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"Consider the flowers of a garden. Though differing in kind, colour, form and shape, yet, inasmuch as they are refreshed by the waters of one spring, revived by the breath of one wind, invigorated by the rays of one sun, this diversity increaseth their charm and addeth unto their beauty. How unpleasing to the eye if all the flowers and plants, the leaves and blossoms, the fruit, the branches and the trees of that garden were all of the same shape and colour! Diversity of hues, form and shape enricheth and adorneth the garden, and heighteneth the effect thereof". [34] Similarly, so it is for men on Earth. Only the law of unity can bring harmony among different races and peoples of Earth. (40:2) In a low entropy society centralized complex techniques at high energy and capital density are put aside to the advantage of a decentralized intermediate appropriate technology of low energy consumption. (40:3) The low entropy era toward which we are heading will require a rebalancing of the world's population. The impressive explosion of world population really becomes inconceivable if we consider it in terms of entropy. (40:4) Thus it seems clear, after the various references that passing to a low entropy system will transform our values, our culture, our political and economic institutions and every day life; but this transition won't take place easily and the establishment of a new well-balanced system of low energy consumption will require an impressive turmoil in the current order of things. Baha'u'llah affirms: "The signs of impending convulsions and chaos," He warns the peoples of the world, "can now be discerned, inasmuch as the prevailing Order appeareth to be lamentably defective." [35] (40:5) The new world order that is coming into being, the establishment of which will enable the general crisis that involves all humanity to be overcome, will doubtless require sacrifices and hard work on the part of everybody; world unity will replace the current system based national unities. (40:6) Man will have to acquire the awareness that the wellbeing of humanity, its peace, its security won't be achieved unless and until its unity will be firmly established. [36]
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