God and Nature
Of all parts of
Nature, only man puts his own interest before the needs of the system. How we
can operate according to the altruistic laws of Nature, which is the same as
God.
"Every molecule,
every cell, every organ ... has self-interest. When every level in the body
shows its self-interest, it forces negotiations among the levels. This is the
secret of Nature. Every moment in our body, these negotiations drive our
systems to harmony."
The cells in
organisms unite by reciprocal giving for the sake of sustaining the whole body.
Each cell in the body receives what it needs for its sustenance, and spends the
rest of its energy tending to the rest of the body. At every level of Nature,
the individual works to benefit the whole of which it is a part, and in that
finds its wholeness. Without selfless activities, a body cannot persist. In
fact, life itself cannot persist.
Science acknowledge
that the biggest, if not the only, problem with our world are we. Below are two
examples of such states of mind:
"I think
computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human
nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive.
We've created life in our own image"
"And in simple
words we shall say that the nature of each and every individual is to exploit
the lives of all other people in the world for his own benefit, and all that he
gives to another is only out of necessity. Even in that there is exploitation,
but it is done cunningly, so that his friend will not feel it"
Thousands of
scientists, judging by the latest reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change, already state that we must stop working against Nature, as we
have been doing for centuries, and begin to work in harmony with it. They
explain that Nature already knows what to do and when to do it. If we only get
out of the way, things will sort themselves out. Just as each body has its
immune system; Nature has mechanisms that maintain its balance.
This balance is a
dynamic equilibrium controlled by interrelated regulation mechanisms, in which
Nature thinks not of particular elements within it, but of the whole system.
Just imagine the havoc our body would fall into, if each organ cared only for
its own good, instead of caring for the good of the whole body.
In such a state,
organs would steal blood vessels from one another, denying neighbouring organs
nourishment and oxygen. Organs producing antibodies would direct them against
other organs because other organs would be considered foreign bodies, and the
ones with the strongest antibodies would destroy the other organs. Soon, very
soon, the body would die, and its self-centred organs would die with it. When
such a process happens in an organism, it is called "cancer."
The fact that Nature
does exist and that it isn't destroying itself every single moment is proof
that Nature does not work egoistically. It is a proof that Nature works as a
system, putting the well-being of the system before the well-being of its
parts. When the system's needs come before the needs of the part, it is called
"altruism." In an altruistic system, the particular elements
constantly contribute to the system, whether it is an organism or a human
society.
Humans, in almost every
aspect, are just another animal species. But there is one aspect in which we
are different from Nature: We put our own interest before the interest of the
system. This is the essence of egoism. We don't need to teach animals, plants
or rocks how to behave. Their behaviour is always in harmony with Nature,
altruistic, putting the system's needs before their own. This is why when prey
animals hunt, they hunt only enough to sustain themselves, and thus maintain
the natural balance of their habitat.
But humans don't hunt
to eat; they hunt to gain wealth, to exploit. This is why we have penalties for
poaching. The only problem with the human race is that, unlike animals, it runs
on an egoistic "operating system" instead of an altruistic one. To mend
ourselves and to stop disrupting Nature's homeostasis, we need to install an
altruistic operating system instead of our current, faulty system.
And to find the
missing disk, we need to go to the "program vendor," the Creator. The
words "God" and "Nature" are synonymous. This is why they
have the same numeric value: 86.
We can replace the
egoistic disk with an altruistic one, and today, when many already recognize
that a real change of heart is necessary, they are stepping to the fore and
introducing it to the world.
Just as we turn to
the program vendor when software we install doesn't work, when human nature
fails us, we must ask the "nature vendor" to provide us with one that
works properly.
The Creator is a
force of love and wants to bestow His love. Hence, He created in us a desire to
receive delight and pleasure. As a result, all our choices aim to increase our
pleasure or decrease our pain. Every mineral, plant, animal, or person wants
only one thing: to feel pleasure or avoid pain. Without the prospect of future
pleasure, we simply cannot live.
The belief that in
the future we will be happy is what we call "hope." When we say,
"I'm hopeful," we really mean that we believe in the likelihood of
experiencing joy and pleasure in the future. Otherwise, what can we be hopeful
about? Thus, all our choices reflect our desire for pleasure.
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