Living in God's Glory

ALWAYS ON THE BRINK characterized by love, selflessness, justice, and humility. adversity reveals whether or not man indeed remembers God. Those who exhibit divine character traits even in the face of adversity are the solitary creatures who will have the honour to live in the vicinity of God when they enter the world, hereafter. ALWAYS ON THE BRINK Confident of his wisdom and the worldly success it brings, everyone fearlessly walks straight ahead, heedless that he can plunge headlong into the pit of doom at any moment. P. v. venkatashawaran, the Chief Marketing Engineer in a government firm, attended a meeting held on the eighth floor of the Gopala Tower in new delhi on May 29, 1982. he walked towards the lift with some of his colleagues when the meeting was over. as the door was open, he thought the lift had arrived, but it was still on the ninth floor. in an excited state of mind, at the success of the decisions taken at the meeting, he paid no attention to where he was walking and stepped into the empty lift shaft. he fell straight to the ground from the eighth floor. his doctor, who had been with him then, could do nothing for him. he could only declare him dead. he was 51 years old at the time of his death. (Hindustan Times, May 30, 1982) venkatashawaran was an extremely successful officer. in an official journal, he was described as “a thoroughbred