Living in God's Glory
English book, p. 80
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
incidents such as these help man to keep reality in mind. They are a declaration of God’s power and man’s helplessness. They tell us that God will catch hold of us tomorrow as he has done today. if a man suffers from such helplessness in the present world, how strange will be his fate when he has to face the consequences of his sins in eternal life? FLAWED IDEALS Man spends his energies on irrational phobias. How many lives are wasted because they are misdirected? No real ethical fulfilment is possible without a balanced set of humane ideals. Philip John Bayer, the founder of Quaker state refining Co., was one of america’s business magnates. The only son born to him was succeeded by one daughter, Eleanor ritchey. Being a single child, she inherited an enormous sum of money. however, she hated human beings and chose to remain single. she died on october 14, 1968, at the age of 58. having no human beings as her companions, she developed curious habits to pursue pleasure. For example, she would buy numerous pairs of shoes since she never wore any pair of shoes more than once. similarly, she would buy stationery boxes with astonishing frequency. These were a

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