Second chapter

(Five remarks on human happiness and misery.)

[Human beings were created of the best stature, on the best pattern of creation, and given a comprehensive potential. They have been sent to an arena of trial, where they either will rise to the highest rank or descend to the lowest level. These are the ways open to humanity. We are here as a miracle of power and creation’s ultimate pinnacle. I shall expound the mystery of humanity’s ascent and descent in five remarks.]