Fritz Springmeier

Hall, Manly P. America's Assignment with Destiny. PhilosophicalResearch Society, 1951, p. 115.AMERICA'S ASSIGNMENT WITH DESTINY 115their work be accomplished it is not sufficient that they havethe needed vision. This vision must be communicated.It must be extended throughout human society untilhumanity redeems itself by the experience of enlightenment.The security that the world seeks cannot be bestowed;it must be earned. When a sufficient number has attainedthis degree of true leadership, the imperishable democracyof the sages will become a fact in the mortal sphere.The genuine Esoteric Associations always required thatdisciples prepare themselves for careers of practical service.The student was expected to attain to a state of unusualskill or proficiency in some branch of learning. He wasthen to practice this profession or craft as a means of extendinghis sphere of constructive influence. He was toteach through example, enriching his chosen vocation withthe overtones of enlightened religious philosophy. Thus,gradually creating a significant zone of influence, he wasavailable for whatever task the Keepers of the Great Planrequired. Practical ends can only be achieved by practicalmeans, and the agents of the Universal Reformation mustbe sufficient for every emergency.Rather than attempt to indicate modem organizationswhich may or may not be instruments of the Mystery system,it is more useful to recommend that each truth seekermake use of his own faculties of discrimination. The EsotericOrders have never accepted candidates without reasonablequalifications, nor have they offered any inducements exceptthe privilege of becoming unselfish, useful, and humble.They have never promised to gratify the whims of mortals,and have reserved the right to select in their own way thosewhom they believed to have the courage, the insight, andthe fortitude which the magnitude of the project demanded.Human society cannot be preserved by Fraternities of theunfit, even though the members be well-intentioned. Suc-ESOTERIC GROUPS LIKE MASONRYREQUIRE THEIR MEMBERS TO GAININFLUENCE TO PROMOTE THE PLAN