14. The Complex Map to Achieving the Ideal Civilization
At the outset, I cannot imagine a single person on this planet who does not wish well for humanity. I cannot conceive of anyone who does not see their own happiness as part of the happiness of all. I cannot believe there is a human being who does not desire to see this earth transformed into a paradise, nor can I fathom someone who does not encourage striving toward the ideal civilization.
Yes, but the descriptions of goodness, paradise, happiness, and civilization may differ. Their criteria may also vary. Some may go so far as to define the good of all, their paradise, their happiness, and their civilization as nothing more than revolving around them, as though they are the center of the universe.
Some may see paradise as an arena of endless conflict where they are always the sole victor. Others may believe that the ideal civilization is achieved through constant defiance of the Supreme Creator’s sovereignty—even if that means absolute submission to evil, as in the case of those who worship the devil.
I do not wish to interfere with such concepts or judge others. All I ask is that we reconsider the path and the map that will lead us to the ideal civilization, regardless of its definitions and standards—provided that reason is our guide, and the consent of all is the map leading to it.
The Leadership and Foundations of Civilization
The ideal civilization, above all, requires “wise and exemplary leadership”—leadership that does not succumb to deviation or weakness, nor falter or lapse into complacency. Falsehood cannot produce truth, and error cannot produce what is right.
But where can we find such leadership?
Wise leadership requires tools, chief among them a balanced, ethical, and human-centered economy.
Civilization demands continuous solutions for humanity’s ever-changing nature, as well as strategies to address major climatic upheavals (such as destructive asteroids, ice ages, or solar anomalies) and catastrophic environmental challenges.
It requires tackling the inevitable diversity of social classes, while maintaining the principle of equality among people of different races, ethnicities, intelligence levels, and professions.
Civilization also calls for an understanding of historical and human patterns, and the creation of an integrated system of values—one that does not need to break its own rules to preserve itself.
Civilization demands the belief that falsehood cannot lead to truth, injustice cannot create justice, and wrong cannot lead to what is right.
It calls for cures for all diseases without causing a population explosion, and respect for personal freedom and individual consent, without infringing on the collective freedoms of others.
True civilization requires guiding human behavior from within, without violating the concept of free choice, while ensuring that every individual bears the consequences of their choices.
It requires solutions for transitional civilizations, with respect for international treaties, covenants, and agreements, as well as fair treatment of the poor, the disabled, and the mentally or physically disadvantaged.
A true civilization must be prepared to face unexpected global crises, and must uphold the highest moral standards in war, even before peace, ensuring that infants are not killed in conflicts, water supplies are not cut off between battlefronts, the dead are not desecrated, women and children are not enslaved, deception and poison are not employed, and sacred covenants and solemn promises are not violated.
The Cultural and Democratic Crisis
Civilization must also provide rational solutions for the decline of culture, as well as the deception and hypocrisy within so-called democracy and justice, which often mask the influence of deep states, wealthy dynasties, and mafias controlling systems and institutions under a superficial democratic façade.
Rethinking the Map
I do not wish to impose my own views or ideas. Rather, I seek to offer descriptions and standards relevant to the path and map that should lead us to the ideal civilization.
Everyone must use their intellect to analyze these descriptions, to draw the map, clarify the vision, and reach the desired goal.
The Existential Questions
What is the ultimate purpose of an ideal civilization?
How can we reconcile our miserable individual and social reality with that goal?
Do final goals require intermediate objectives?
How do we balance shifting objectives with unchanging ideals?
Can ultimate ideals dissolve within the details of temporary goals?
What is the relationship between human and scientific goals and divine and spiritual objectives?
How can we reconcile accepting reality at times and imposing change at others?
We must also ask:
Which is more important: the pragmatism of immediate goals or the purity of ultimate ideals?
How do we balance servitude to God as a goal with the freedom necessary to attain true faith?
What is the difference between ephemeral ideologies and eternal faith?
How do we reconcile human nature’s descent toward desire and vice with the hidden treasure of conscience and pure innate goodness?
Can a small group, through patience and moral strength, achieve a civilizational victory greater than that of larger groups?
Between History and Reality
How do we reconcile the cycles of power and human stewardship of the earth with temporary victories and ultimate triumph?
How do we integrate human effort with divine grace, or align human social systems with unseen divine laws?
Is the path to ideal civilization built on the accumulation of sacrifices, or on a single decisive moment like “the straw that broke the camel’s back”?
How do we interpret God’s promises of trials—fear, hunger, and loss of wealth and life—alongside His glad tidings for the patient?
And how do we balance free will with ideal reactions?
Conclusion
Yes, these are existential concepts.
I do not ask you to adopt a specific interpretation of them. What I do ask is for deep reflection and critical thought.
Once humanity begins to think seriously about these matters, we will have taken a major step in drafting the roadmap to the ideal civilization.
In the end, no matter how powerful we may seem, we cannot plan for a perfect civilization on our own.
This becomes evident with every global economic collapse, or even a mere gust of wind.
Look at the slogan of the “American Dream”—where it was, and where it has ended up.
Believe in humanity’s inability to comprehend certain metaphysical truths, so that we may seek the guidance of those who possess true knowledge.
Acknowledge our failure to achieve some grand goals through traditional, stagnant methods, so that new, unexpected abilities may emerge.
Understand our limitations in altering historical, social, and human patterns, so that a light may shine through this weakness, guiding us toward the ideal civilization.
