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Stars were struck by the Absolute and sent swirling into space as life took form within that sweep of eternal force. Life takes many forms, and each must find its way to useful existence or meaningless death.

Although there is but one way for life prescribed by the Absolute, there are countless styles for living which man may select for his civilization. The wise identify with the way of the Absolute on earth by adopting a proper life style, and by fostering the quality of life in civilization.

Life styles that despoil life form, mislead mentality, and degrade the earth from which the material drape is drawn are bad. They are unethical. They antagonize the advance of civilization. Life styles which center around dope, deceit, arrogant irresponsibility, destructive athletics, or corruptive industry are equally bad. They are substantially un-Pleneurethical, because they contribute little of lasting value to the thrust of life in earth.

All life styles are good which honor life forms, enlighten mentality, and revere its environment. Life styles which constructively conserve vital capability and foster civilized well-being are good. They are Pleneurethical.

It is essentially a waste of time to revert and identify with a mysterious god or any special super-figure peculiar to a region. Attempts to directly identify with the Absolute also do little of credit.

But the effort to identify with the progress of civilization and with the improvement of the quality of life in civilization is meritorious above all else in earth. People are best advised to consider the future of civilization rather than their own status in an obscure
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hereafter. Civilization is the highest achievement of humankind. As people aid this achievement, they are blessed in equal portion.

Pleneurethics envisions civilization to be a living wheel of majestic dimension that rotates in evolution through space and time to its ultimate destiny.

The wheel of civilization of Pleneurethics includes all people and beings of the world. Every individual occupies a position. Each should assist the forward movement of civilization by doing his share.

This share should be aimed positively toward good. The over exposure of evil, and negative, fault-finding argument accomplishes little. Continued eradication of bad accomplishes less. The progressive expansion of good accomplishes more. If good is everywhere, there will be no place for evil to flourish. But if good is neglected, bad will perpetually arise in ever newer form, as old evil is vacated by a hypercritical, evil-oriented society.

It is more relevant to put one’s shoulder to the wheel of civilization and to support its evolutionary advance, than it is to pick up the cross to stamp out devils, burn witches, or draw and quarter infidels if they refuse conversion to the faith.

The wheel of civilization turns true on the structure of Pleneurethics; as individuals consider what should be done rather than what could be done. For the ethical distance between the possible and the desirable is vast. Simply because something is feasible does not also mean eternal good will be derived from such act.

The symbol of the notion of a wheel of enlightened civilization turning on the hub of Pleneurethics would be the Pleneurethical Pentifacet enclosed in a circle. The pentifacet within the circle then becomes the symbol of Pleneurethics at work in the world.

Mortals are transient reflections in clay of the Absolute principle. The structural form enables this principle to abide in molecular substance. Individuals shall cleave to that way which resonates with
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the beat of eternal principle, if they would flourish and live abundantly.

The way for civilized life was set by Absolute principle. Each person must take care lest his life style repudiate the way, and lead him to his ruin and that of others about him. Deviation from the way breeds suffering and loss of real competency.

The blemish which appears on man means his style of life has gone astray from the eternal way. Erasure of all blemish is achieved by the revision of life style and the return of the true way. But take care lest the distance of digression exceed the ability of material form to negotiate complete return.

Attention to the eternal way yields true satisfaction and retention of living form. There is only one structural integrity for health. There are unending numbers of aberrations of mental and physical structure, all of which lead to dissolution of the earthly being and erosion of civilization.

The wheel of civilization truly turns on the relevant axis formed by the eternal law of Pleneurethics.