Part Thirteen: Deliberations of the Natural Forces in Universe and LEE

两极哲理

The universe is boundless, comprising all the galaxies including the solar system and the Milky Way. What are their inter-relationships? How do they operate?

The universe consists of innumerable sub-systems, among which the Milky Way System is the biggest ever known so far. The solar system, a sub-system of the Milky Way, is made up of the earth and other planets. The earth envelopes sub-systems like countries and nations which can further be divided into sub-systems such as geographical regions, climates, communications, laws, governments, political parties, organisations, commercial federations, races, religions, cultures, families and individuals. These sub-systems keep running all the time and are directly or indirectly interrelated. For instance, Bill Clinton, before becoming president, was subject to the US government, but now the government and the people, even some other countries in the whole world, are more or less under his control.

In our daily life, if you ignore the existence of the universe, its sub-systems and their interactions or you violate the systems existing in the universe, you will often get involved in irrational things, which in turn may get you into trouble. For instance, buses in Singapore stop at regular stops and terminals. If you want to alight between stops, the driver will not co-operate, because that is a violation of the bus-system. The natural force therefore immediately exists, and controls the driver not to co-operate with, and for you to get off between the stops. Likewise, the force controlling the driver to stop at the regular stops, is also a kind of natural force.

The forces of nature in the universe being constant and universal, you must abide the systems existing in the universe and comply with the forces of the nature wherever and whenever you are, otherwise you will suffer from the law of causality as expressed by LEE. For instance, you will be punished by law or feel conscience-smitten for violating the normal social order.

Likewise, if government officials are corrupted, the people will unite as a strong force to fight against corruption; the negligence of welfare provision for the employees will naturally result in low morals or resignations on the part of the employees; when vast areas of forest are felled and soil eroded, floods will frequently occur; when the environment is polluted and the biological system destroyed, mankind will suffer from diseases or forever lose some rare species of animals. All these examples illustrate the negative effects incurred from disrupting the order of the universe. On the contrary, if we comply with the natural order of the universe, or conform to LEE, we will always be in favorable situations. I hope what I have said conforms to the principles that positive starting events create positive subsequent events, negative ones negative events.

Now let us come to the componential elements of our universe - the individuals. Everyone has his own habits, personality, hobbies and conduct which constitute his personal system. Provided his system does not effect others or poses no harm, we should tolerate and accept his system. By doing so, we have actually created good starting events which will result in corresponding subsequent events. Hence, to respect others is another positive starting event.

For instance, when facing a talkative person, let him speak in his own way unless his talk disturbs others. To hold him back from speaking (which is a negative starting event), may get yourself into trouble (which is a negative subsequent event). Since you have interfered his own personal system, he may bear a grudge against you or create obstacles for your work. Personal behavior if conforming to the systems exists in society with regard to family and working environment, should be tolerated in order to save unnecessary trouble. Government policies, likewise, if conforming to other systems that exist, may create good subsequent events. As a result, people will live in harmony and happiness.

May we follow the Law of nature and live, may we follow LEE and behave.