Extension of Human History with Spiritual, Intellectual and Technological Resources

2026-07-07T07:35:57+00:00

The Creator created the earth in the image and likeness of the man Adam. Through Adam’s knowledge of good and evil, evil was then spread among the nations. Nations create human history on earth. The Book of Revelation in the New Testament presents a global picture of the end of human history. The book offers a symbolic representation of the end of pernicious humanity’s life on a sinful earth. Sinful humanity multiplies evil on a sinful earth. The world is in evil. Nations are unable to globally monitor spiritual processes to assess the escalation of human evil to the critical point of ending its life on earth. The spiritual activation of peaceful life by nations through good and righteous deeds contributes to the prolongation of human history. Advanced spiritual researchers of living nature are able to objectively perceive and monitor events in the surrounding space and subjectively assess the negative spiritual state of humanity. The UN Security Council and spiritual leaders can make the topic of the spiritual state of humanity a topic of discussion with the goal of calling on state leaders to neutralize negative global actions that influence the prolongation of human history. Globally, it is necessary to harmonize the lives of peoples with nature, focusing on the Creator’s organization of a coordinated interaction between flora and fauna. In material life, humanity, using international technological swarm of interstate intelligent artificial assistants, can help find the best solution for organizing the global optimal use of resources in the interests of all humanity, without harming nature, taking into account the beneficial needs of humans, the peaceful life of peoples and the continuation of human history.

Weaving Memory, Weaving Family: Familism, Continuing Bonds, and Material Heritage in Francisco Arcellana’s The Mats

2026-07-30T09:28:52+00:00

In this paper, the author focuses on the Reading of Francisco Arcellana’s story The Mats (1938) as an expression of Filipino familism, ancestral memory, and the significance of material objects in the family’s everyday life. Drawing on scholarship in Filipino cultural psychology, the sociology of grief, and material culture analysis, the author argues that the sleeping mats given to family members by Mr. Jaime Angeles serve as both heirlooms passed down from one generation to another and a means of establishing relationships with the deceased. Looking through Arcellana’s story, the author shows that it portrays Filipino culture as one based on the importance of family ties, highlighting the process of maintaining family connections through naming, gifting, and creating, which functions as a classic example of an early Philippine short story in English.

Studies in Social Science & Humanities

Extension of Human History with Spiritual, Intellectual and Technological Resources

Weaving Memory, Weaving Family: Familism, Continuing Bonds, and Material Heritage in Francisco Arcellana’s The Mats