BD.3995
March 10, 1947
ABOUT COMMUNISM
As seen from the communist viewpoint, there ought to be differences
neither in external life conditions, nor in the life-style of the individual.
Yet this shall never correspond with God's Will, Who has Himself allowed
for manifold differences in men's destinies. Men certainly should strive
to see their neighbour, obtain their due of what they themselves possess
and makes them happy, but it must be left to the individual at all times
to elect his stance toward the commandment of neighbourly love. He must
not be compelled to share his property, nor must his property on the other
hand be taken away from him, if he has acquired it lawfully. And there
shall always be differences in size of property, and remain so as long
as men's work capacity and will to work vary, and these shall never be
reducible to a common measure, if free development of the individual is
not to be brought to a halt.
A world of monotony there would be, had God been indiscriminating in His
Creation, and had not He given man the capacity to fashion variably his
life after his own will and strength. Because both must find application,
it is purpose and aim of earth-life.
The will of men may assume various directions; the life-energy flowing
to man can variously be utilised, as also God variously distributes it.
Men's activity, therefore, must be variegated, as also, understandably,
worldly success. And from this ensue differing life-conditions, because
these must be present in human existence.
Everyone should, of course, strive to see justice done to fellowman, but
this does not signify absolute equality, as it is the very differences
in success, which are the spurt to heightened activity and activeness
is always beneficial, whilst the urge to activity suffers inhibition of
success there from is never augmented. And life-energy unused signifies
standstill or even retrogression, for man himself as well as for the development
of the spiritual bound in matter.
God, therefore, allowed for destinies to be acted out differently, in
order to heighten the individual's drive towards activity, as He also
variously provides mankind generally with earthly goods, with abilities
and worldly successes. Because in communal life the thought of live for
fellow man is to be aroused and impel to activity.
But as soon as men attempt the levelling sown of life-conditions, by dispossessing
the one to bestow upon another, when men are bent on removing all differences,
the urge to creative activity is neutralised, just as righteous thinking
and acting is put into question. Because men are not then assessed on
their merit, and a man who through his attitude or laziness has become
redundant receives in equal measure.
There have to be differences; there must be men high and low, so that
"serving out of love for fellow-man" can unfold. There have
to be riches and poverty, or mankind would lack all striving, and the
drive to activity would sink to a minimum. Want and misery of the individual
should be alleviated only through Love, and never by action extending
to many people, the aim of which is the equalisation and egalitarisation
of life-conditions, which is never a blessing for men.
This would also be tantamount to a will to interfere with Divine Plans
of Destiny, wherein men shall never succeed, because even where equalisation
on a worldly basis is achieved, God sets the individual increased demands,
or His Will puts to shame what men's will attempt to implement, if same
is not in accord with the Divine Will.
AMEN |
