Since external conditions are subject to natural changes, nothing in the world which is wholly external to man can be said to be the source of his happiness. Even one s body is not a reliable source of satisfaction, as it can pass away as anything else can pass away. The indubitability of the presence of something that is more permanent than the visible world of persons and things is too obvious to need reiteration. Concepts and ideas do not always arise from external occurrences. Modern science tells us that events do not take place in space, and so, perhaps, they do not also take place in time.
Ideas determine things, and they are more universal than the particular objects in the world.
If our thoughts are a balance of coordinated ideas, and feelings commingle in a fraternity of mutual dependence, there would be a greater chance of our survival in the world, and better possibilities of recognising a deeper significance in our existence. However, though cults, creeds and religions are important, and healthy international relations absolutely necessary, all these endeavours and the round-table talks thereon started with noble intentions have mostly been seen to end up with the same fears and reservations which motivated the very enterprise of the conferences. What is generally known as philosophy is the concept of the final ideal of life, which creeps through the veins of every mental mood, and it finally decides upon what one would like to say or do. To what extent is the influence exerted in life by. These are not merely philosophical questions, but the very bricks of the structure which one would like to build for life in the world.