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Spiritist magazine — Journal of psychological studies — 1858 > May > Moral problems – Questions addressed to São Luís
Question 1: opulence and work
─ Of two rich men, the first was born into opulence and never knew need; the second owes his fortune to his work. Both employ it exclusively for personal satisfaction. Which one is the most culpable?
Response
─ The one who knew suffering. He knows what it's like to suffer.
question 2: accumulation of goods without doing good
─ Will someone who accumulates continuously, without doing good to anyone, have an acceptable excuse in the idea of accumulating in order to leave enough to the children?
Response
─ It is a commitment to an evil conscience.
question 3: the misers receive according to their works
─ Of two misers, the first deprives himself of what is necessary and dies of privation over his treasure; the second is only avaricious towards others: he is prodigal towards himself. While he shuns the slightest sacrifice in order to render a gift or do something useful, he does not limit his personal pleasures. He gets annoyed when asked for a favor; he wants to surrender to his whims, which he never lacks. Who is the most guilty and which one will have the worst place in the world of spirits?
Response
─ What you enjoy. The other has already received its punishment.
Question 4: can fortune be used for good after death?
─ Does he who in life not use his fortune usefully find relief in doing good after death, by the fate that it gives him?
Response
─ No. The good is worth what it costs.
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