Olive pointed out that the cycloid principle applies here as well. She suggested that the example of the cycloid experiment gives us a useful illustration of the principle involved, by which the Platonic method is also illustrated. "The flow of human development is always towards the center of the truth, towards the core of the Principle of the universe of Life. The higher our attainments are in human development the closer we've come to the core of the Principle. The flow of our rivers must be towards the Principle by which Life is empowered."

      "The cycloid experiment is useful as an illustration, because it involves an observable physical phenomenon that illustrates an otherwise unrecognizable universal principle," she added. "We have to search for more of these kinds of illustrations. The cycloid example also illustrates to us that there is something lacking in our understanding of the universe if we keep our mind closed off with preconceptions. The paradox that hits us in this case, then becomes an invitation for asking ourselves the question as to why the paradox exists? Once that question is asked, we begin a dialog with ourselves, or with one-another, to explore the phenomenon and discover the underlying principles. That's easily done in the case of the cycloid ramp, because the paradox is obvious. It gets much harder, however, when the paradox is not that obvious, as in the case of the imperial platform that is designed to force a river uphill against the gravity of its principle, which is a process that is not understood and has been kept carefully obscured for millennia.

      "You guys are going too far," said Tony, who had come back from the beach at this time. "You can't say that America has been trying to force the river of life to flow uphill."

      "Where have you been?" answered Tatsuhiko. "Have you lived on the moon? America has been dragged into this. It has been destroyed by it twice, and you still can't see that it happened? Take free trade as an example. The British Empire forced free trade on America at its very beginning, as an open channel do dump its products and prevent America's industrial development, thereby bankrupting the new nation. That's like forcing the river of life to flow uphill, contrary to its principle. This process bankrupted America. The new nation was nearly destroyed as the result of it. The same thing happened in modern times. The prevailing empire dragged America into the free-trade process again. America was coerced to open itself up as a dumping ground for the world, which in turn was forced to prostitute itself into a slave labor position that America couldn't compete with. As a consequence America's industries were destroyed, and slave-labor nations were destroyed by the theft of their resources. If that isn't an attempt to force the river of life to flow uphill contrary to its principle, I want to know what you think it is? This process of universal looting destroys everything connected with human existence. The imperial platform has always been to maximize the looting of humanity. The imperial platform isn't designed to develop humanity and to enrich it its existence, but to loot it. That platform is contrary to the principle of life. It always has been, and it always has been destructive. Now the world lies in shambles. Forcing the river of life to flow uphill has been the mode of operation for centuries, and the methods are becoming more and more fascist in an attempt to make this happen, but it won't happen. No principle supports this process. Eventually humanity will recognize the obvious and stop the process. Mary already gave us a glimpse that this goal can be achieved, on the Principle of Universal Love, which is the Principle of Life. What do you find so difficult about that, Tony?" said Tatsuhiko, looking directly at Tony to solicit a response.

      Tony merely shook his head.

      "The Principle of Universal Love, which also includes the Principle Universal Sovereignty, was put on the world map in 1648 as the fundamental principles of civilization," said Olive. "The recognition of this principle ended eight years of war, but it created a paradox when these principle was brought into the context with our long standing marriage institutions. The two simply don't fit together. Small minded thinking prevailed, and universal love was denied as anything of value. That's how easily we tend to throw the concept of universal love into the trashcan. Society is unwilling to acknowledge socially the very same principles that it acknowledges as an essential foundation for civilization. By it too, society forces the river of life to flow uphill, contrary to its principles. It appears that this process has been put in ancient times and has been carefully perpetuated by every empire that ever was. That may be the reason why society is so deeply bound today to a fundamentally incorrect model, a model that doesn't work, without knowing where the fault lies, as for instance in the case of free trade. Since our prevailing assumptions are obviously valid, right at the home gate, it is time that we examine what is spiritually lacking about the ancient marriage doctrine that renders it small and incompatible with the universal principles of life, especially the Principle of Universal Love. I think these are the kind of questions that we need to ask ourselves."

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Stories about  Love from novels by Rolf A. F. Witzsche