The Hermit's Path

2:5: Men set their hearts on certain things and make plans for their attainment, but unless the plans they make complement the Divine Plan, they will come to nothing. Earth has a mission and everything upon it is there to play its part in the fulfillment of that mission. Material ends have little importance beside spiritual ends, and creation is only intended to satisfy spiritual needs and develop spiritual abilities.

2:6: The good and the wicked are tested, and no one is exempt. The difference is that the righteous man uses the tests to benefit himself, while the unrighteous turns them against himself to destroy his own soul. No man should be overwhelmed by the troubles and tribulations, which come upon him. They are intended to be utilised for the benefit of his soul and the strengthening of this spirit, and, bearing this in mind, he should be better able to endure them.

2:7: Every man is born to be tested and tried. Sorrow and suffering, problems and tribulations, are meant to be the lot of men. Yet, they are never his continued lot, and the brighter moments of life far outweigh the darker. Man was not given life for the sole purpose of enjoying Earth and its pleasures. Earth is a place man must cultivate and prepare for harvest and what he produces will be his sustenance when the season is ended. Sorrow and suffering are his seeds, and the joys of life the fertilizing waters.- (The Kolbrin Bible: Chapter 2 – Book of Wisdom: Meditation and Morals)