In Grave Moments

Be calm. Life, as a state of struggle, can be good; but the state of war is never a good life.

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Do not deliberate hurriedly. Circumstances, being the offspring of Superior Designs, modify our experiences minute by minute.

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Avoid inopportune tears. They can complicate enigmas instead of solving them.

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If you have erred disastrously, do not sink into despair. Standing up again is the best measure for one who falls.

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Be patient. If you cannot dominate yourself, then it is useless for you to seek understanding from someone who does not as yet comprehend you.

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If the question is excessively complex, wait one more day or one more week in order to resolve it. Time does not pass in vain.

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On the pretext of defending someone, do not enter into a noisy circle. There are those who make a great deal of noise as a matter of preference.

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Be moderate in your resolutions and attitudes. In moments of gravity your spiritual realities become more visible.

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Be moderate in your resolutions and attitudes. Our spiritual reality is more visible in grave moments.

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Take care in any kind of evaluation alluding to second or third persons. On similar occasions, others will be called upon to evaluate you.

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Never proclaim your individual merits since any excellent quality is very problematical within the frame of our spiritual acquisitions. Remind yourself that virtue is not a voice that speaks, but rather a power that radiates.

XAVIER, Francisco Cândido. Christian Agenda. By the Spirit André Luiz. Great Britain: Allan Kardec Publishing Ltd, 1998. Chapter 10.