Living in Hope

EASE ALWAYS COMES AFTER HARDSHIP When an individual tries to accomplish instantly what should be worked for over a long period, he is condemning himself to destruction. When the leaders of a nation do likewise, they are spelling doom for all those who follow their lead. Anyone who has experienced a dust or sandstorm in desert regions will know what traumatic experiences they are. There does not appear to be anything good about the scorching, blinding winds. But Soviet meteorologists have—in the Karakoram desert—made investigations into the properties of dust storms and found that they are nature’s way of controlling extreme climates. The strong winds raise the dust up to form a screen in the atmosphere, guarding the earth from the intensity of the sun’s heat. The surface of the desert, scalded by the summer sun, is considerably cooled when it erupts in a dust storm. Sometimes the resultant change of temperature can