IF AN INDIVIDUAL leaves this physical life, ignorant, mentally lazy, unkind, inconsiderate, thoughtless, with power of reason undeveloped, he will still be the same type of Individual when he arrives in the spiritual world.
The transition makes him no wiser, except for the added knowledge which he might gain thereby. He will still be governed by the same principles there as here.
He will still find that knowledge can only be acquired through Personal Effort, if he is to grow and unfold from an evolutionary standpoint. He will still be personally responsible for his every word, thought and action. He will still find that his peace of mind, his contentment and happiness must be earned.
There is no other way so far as Natural Science knows. An Individual Intelligence at any given time is just exactly what he has made himself as a result of his past Personal Efforts or activities, no better, no worse.
In addition to this it has also been found that it is possible through knowledge rightly used to accelerate one's evolutionary growth.
This holds good regardless of the Individual's occupation. It makes no difference whether a man is a carpenter, mechanic, musician, artist, financier, engineer, or occupied in the most menial of labors. The fact remains that if the teachings of Natural Science are applied to daily living, the Individual who does apply them must become a more wholesome, constructive and successful citizen of the human family, anywhere, any time and on any plane of manifestation, whether physical or spiritual.
Nowhere in the Universe, insofar as Natural Science knows, is there any cessation of labor.
Always, everywhere, the wholesome Individual must be occupied in some manner or other.
Personal Effort