Jesus' "Rich young man:" Not Love of Money, but rather Insufficient Love of Joy, Life, Peace, Love (of the Least of These) doomed him.
I've been in hours of conversation with an ardent young Truth seeker, who like most, probably is not going to make it to Humanity / Heaven / Nirvana / Salvation in this life (or the next). And for the first time it hit me clearly why. She/He Does NOT YEARN for Love/Peace/Joy/Life above all else! She/he does generally yearn for "truth," BUT SHE/HE DOES NOT YEARN FOR A LIFE LIKE JESUS / KING'S / GANDHI'S...!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEARNING FOR A LIFE THAT FEELS LIKE THE LIFE OF JESUS / KING / THERESA / ELEANOR.... FELT IS "THE" MARKER OF ONE THAT CAN BE "SAVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (The other "Marker" is feeling the pain of "the least of these" more than one feels one's own pain.)
Their lives WERE SALVATION, and a LIFE LIKE THEIRS IS THE ONLY POSSIBLE "SALVATION / HOPE...!!!!" THERE IS NO OTHER.
I've been in hours of conversation with an ardent young Truth seeker, who like most, probably is not going to make it to Humanity / Heaven / Nirvana / Salvation in this life (or the next). And for the first time it hit me clearly why. She/He Does NOT YEARN for Love/Peace/Joy/Life above all else! She/he does generally yearn for "truth," BUT SHE/HE DOES NOT YEARN FOR A LIFE LIKE JESUS / KING'S / GANDHI'S...!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEARNING FOR A LIFE THAT FEELS LIKE THE LIFE OF JESUS / KING / THERESA / ELEANOR.... FELT IS "THE" MARKER OF ONE THAT CAN BE "SAVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (The other "Marker" is feeling the pain of "the least of these" more than one feels one's own pain.)
Their lives WERE SALVATION, and a LIFE LIKE THEIRS IS THE ONLY POSSIBLE "SALVATION / HOPE...!!!!" THERE IS NO OTHER.