The strength and longevity of a Tree depends, to a large degree, on the strength and depth of its connection (roots) to the Earth.
If a man, having no root in the earth, can walk up to a tree twice his size and push it down so that it falls to the ground, is this an indication of the strength of the man, or of the weakness of the Tree's connection (roots) to the Earth?
Likewise, the strength and longevity of any Civilization (or Belief System) depend, to a great extent, upon that civilization's governing principles being sufficiently rooted in the Universal Order of God's Creation.
If an alien civilization, with no root in the Universal Order, can walk up to an "Ancient" civilization and topple it to the "ground", is this an indication of the "strength" of the "alien civilization", or of the weakness of the Ancient Civilization?
If the Ancient Civilization were sufficiently rooted in the Universal Order, it should not fall victim to that which has no root.
The fall of a particular nation has not so much to do with the strength of opposing nations, as it has to do with the inability of that nation to maintain its connection to the evolutionary process of Change in keeping with the Laws of Nature.
Consider these words from the Hon. Louis Farrakhan:
"When you go out after Knowledge, never say, 'I found it!,' for when you think you have found it, you have stopped searching. You have stopped seeking. When you stop searching, stop seeking, you have reached a plateau of learning. That plateau leads to the death of your society; the death of your own power; your creative energy."
When a people rise to a certain height in cultural development, there is a tendency to "level out", and "rest" at that level, and they get "comfortable" where they are; which means the "push" to further evolve is halted; and the people then begin the process of degeneration, as it is well known that when growth ceases, degeneration begins.
The degeneration of the society begins to produce dissatisfaction in the people whose nature demands cultivation; and that dissatisfaction invariably "gives birth" to a new idea that is more suitable to the needs of the people. If the society at large does not accept the "new idea", then it will continue to degenerate and weaken until either the new idea takes over, or some outside element moves in to take over.
In order to protect itself from this phenomena, a nation or society must encourage and promote the cultivation and evolution of the Minds of its citizens, according to the Natural Order, or Universal Order of Creation. The society must constantly guard itself against 'settling' on any particular level of understanding, and must constantly strive for greater and greater understanding; as Truth and Reality are ever-evolving. This means we must be "open" to consider new Ideas and new Possibilities for the furtherance of the society, and not get "stuck" on any one moment in the past. Everything is moving forward, and so must we.
Where do these "new Ideas" come from? Ofttimes, it is born out of the dissatisfaction of the people, whose Nature is to constantly seek growth, and rebels against stagnation.
However, the most siginificant Source of these "new Ideas" is the Divine Supreme Being, Who, according to Scripture, has been facilitating the evolution of Humanity through time by stages, by way of Divine Revelation.
It is when a society rejects, or turns away from, this Divine Guidance that it ceases to grow, and begins (or continues) the process of degeneration; and so becomes destined for collapse and replacement.
If we, who are in the Present, are seeking growth and evolution through that which is already Past, then we too will soon become a thing of the past...obsolete.
Let us open our eyes and seek out that Guidance that is suited for the Present. We must Honor and Respect the Past, but we also must be mature enough to accept that the wisdom of the Past is not sufficient for the Present time and circumstances.
God's Guidance for the Present, and the proper study of it, is the Key to maximizing our success in the Present, and thus laying a proper foundation to take us into the Future.
Let us "Honor" the past...not "worship" it.
RM
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