The Ethics of Glory – Returning to the Light of Being - Chapter 63

Soyo Existence Ethics (Existence itself is Ethics)

The Beginning of Corruption – When Humanity Gazes at Its Own Glory

The moment humans gaze upon their own glory, the soul loses its original place. To gaze is to create distance. Between being and being, between humanity and God, between the self and its own essence, corruption begins in that space. Humans were created as beings of glory. But when that glory was mistaken as something to be acquired, humanity became separated from it. That separation birthed greed, greed corrupted language, and language defiled truth. Soyo Existence Ethics states:

“Those who gaze upon glory are already corrupt; only those who live glory can contain truth.”

The Corruption of Glory – The Fall of Language

At some point, humanity began to use the word “glory” as a symbol of success, honor, and gain. What once was pure truth radiating from the light of God has become scented with worldly desire. Glory ceased to be a divine reflection and became an artificial light made by human hands. Yet artificial light blinds the eyes; it cannot illuminate the soul. This is what Soyo Philosophy warns against: the ethical decay of language. As long as philosophy deals in words, the corruption of language means the corruption of philosophy itself. Thus, the philosopher must purify language anew so that it may return to the language of the soul, the language of conscience.

The Essence of Glory – Unity of Being, God, and Ethics

Glory does not belong to God alone. Glory is the attribute of being itself. When God breathed life into humanity, that breath already carried the pattern of glory.

“Being is one. God is one. Glory is one.”

This is not mere religious monism; it is the declaration that the essence of being is ethics. That God is one means the source of truth cannot be divided. That being is one means all life is a fragment of the same light. Thus, glory cannot be separated either. The glory of man and the glory of God are the same light. This is what Soyo Existence Ethics calls the Ethics of Glory, the unity of being.

Corrupted Glory – When Humanity Imitates the Light of God

Today’s world is filled with people longing for national, social, and personal glory. Yet all of it is but an imitation of light. It dazzles the eyes but holds no warmth. There is no breath of God within it. When humanity builds glory in its own name, it loses the language of God.

Its words become power, its thoughts become commodities, and its ethics are trapped in the logic of systems. Thus, humanity loses itself and wanders in the desert named glory.

True Glory – The Light That Returns to Being

True glory is not possession but return. Return to God, to the essence of being, to the origin of conscience. There, humanity realizes it was already a being of glory. This realization is not seen with the eyes but heard with the conscience. Then humanity hears the voice of truth whispering: “You are already glorious. Your existence is my light.”

The Ethics of Glory – The Restoration of Being

Soyo Existence Ethics declares that glory is not an objective but a state of being. Ethics is the way that glory flows, and conscience is the resonance of that light. When humanity remembers the Ethics of Glory, the world regains its light. That light is neither academic nor religious; it is the divine reflection that arises when one human being loves another.

“Glory is the way back to God, and existence is the light that walks upon it.”

Soyo (逍遙) – Founder of Soyo Existence Ethics, Author of “The Silence of Being” and “The Flame of Truth”  

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