been programmed by society to
accept certain unfair prejudices, and certainly, might has often
made right - as it still does presently. But we have not heard enough
the nurturing voices of those who sacrificed, or healed, or showed
courage, to make it a better world, even with the prevalence of
sin and error.
I am speaking from direct experience of having observed and talked
to spirits from all types of backgrounds and from so many earth
time periods, and, whereas I have seen much darkness, I have also
seen much light.
Goodness has often had a difficult time sustaining itself in the
mortal life, but the time is coming when this will change for the
better. I think well of humanity, and I have shared these thoughts
so that maybe some might be helped to change their attitude to something
more hopeful toward humanity and God.
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