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SOCIAL EVOLUTION
All human beings have not attained the
same level of evolution; this is just a fact of life, because each person is unique and
advances at its own pace and will. But all human beings are of the same value; the wise
shall regard the immature, for instance, as himself before his enlightenment. Since the
ultimate target is the evolution of the whole World, of all the souls, humans should help
each other.
Moreover, if all beings were of the same"dynamic", evolution would be very difficult, if not unachievable; but since beings are of unequal level, the ones of higher level have the moral duty to help those of
inferior level, because they visualize the end condition of the evolutionary process and
appreciate its superiority. The Gods too, perform precisely this task, by helping man in
his struggle towards higher achievements. There is an inherent tendency for Man to love
(and consequently try to approach) conditions of superior level. Therefore, the very
essence of the law of Love, which guarantees harmonious relations between beings, can be
understood as the necessary condition for universal progress.
Continued