[Nundduedola]

...the free will of the awakening soul here is of paramount importance... thanks for a thought provoking reply. it may be that on some level, if "free will" is so important than likewise infringing upon another's "free will" may also be a factor, as if there may be some price in their own free will to pay for it.

from another perspective i consider the possibility that human culture seems an experiment which is being observed. certainly there's help offered and for some this is welcomed and for others it may be ignored. what seems the recipe that facilitates evolving a human being to their spiritual potential?

maybe that is part of the role that a higher self can play, and maybe there's various degrees of aptitude in the higher self's ability to influence that. some may enter life with what seems like a head start in such ways, others may seem brand new. possibly technology plays some role here.

some suggest each path contains some legitimacy, if not in the interest of progress than in the ability to offer contrast to progress. maybe for some we learn what not to do before we can learn what to do in the interest of our progress and in helping the progress of others.

sometimes i wonder about the idea of evolutionary advantage, as if some lifeforms may have advantage over others within the same species in terms of spiritual development. likewise, maybe there's cultural advantages.

within humanity for example, it may be that spiritualy developed people tend to be happier then otherwise. here the twist seems that many people may not value happiness and so may live in a sort of spiritual rut, not able to realize what their potential may have to offer: it seems as if a self denial.