The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #26 January 2015 | Page 69

Man considering the Universe,
of which he is a unit, sees
nothing but change in matter,
forces and mental states. He
sees that nothing really IS, but
that everything is BECOMING
and CHANGING. Nothing
stands still - everything is
being born, growing, dying-the
very instant a thing reaches its
height, it begins to decline the law of rhythm is in
constant operation - there is
no reality, enduring quality,
fixity, or substantiality in
anything - nothing is
permanent but Change. He
sees all things evolving from
other things and resolving into
other things - constant action
and reaction; inflow and
outflow; building up and
tearing down; creation and
destruction; birth, growth and
death. Nothing endures but
Change. And if he be a
thinking man, he realizes that
all of these changing things
must be but outward
appearances or manifestations
of some Underlying Power some Substantial Reality.
All thinkers, in all lands and in
all times have assumed the
necessity for postulating the
existence of this Substantial

Reality. All philosophies
worthy of the name have been
based upon this thought. Men
have given to this Substantial
Reality many names - some
have called it by the term of
Deity (under many titles).
Others have called it "The
Infinite and Eternal Energy"
others have tried to call it
"Matter" - but all have
acknowledged its existence.
It is self-evident it needs no
argument.