Don't forget that a precious stone requires shaping to arrive at its optimal beauty. The same is true for souls that must go through several stages before reaching the highest level. God, in His great kindness, chisels them as would be done by the best craftsman willing to produce a masterpiece. This preparation is long and painful for the element that lends itself to this meticulous work. Beauty and perfection can only be earned through repeated efforts, as concerns the subject that particularly interests us here, but the result obtained, contrary to that on matter, is imperishable."

Babuji

--Reflections