http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/phone-call-from-god en-us 60 <p align="center">&ldquo;<em>To refuse the call means stagnation.</em></p><p align="center"><em>What you don&rsquo;t experience positively you will experience negatively.&rdquo;</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">~ Joseph Campbell, 20th Century Philosopher &amp; Mythology Expert</p><p align="center">from <em>A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p>(Soul) Phone rings.</p><p>It&rsquo;s God on the other line.</p><p>You just let it ring&hellip; and ring&hellip; and ring&hellip;</p><p>Not good.</p><p>You stagnate.</p><p>All that potential positive energy you would have unleashed on your hero&rsquo;s journey?</p><p>It comes back against you. And destroys you.</p><p>Eek.</p><p>&hellip;</p><p>Jesus said the same thing, btw<em>: &ldquo;</em><em>If you bring forth what is inside you, what you bring forth will save you. If you don't bring forth what is inside you, what you don&rsquo;t bring forth will destroy you.&rdquo;</em></p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:11 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:128:128 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/128