11. World Reconstruction, Part 1
Beloved Brothers and Sisters,
Upon first reading of these words offered by Hazrat Inayat Khan, one might think he was speaking in the present day of current global events, however; these words were presented in the early twentieth century following the conditions of World War I.
Considering the affects of such world conditions, Hazrat Inayat Khan teaches that the health of the body depends upon the health of all of its organs and parts, and so, “human beings, as individuals or as a multitude, all depend upon one another” to maintain a healthy condition of the whole humanity.
With Loving Regards and Prayers for an enlightened world,
Our Workers
Social Gatheka no. 11, Part 1, World Reconstruction
Especially after the war and the pain that the world has experienced, people are beginning to think on the subject of reconstruction. But no doubt every mentality, and in this way the ideas about reconstruction of the world differ very much. Considering the condition of the world as it is today, in the first place when one thinks of the financial condition, which is most essential for order and peace, it is so confused and has become so difficult to solve that it seems that there are many with their intellect and brain and understanding, helpless before this most difficult problem. No doubt there are many who will tell us that there is no other remedy for the betterment of humanity than the solution of the financial problem.
But at the same time it seems that the financial problem is becoming everyday more and more difficult and bringing nations and races and communities to a greater and greater destruction, and before this problem is solved it is no wonder if a great deal of damage is done to nations. And although intoxicated by the absorption in his own problem of life, man does not think enough about these things; nevertheless in the end the world in general will realize the weakness, the feebleness, caused by this disorder and unbalanced condition of the financial problem of the world.
As long as nations and people profit by the loss of other nations and people, for the moment they may think that they are benefited, but in the end all will realize that we human beings, as individuals or as a multitude, all depend upon one another. For instance, if for the cause of one part of one's body the other part suffers, in the end it will prove an unbalanced condition, a lack of health in the physical body. What does health mean? Health means all the organs of the body in good condition, and so the health of the world means all nations, all people in a good condition.
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