As the modern civilised human being grows further and further away from the stage of primitive man, away from the laws and conditions that were vital to this stage, it has correspondingly come under the principles and laws of the next stage in evolution. The next stage in evolution is that which will gradually become the perfect human being's existence and conduct, which means the mental stage that Christ referred to in his divine "Sermon on the Mount". Normal joy in living for the human being who has advanced in evolution is thus being unable to defeat its enemy in the way that the Vikings or the figures of Nordic mythology did. All creation of culture goes more and more against such a way of being. At any rate the civilised human being must not punish its enemies itself. In a civilised nation this must happen only through authorities and a judicial system. And evolution goes more and more in that direction. Among these civilised nations the lack of a similar judicial system for nations is felt increasingly. Various attempts have already been made at forming such a judicial system. What are "the United Nations", "the League of Nations", "One World" and similar organisations other than attempts at, or forerunners of, an international judicial system for nations?
      The way to health for soul and body thus goes exclusively through fighting anger, bitterness and the feeling of martyrdom in one's own heart and mind. Only with friendship can one remove hostility between oneself and others. And only by overcoming one's tendency to feel hostile and revengeful towards one's neighbour can one remove the absolute cause of illness. Illness is merely a reaction, appearing in the physical body, to previous mental conflicts or disharmony between the source of the organism and its neighbour or its surroundings. If these conflicts had not existed the being would never have got into the weakened state that today makes it susceptible to all kinds of illness and ill-health.