Book excerpt: Mirism is a futurist ideology of Cosmic Man and the Cosmic Era. "Mir" is a Russian word meaning both "world" and "peace", so "Mirism" is aimed at peaceful globalization and universal brotherhood. The task of this book, "The Mirist Vision", is to fill the gaps left in the recently published "The Mirist Manifesto" and provide the background on which the points of that pamphlet are predicated and proposed. Thus "The Mirist Vision" is a necessary companion-volume to "The Mirist Manifesto"- they mutually justify each other, but while "The Mirist Manifesto" is the essence of "The Mirist Vision", it can hardly be properly understood at its true worth without the big picture of the overall perspective. It is therefore recommended that "The Mirist Manifesto" be read first, as an appetizer; and then let "The Mirist Vision" be the main meal. For laxative dessert, another short book, "The Tragedy of Mankind", will be published in the near future.