Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-09
Annie ne.ant ON Human Development.

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Annie Eesant on Human Development
Regarding the civilization of the western
world ia the light OF the esoteric philoso-
ply, l judge it rs success or ss failure as
il approaches toward or recedes from the
,leal OF brotherhood. as II encourages or
.hwnTts the spiritual progress III man.
The rapid increase of wealth in the hands
IL "a comparatively small class. the grow
Ing cnn,rol OF natural forces by ever widen
ns knowledge; the exclusion 81 vast num-
3ers % tie population from the benefits 81
his growing control: the advancing eiu-
:a.ion of the laboring classes and their
sser improving m'tboas Of combination
thuic and many other causes are produc-
Ing u state AZ social tension which must NJ
suit in social chan peaceful or other
wise.
II Is against brotherhood that million
aires and starving men and women should
,oeaist in society. IL is against brother
hood that the growing control of natural
forces should mako "A few scandalously rich
and leave the many scandalously poor \
society based ON unbrotherly competition
instead OF on brotherly co-opcration cagno.
last any more than caa last building
Quit III tft4s.b'f ti 'nf laws VI Nie'thiliAs.
Hence ] regard oar present social system as
doomed Ia collapse other systems have
collapsed winch wer open To the same
rriticisn.
Another reason for regarding this syuem
- doomed IL that IL IL an anachrouism n
coafiict with the present stage Of the evo
lutionary Law. We as in the fifth great
stage Of human development, and the f,ftt
stage is that Of the mind. The function OF
man just nov il To evolve tho principle oi
intelligence dwelling within him. and tho
mind powers already evolved give him .
control over rh steal forces sufficient To sup
ply his bodily nece-sities AMI leave him
n.uple leisure for cultiva;ing his intellect
were that control used for the general good
instead of for the hcsping up OF unnecessary
wealth in the hands o. n limited number
The majority II our population. especially
In the older countries European stsues
toll With little internIiSsion all their lives
through merely To keep life in their bodies
They have no leisure for culiivating the in
teliectusi powers. the artistic faculties. the
imass native isoisnci.s of the human mind
They are CONDEMNED to life 81 labor. the
prlce Of which merely purchases for them
thc right Ca live Thus does the horse earn
NJ tfNA thAf HtN ~ttFiAf4. tFsb VIM AlF~t
gcrctally mere considcra tioa for his health
thsa - hestoW -. ofi his fellow drudge. The
man who drives him The horse needs hu;
fool. shelter ard rest the man needs for
his human sroiution leisure for mental
study with rnveary body. That - the
right If each child ~ man horn irto the
world ~ this stag u evolution. Tor oai
animal development Ines behind 80. and on
-
nent ia ~ the mind a. <oul
society should therefore b. ofgauiFcd fon
the production II wealth with the les,
pos@.Ale expenditure 81 human energy and
The hfotherlF distribution - the wealth
produced. in or,fer that mans force mas
b. dir>fed 80 tho mental development #
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- them - nsurr must he crushed under
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