Which town?

Yet there were also those, on the territory of Her town, who rejected any sort of imposition or authority, setting their refusal into a principle of conduct and action: how were the others, who were conscious of Her, to respond? Let it be the force of the True that acts, let it be the sincerity that radiates: She would say, it is not a large number we need, we need truthful persons.

Was there, then, some disparity between the stated objectives?

Must one work towards the creation of a town of so many residents, at any cost, while hoping that some higher force would see to their selection, or must one concentrate in the progress of one’s consciousness at every moment and leave the results and the consequences to the care of the Consciousness-Force?

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But this very question arises today as well, as all the other questions that were then beginning to form in Her physical presence. Indeed, many are those today who lament the tardiness of the growth and development of the city, which they hold responsible for a certain stagnation in many fields, particularly those of economy and governance, and eagerly call for and invite a substantial and rapid increase of its population, so as to augment its diversity and reach a critical mass of activities and initiatives. Many others deplore this insistence, fearing the aggravated and diluted mixture of motivations – a mixture that could be observed for a number of years already – and implore with all their hearts the renewal and renaissance of the ideal and of the spirit of service before anything else.

Quantity – quality.

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