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That purpose has to be sought in spiritual dimensions and motivations of life that transcend an economical panorama in continuous transformation [101]. (82:1) Baha'u'llah' s laws and principles provide an answer to fundamental problems that every culture has had to face in the course of history, in light of an equilibrium and moderation that represent essential elements of existence [102]. (82:2) Baha'i writings invite man to view life with a spiritual and global vision, spirituality meaning the moral and social commitment capable of creating justice, harmony and unity among peoples. (82:3) It is possible for man to obtain a balance between the material and spiritual aspects through constant effort of transforming virtues into daily reality. (82:4) The rearranging of social economy can occur through measures that not only take into account pure and simple technical aspects of the problem, but measures which integrate a well precise vision of the individual's inner life, of the social and political life of local and national communities: the goal will be the prosperity of human kind. (82:5) It is, in fact, through the application of many teachings regarding the entire reality of man that can give birth to a new world order in which even economical problems will find a solution. At the basis of this reorganization there is a new concept of education, that in order to achieve an ideal economic maturity, indispensable for the resolution of current problems, this education should contain the spiritual and legal teachings of love and altruism, honesty, trustworthiness, loyalty, detachment, moderation, wisdom, generosity, frugality, independence, and justice not as the result of a punishing spirit but as the only means to attaining the unity and well-being of the majority of humanity [103].
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