Man and God

true remembrance when he remembers God when he is in comfort and ease. To forget God when you are happy and in ease and to rush to God when you face some difficulty has no value whatsoever in God’s eyes. Those who consider wealth to be the greatest thing have made a false god their deity. How can something that cannot be a support when you are in trouble, something that you yourself forget in moments of extreme difficulty, be anyone’s deity? When Death Approaches O n March 30, 1981, the then American President, Ronald Reagan, confidently stepped out of the White House. A convoy of cars accompanied him to Washington’s Hilton Hotel. He delivered a speech in the hotel’s hall. His speech was greeted with much applause. He came out of the hotel laughing, surrounded by a crowd. He was just a short distance from his bullet-proof limousine when, suddenly, someone began shooting at him. A young man called John Hinckley fired six bullets at him in two seconds. One bullet hit Mr. Reagan in the chest. He started bleeding profusely and was rushed to hospital. A news reporter described his visage on being fired in the following words: Mr. Reagan appeared stunned. The smile faded from his lips. (The Times of India, March 31, 1981) Here, in this world, a person thinks that he is free. He says and does whatever he likes, without any fear. If he acquires