Beyond Left and Right – Article 5: The Return of Meaning and Order

The recognition of the indestructible foundation of Being marks the turning point in the search for meaning. If human civilization has suffered from fragmentation, nihilism, and relativism, it is not due to a lack of ingenuity, technological progress, or political innovation, but because it has lost sight of the eternal structure that underlies all existence. Without this foundation, all attempts at order become arbitrary, all values become negotiable, and all institutions become subject to decay. In contrast, when Being is recognized as the necessary foundation, the appearance of meaning and order is not an imposition but a revelation of what has always been.

The Necessity of Meaning and Order

Modernity has attempted to construct meaning from within its own framework, often by appealing to human autonomy, rationality, or subjective experience. However, these efforts remain insufficient because they do not ground themselves in necessity. Meaning is not something to be fabricated; it is not a social contract, a contingent cultural development, or an expression of individual will. Rather, it is something that necessarily appears in the eternal structure of Being. To speak of meaning is to speak of the way in which Being necessarily appears, revealing itself as order and intelligibility rather than chaos and arbitrariness.

The same applies to order. The failure of modern political and cultural projects stems from their inability to recognize that order is not an artificial construct imposed on reality but a necessary expression of Being. When order is treated as contingent, it inevitably collapses under the weight of relativism and skepticism. But if order is seen as necessary, then it cannot be undone by historical shifts, ideological revolutions, or cultural fluctuations.

The Restoration of Institutions as Expressions of Being

The recognition of Being as the necessary foundation does not lead to a mere reconstruction of past institutions, nor does it imply a static, rigid traditionalism. Instead, it reveals that certain institutions—such as marriage, family, law, and ethical principles—are not arbitrary but are expressions of the necessary structure of reality. These institutions are not sustained by human consensus but by their own necessity, which cannot be altered or abolished.

For example, marriage is not merely a legal or religious convention; it is a reflection of the necessary relational structure of Being. Likewise, justice is not a human invention but an expression of the necessary equilibrium present in the structure of existence. These institutions, when grounded in Being, cease to be fragile social constructs and instead reveal their eternal foundation.

Transcending the Conflicts of Modernity

The modern world has been shaped by the battle between opposing ideological forces—progressivism and conservatism, left and right, relativism and absolutism. Each side perceives itself as the answer to the failures of the other, yet neither has recognized the true nature of order and meaning. The left deconstructs past traditions, seeing them as oppressive constructs, while the right seeks to restore them, often without understanding why they collapsed. But both approaches remain trapped in a framework that assumes meaning and order are contingent and historically determined.

Moving beyond these conflicts requires the recognition that Being itself is the foundation. Once this is acknowledged, the political, social, and cultural conflicts of the modern world are reconfigured. The question is no longer how to impose order on a chaotic world but how to recognize the necessary order that already exists. The dichotomy of left and right becomes obsolete when one sees that true stability is not a matter of political will but of recognizing the eternal structure of Being.

Conclusion: Toward a Civilization Grounded in Being

The return of meaning and order is not about imposing a new ideology or restoring a bygone era. It is about seeing that truth, necessity, and structure are not subject to change, and that their recognition is the only way to escape the cycle of destruction and reconstruction that has defined modern history. Civilization’s future does not lie in clinging to arbitrary constructs or in dismantling all tradition, but in recognizing the eternal foundation that has always been present.

In the next article, we will explore how this realization transforms human relationships, ethics, and social structures, leading to a world where the eternal foundation of Being is no longer obscured by the errors of modernity.