Our present world order is built on competition, winners and losers, and “heroes,” mass a system that fosters bitter rivalries, ego tripping and vendettas by a disgruntled few which block the cohesiveness and cooperation necessary to promote the best interest of the whole. This atmosphere is not conducive to spiritually, an indispensable part of the equation as the tri-une nature of man(kind) is equally physical, mental and spiritual. Over or under development of any one of the three creates an imbalance.
A person who is physically perfect and appealing to the eye but has limited mentality and/or no heart or conscience is seriously flawed. One who is mentally brilliant but undeveloped in body and spirit is equally imbalanced. And to be super spiritual while physically or mentally undeveloped, one would be too heavenly to be of any earthly good to anybody.
As science and technology continue to advance with lightning speed, it is imperative that the inner controls of spirituality be installed early in today’s human machines as we are becoming like shiny new vehicles being mass produced with sleek exteriors and lots of computerized gadgets, but with no brakes or steering. This societal nightmare continues as we increasingly stockpile unfathomable weapons of destruction while daring other nations to even think about it.
This process of thousands of years of mismanagement, greed and control of the masses by a few, can never be remedied by the election or other succession of occasional good, well meaning officials alone. It requires ongoing Divine leadership void of individual figureheads of power who will always remain embroiled in power struggles.
In our perpetual fight for various freedoms we forget to prepare ourselves for how to handle them once obtained, or to familiarize ourselves and others with what constitutes abuse––by whom and by what standard of measurement? “When nothing else works, read the directions,” remains one of my favorite instruments of advice.
Until 1844 (the beginning of the Baha’i Era) the whole promise of peace was mere prophecy. Today, however, we have Divine Blueprints (spiritual GPS) that millions of people on every continent are following, at different levels of understanding and commitment, while deepening together on the actual Writings- of the Holy Figures Themselves–as interpretation of them by anyone is forbidden! This initiates a total reverse of the competitive, rivalrous system of hierarchy around which today’s world order pivots. Our own nation’s recent Presidential election fracas most vividly exposed this flawed system to the entire world!
Can you image having local, state, and national elections without candidates running against one another–and with no money involved? Can you fathom upon winning these positions, receiving no monetary compensation for the honor of serving? This process has been perfecting on an ongoing scale for over 100 years as a pivotal part of the new world order of peace!
Its introduction to the world came on May 23, 1844, the same date of the world’s first (mass communication) Morse Code message between Baltimore MD and Washington, DC, tapping out the message, “What hath God wrought!” My introduction to it came nearly 45 years ago through the statement: “The Baha’i Faith is a new, independent, universal religion whose aim is to revitalize mankind spiritually, to break down the barriers between peoples, and to lay the foundation of a new, universal, world-society based on the (twin) principles of justice and love.” (Investigate!- 1-800-22-UNITE)
