“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Now Ruburt did not know what he was going to speak about this evening and half of his talk in class is automatic, as you know, but it was no coincidence that he became involved in his talk of power and energy for you had a deep distrust of your own energy to sway people as a salesman (to Davey) as you had a distrust of your ability to sway people as a minister (to Joel) and as you also have the same feeling (to Davey), for what happens is this.

If you can sway others so easily then what is there to them after all, for you know who you are and what you are and you do not think you are all that great. If they listen to you like sheep, then how can you look to them with respect? How can you think they are worth saving? How are they worth what you want to give or can give? They are not worth the while. This is what you think when you put out this fine energy to sell a product (to Davey) and this is what you think (to Joel). Whether or not you realize it, your conception of the human race changes, for if you can mold another that easily then where are these fine abilities inherent in the race as a whole.

You do not trust those that you can sway. You trust an adversary because you cannot move him; and you think, there is a man, he will not listen to me, therefore, he must really be great, and you also feared him, and that is why you trust your enemies in a strange fashion for they convince you that a portion of the race is worth saving. Those that stand against you, you feel have a great energy and a great power.