Hold your horses!
Everybody Failed (Except Japan), Looking to the 22nd CenturyPer-Capita GDP of Major Players:
..............1820........1900.......1950.......1973.......1992
Japan......704.......1,136......1,837......11,017......19,425
USA......1,287.......4,096......9,573......16,607......21,558
UK.........1,756.......4,593......6,847......11,992......15,738
FRG.......1,112........3,134......4,281......13,152.......19,351
France...1,281.......2,849.......5,221......12,940......17,959
Italy.......1,092......1,746.......3,425......10,409......16,229
Russia......751.......1,218.......2,834.......6,058.......4,671
China.......523..........652.........614.......1,186........3,098
India........531..........625.........597..........853.......1,347
(unit: dollar)
Note 1: FRG: the Federal Republic of Germany
2: Value adjusted for the US dollar in 1990.
3: In 1820, GDP of China was No.1, India's No.2, and France's No. 3.
[Source: Data created by Angus Maddison and introduced in "Nihon-no-Keizai (Japan's Economy)" by Osamu Ito;
http://www.chuko.co.jp/new/2007/05/101896.html]
It is said that the Soviet Union/Russia was not so bad until the West became materially so rich and their citizens came to pursue their material desire almost freely and with less and less restrictions, and until citizens of the Soviet Union were influenced by the West so badly.
Maybe Islamic countries will be said in future that they have not been so bad until the West have become materially further so rich and their citizens have come to pursue their material desire actually freely and with the least restrictions, and until Muslims have been influenced by the West so badly.
Indeed, China, Russia, and India, all once having solely relied on law and order based on Marxism or its derivative socialism, are now trying hard to be materially so rich and citizens are coming to pursue their material desire almost freely, in a sense, and with less and less restrictions.
Maybe Islamic countries, all relying on law and order based on the religion to a varying degree, may be now trying hard to be materially so rich and citizens are being tempted to pursue their material desire almost freely, in a sense, and with less and less restrictions.
Indeed, if you become materially super-rich, what do you need except entertainments which accordingly would become more and more sinful almost freely without any restrictions?
* * *
Ancient Greeks thought: "Let slaves do hard work, and we will think and argue about valuable concepts."
Ancient Romans thought: "Let slaves do hard work, and we will think and argue about the Greek Culture."
Modern super-rich men think: "Let poor people do hard work, and we will enjoy entertainment."
I have meant that there are serious defects in the Greek Civilization and their descendants including the Roman Empire and the European Civilization.
The significance of Judaism and the work of Jesus Christ is concerned with it.
However, historically, Judaism failed, Christianity failed, Islam failed, Hinduism and Buddhism failed, Taoism and Confucianism failed, and Israelites of the modern age and Marxism also failed in these 2000 years.
From this point of view, you may think that the material-desire oriented civilization, having expanded from the Greek Civilization to the contemporary Western Civilization, is still rampage all over the world, even using a disguise of freedom and democracy. Then, liberalism and democracy failed, too, in the beginning of the 21st century.
Becoming rich and immoral is a natural course for mankind, which is however the core of warnings Jesus Christ gave to His followers 2000 years ago.
The God will turn His back to mankind when they become so rich and so immoral.
* * *
In the above context, if the U.S. society has become more moral than in September 2001, it will be saved from the fears for terror by the God.
Now, your mission has been clearly defined: Being more moral than in September 2001 whether in the White House or the Central Park, if I may say so.
(In addition, I do not think that the Japanese Civilization failed in these 2000 years like others, say, such as Vatican.
I do think that the Japanese Civilization will help mankind keep from becoming an insane primate being so immoral as is not seen in other primates.
Anyway, the God will win and Japan is on His side. In the 22nd century, your descendants will be proud of being related to Japan, if any, which is of course entertainment for me, though I may be nowhere on the earth in the next century as with you.
Indeed, who would remember us in the 22nd century, if we win or lose, or are rich or poor?)
"LET THE WHEAT AND THE WEEDS GROW UNTIL THE HARVEST"
..............1820........1900.......1950.......1973.......1992
Japan......704.......1,136......1,837......11,017......19,425
USA......1,287.......4,096......9,573......16,607......21,558
UK.........1,756.......4,593......6,847......11,992......15,738
FRG.......1,112........3,134......4,281......13,152.......19,351
France...1,281.......2,849.......5,221......12,940......17,959
Italy.......1,092......1,746.......3,425......10,409......16,229
Russia......751.......1,218.......2,834.......6,058.......4,671
China.......523..........652.........614.......1,186........3,098
India........531..........625.........597..........853.......1,347
(unit: dollar)
Note 1: FRG: the Federal Republic of Germany
2: Value adjusted for the US dollar in 1990.
3: In 1820, GDP of China was No.1, India's No.2, and France's No. 3.
[Source: Data created by Angus Maddison and introduced in "Nihon-no-Keizai (Japan's Economy)" by Osamu Ito;
http://www.chuko.co.jp/new/2007/05/101896.html]
It is said that the Soviet Union/Russia was not so bad until the West became materially so rich and their citizens came to pursue their material desire almost freely and with less and less restrictions, and until citizens of the Soviet Union were influenced by the West so badly.
Maybe Islamic countries will be said in future that they have not been so bad until the West have become materially further so rich and their citizens have come to pursue their material desire actually freely and with the least restrictions, and until Muslims have been influenced by the West so badly.
Indeed, China, Russia, and India, all once having solely relied on law and order based on Marxism or its derivative socialism, are now trying hard to be materially so rich and citizens are coming to pursue their material desire almost freely, in a sense, and with less and less restrictions.
Maybe Islamic countries, all relying on law and order based on the religion to a varying degree, may be now trying hard to be materially so rich and citizens are being tempted to pursue their material desire almost freely, in a sense, and with less and less restrictions.
Indeed, if you become materially super-rich, what do you need except entertainments which accordingly would become more and more sinful almost freely without any restrictions?
* * *
Ancient Greeks thought: "Let slaves do hard work, and we will think and argue about valuable concepts."
Ancient Romans thought: "Let slaves do hard work, and we will think and argue about the Greek Culture."
Modern super-rich men think: "Let poor people do hard work, and we will enjoy entertainment."
I have meant that there are serious defects in the Greek Civilization and their descendants including the Roman Empire and the European Civilization.
The significance of Judaism and the work of Jesus Christ is concerned with it.
However, historically, Judaism failed, Christianity failed, Islam failed, Hinduism and Buddhism failed, Taoism and Confucianism failed, and Israelites of the modern age and Marxism also failed in these 2000 years.
From this point of view, you may think that the material-desire oriented civilization, having expanded from the Greek Civilization to the contemporary Western Civilization, is still rampage all over the world, even using a disguise of freedom and democracy. Then, liberalism and democracy failed, too, in the beginning of the 21st century.
Becoming rich and immoral is a natural course for mankind, which is however the core of warnings Jesus Christ gave to His followers 2000 years ago.
The God will turn His back to mankind when they become so rich and so immoral.
* * *
In the above context, if the U.S. society has become more moral than in September 2001, it will be saved from the fears for terror by the God.
Now, your mission has been clearly defined: Being more moral than in September 2001 whether in the White House or the Central Park, if I may say so.
(In addition, I do not think that the Japanese Civilization failed in these 2000 years like others, say, such as Vatican.
I do think that the Japanese Civilization will help mankind keep from becoming an insane primate being so immoral as is not seen in other primates.
Anyway, the God will win and Japan is on His side. In the 22nd century, your descendants will be proud of being related to Japan, if any, which is of course entertainment for me, though I may be nowhere on the earth in the next century as with you.
Indeed, who would remember us in the 22nd century, if we win or lose, or are rich or poor?)
"LET THE WHEAT AND THE WEEDS GROW UNTIL THE HARVEST"