He had been granted his life's wish-but conditionally.
Quotes about conditionally (3 Quotes)
The idea that leisure is of value in itself is only conditionally true. . . . The average man simply spends his leisure as a dog spends it. His recreations are all puerile, and the time supposed to benefit him really only stupefies him.
Meanwhile, spiritual submissiveness brings about the wiser use of our time, talents, and gifts as compared with our laboring diligently but conditionally to establish our own righteousness instead of the Lord's (DC 116). After all, Lucifer was willing to work very hard, but conditionally in his own way and for his own purposes. (Moses 41).