The Challenge of Man

has recognized the eternal world, who, in the failures of the present world, has discovered the secret of the lasting success of the next period of life. God made the present world according to a plan that every person should be engaged in ‘toil’. But, Paradise in the next eternal world will be totally free from sorrow, and only those with whom God is pleased will get a place there. Not understanding this fundamental point about life creates the problems mentioned above. If you view the issue in the light of God’s creation plan, you will discover that the root of all human problems is that people want to make their ‘paradise’ in the world before death; whereas here, the conditions needed for this purpose are not present. Just as on sand or quicksand, no building can stand; in the same way, in the present world, no one can build his ‘dream palace’, his ideal world. When man fails to create a perfect world for himself here in line with natural law, he often becomes a victim of negative reaction, leading to further devastation. The right thing for man to do in this regard is to acknowledge the law of creation and develop a plan for his life in line with it. Moreover, this