Never Despair in the World of Hope

NEVER DESPAIR IN THE WORLD OF HOPE This world is a world of hope, not a world of despair. Wise is the one who realizes this, so he is able to reach the heights of success. T he British scientist Isaac Newton (b. 1643) is considered to be the founder of modern science. Three months before he was born, his father died. His mother remarried and went off to live with her new husband. And so, Newton was deprived of parental love in early childhood itself. One of his biographers’ comments: “Basically treated as an orphan, Isaac did not have a happy childhood.” Because of these conditions that he had to face, the surroundings held little attraction for Newton. Consequently, he began living in the world of his own mind. He became a serious thinker. He would spend long hours pondering on various aspects of the universe. Many people thought that this young boy was a lost dreamer and referred to him as a ‘wool-gatherer’.