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Within this diverse concept of life, work and production must acquire a diverse meaning. Work must not be regarded as a necessary evil, a burden to carry only to obtain what we want, but a spiritual act of service, and production must be regulated to fairly satisfy needs. In an entropic culture work and production thus become necessary activities to reach the right balance in life the same as sleeping, playing and praying [27]. (37:1) Without working man is incomplete: Baha'u'llah says, "Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. The best of men are they that earn a livelihood by their calling and spend upon themselves and upon their kindred.. We have exalted your engagement in such work to the rank of worship of the one true God [28].
(37:2)
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