ters of the
Law: for if the spirit of the Law had been kept there would have been
no misunderstanding or juggling of the letter.

Soon there was so much of this turning and twisting to suit man's
growing selfishness, that there was need for someone in authority over
all the interpreters, whose word should be final. So your people cried
aloud for Kings. And you have them, and your law has grown to immense
proportions, as have also the clever sins of your selfishness. WHERE
THERE IS NO SIN THERE IS NO NEED OF LAWS; FOR THE RIGHTEOUS MAN IS A
LAW UNTO HIMSELF.

It must not be imagined that because of the lack of a political system
on Mars, such as you deem necessary on your Earth, that all is chaos
and life a sort of happy-go-lucky existence. On the contrary, the
Martian existence is controlled by the acme of system, which is in
accordance with the law of Divine Harmony. A system from which has
been eliminated all the useless wheels which so clog up your lives and
make your progress slow indeed.

CHAPTER X.

MARS IS RULED BY LOVE

"And now abideth Faith, Hope and Love: these three; but the greatest of
these is LOVE." Paul to the Corinthians.

THERE IS BUT ONE LAW ON MARS. THAT LAW IS LOVE.

This law is not written in a code for the guidance of the people.

It is graven in the hearts of the inhabitants, and is reflected in the
countenance of every individual.

This law is the incentive before the entire population and urges each
individual onward to the completion of the task before him.

There are no rulers to bow before: neither is anyone better than his
brother. There is no evil, for all are good: all are equal. God endows
every individual expression of life with the Divine Heritage of a pure
soul. It is the individual's concern to keep this heavenly gift
unstained in its descent into matter. The love force of the Spirit is
the potent agent that does this for the individual when allowed to
permeate and radiate the entire being. When individuals have learned
to bathe their innermost beings in the Father's love, then it must
follow that a nation made up of such individuals will be governed only
by such precepts as are evolved from this dominating Love-force.

It is of no import to the individual on this planet what his particular
task may be, for all work is for the Father; and the humblest vocation
(humbler from the point of view of the dwellers on your Earth) is as
important and as honorable a