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However, as the embodiment of truth, compassion, and wisdom themselves, and as such truly qualified to be teachers of humanity - out of compassion for those who are still in ignorance, and importantly, as realized fully surrendered instruments of God's Will, Who they in fact are - some of these great souls 'choose' to remain, to willingly re-incarnate, thus sacrificing themselves to the pride of ignorance, the ingratitude, the resistance and the outright hostility of human ego they will encounter by doing so, as a dispensation for the possibility of awakening, nurturing, and progressing the innate spiritual aspiration in others.
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Jyotir,
Thanks for your input. I particularly want to focus on those who are 'surrendered instruments of God's will' who choose to re-incarnate in order to help others to progress on their spiritual journeys.
From a Christian viewpoint, we must realize that God works by authority and not by force. If God ruled by force there could be no freedom in this world. When one accepts the authority of God then God can empower us and grant us His power to do His will in this world. This same principle is at work in our daily lives. If we accept a paycheck it means we are accepting the authority of the one that compensates our endeavors on his behalf. Any power that we exert in our work is done on the behalf of our superior and in accordance with his desires. In the scriptures(Matthew 8:5-13) the centurion by recognizing 'the chain of command' was commended by Jesus for his great faith and the power of God was exercised in the healing of his son.
Look at the Lord's prayer: 'hallowed be thy name'(recognition and acceptance of God)......'thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven'. This implies that those who choose to re-incarnate have the goal of seeing the will of God done on this earth. They are willing to bypass the eternal and instead wish to help others in the progression of their spiritual journeys. It is by their surrender to God's will that they become instruments of God's will.
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