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Wealth obliges, this can be experienced especially in the following example, which was given in the media. Especially if one looks away, how it happens to poor people and people in need everywhere and even say: in front of our door. Often one looks down on them contemptuously and thinks: "If you make enough effort, it will not happen to you. But there are some fates that you cannot judge, because in today's heartlessness you quickly end up on the sidelines.

Spirit of God: In this case study I would like to tell you about a woman named Elfriede who, on her return to the spiritual world, claimed that she was pious, and if she was strict, then she was always just.

But the judgment of the spirit world of God was different. It did not find piety in this soul, but hardness of heart, not justice, but injustice, selfishness and stinginess. As a result of her wealth, this woman had been highly esteemed among her fellow men, but not so in the eyes of the spirit world of God. During her life on earth she had owned a large country house and other buildings. When the area was hit by a flood, her neighbors were in great distress, for their houses were no longer habitable. They came to this woman and asked her for temporary shelter in the mentioned buildings. But Elfriede denied them this request, and so these people had to look for shelter elsewhere, however much they had repeatedly asked for accommodation with her. She was only looking for excuses and that she did not need any disturbance, and that her moving in would cause a lot of disorder and she might be robbed. Through this behavior the woman had marked herself in the depths of her soul, for she had rejected the homeless and fellow men in need, although it would have been easy for her to take them in. I do not need to tell you about her further life, but about her going home.

Spirits of God had led her over the threshold into the hereafter. From far away her parents approached her, but they could only exchange a few words with her. Her parents said to her

"You don't have much good to look forward to, for you have burdened yourself in life and had no real faith."

The soul Elfriede heard these words, but she was not yet fully aware of the change that had taken place in her, but believed

to dream. Now the angel world led them to a ledge of the spiritual world, over which a spiritual waterfall fell. At this spot she felt very much endangered and had the feeling that these water masses would bury her under them. But built into the rock was apparently a house, at least she saw a door. She hoped to find entrance here, but the door was locked. She could call and scream as much as she wanted, no one opened it. She was also all alone and frightened. She was also freezing, for it was cold and no one came to help her. She was constantly afraid that the floods would sweep her away and so she was very frightened. This went on for a long, long time and in this way she would be brought to her punishment.

Finally an angel appeared with her, who made it clear to her that she deserved such a punishment. At that time she had turned away those people asking for shelter, and that is how it would be for her now in the world on the side beyond, she would be refused shelter and would not be taken care of much. Elfriede objected that she had been a pious person and had observed the laws of the earth. The angel standing before her, however, had to explain to her that there was no justice in her soul, but intransigence, hardness and selfishness, especially also stinginess.

Her heart had been as cold as stone, and so she also experienced coldness in the spiritual world. But the angel was now ready to lead her out of this tribulation and bring her to that place where she could meet those whom she had rejected in earth life and who had preceded her into the spiritual world. She could now see that they were doing much better than she. They lived in a beautiful place compared to their own and they were more beautifully dressed. They all came up to her and welcomed her, but for her it was a humiliation to have to experience that those people who had been so simple in their former lives were much, much better off than she, who had been so proud and rich. These beings were now far above her, and the worst thing for her was that she was destined to be a servant of the very person she had humiliated most in her former life.

The soul of Elfriede was still so headstrong and proud that she refused to take on this service. She still had all the traits she had possessed on earth. So the world of God had no other choice but to separate this haughty sister in order to give her the opportunity to reflect on her life on earth. So they led her into a wasteland, into a desert. No one was near her and there was nothing around her that could distract or even delight her. The angel spoke to her:

"In your world, you were considered a rich woman. Thou possessed a great house and numerous servants. But tell me, what good was this wealth to you? What profit do you have today in eternity? Your piety was only pretended, you were selfish and humiliated your fellow men wherever you could. Now you are given the opportunity to reflect on the past, to ask God for forgiveness and to think about how you could make amends for your transgressions.

In this way this sister was given the opportunity to change her thinking and to orientate herself towards God. This took a very, very long time. But I do not want to go into this further, for I have often explained similar things to you. With this case study I only want to express how a person can be punished who fails to do good that he could have done and that could have been expected of him. A person who fails to do such good things burdens himself in his soul.

When human souls refer to it that they have kept earthly laws, this does not mean that they have not violated spiritual laws in their lives. The spirit world of God decides on this and it also determines the necessary atonement. So, for example, a person can burden himself as a human being through a wicked tongue, to put it in your way of speaking. A wicked tongue need not bring you into conflict with the earthly law, but it certainly brings you into conflict with the spiritual law. Everything therefore depends on how you behave towards your fellow men. It easily happens then that one crosses over into eternity in the firm opinion that he has lived properly and now to his greatest astonishment suddenly has to hear that this or that is blamed on him as a mistake that he has to make good. Such experiences on returning home even cause some people to become mentally restless.

One had been of the opinion that it was enough in life to believe in God and to do good now and then. The world of God alone decides what can be expected of a person. So it is certainly advisable for the upwardly striving spiritual man to consider, in everything he says and does, whether he is not violating any spiritual law. For one cannot so easily enter into heavenly bliss; one must truly earn it on this earth.