The Way of the universe

THE WAY OF THE UNIVERSE observing the universe, one thing emerges with absolute clarity: everything is inextricably bound together in one specific law of nature. nothing ever strays from the path that has been laid down for it. For instance, hydrogen and oxygen molecules can always be depended on to make water in the same way. one can consistently predict the chemical compounds which will form from mixing certain elements, for these elements invariably act according to definite laws. When metals dissolve and water turn into steam, they do not do it erratically; they do so precisely as the law of nature prescribes. Man is required to act in the same manner. his character should be moulded according to nature’s natural and specific laws to acquire a predictable personality. one should be able to depend upon him to act in specific ways in certain situations. rather than following impulses, which sometimes lead him in one direction, sometimes in another, he should faithfully adhere to the path that the whole of the natural world follows so successfully. There is but one proper code of ethics for both man and the universe. The rest of the universe is observing that code. The only way that man can succeed is by following suit.