Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to EntoWeiss, Sara
Religion
Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to Ento
Weiss, Sara
Mars (Planet) -- Miscellanea; Spirit writings
You have observed the immense basin wherein a number of large river
vessels await their turn to load or unload their freight. Those
numerous small, heavily laden boats are the carriers to or distributors
for the large vessels which, of course, could not navigate the canals.
An admirable feature of Entoan cities is the absence of avoidable
noises, haste and confusion. Always the people work in harmony, each
respecting the rights of their neighbors, and all intent upon doing
their duty, thus honoring their calling and themselves. Back of their
harmonious relations with each other is the intelligent force of a
Spiritually evolved people, expressing itself in elevated thoughts and
aims, and in the beautiful in art, architecture, industry and thrift,
which ever are the concomitants of properly adjusted social relations
and of an intelligent sense of duty. The Entoans consider idleness so
utterly at variance with right conduct as to be disgraceful and not at
all permissible, save in cases of disability. Although they never have
heard that Satan finds mischief for idle hands to do, they have learned
that idleness is the begetter of all manner of social corruption, so,
sternly it is frowned out of Ento's code of ethics. What is known
on our planet as the social evil, which, indeed, is a condition of
undevelopment on a level with mere animalism, long, long ago, through
their ever increasing Spirituality and consequent refinement, was,
by the Entoans, outgrown. Even by persons least observant of social
niceties, strictest chastity is practiced. Yes, Ento's religion demands
chaste conduct; but, aside from that, the Entoans have evolved beyond
mere animalism. Idleness is a vestige of barbarism, and inevitably it
begets vicious tendencies and vicious abuses of natural functions;
hence it is all important that the law-makers of a people shall not
only recognize the importance of this fact, but that also they shall
in themselves furnish fine examples of honesty, industry, chastity and
temperate living, which, alas, generally they do not. Our acquaintance
with the peoples of various Planets affords us wide opportunities for
observation of their modes of thought and habits, and wherever we have
found degradation of the sacred function of procreation, we have found
a corresponding lack of Spirituality, and of all ideals constituting
the basis of true civilization, which invariably is the reflection of
the degree of Spirituality of peoples who never are truly civilized
until they recognize that the human body is a temple for the indwelling
of the holy Spirit, the God-man.
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