Man and God

other’s throats. All of this happens day in and day out in God’s world. So, why doesn’t God stop the oppressors or stand up for the oppressed? The answers to these questions can be understood only when you understand God’s creation plan, the scheme that the Creator has devised for His creatures. This world is a temporary one. Life here is short-lived. We are here in this world in order to be tested. This world is a field, as it were, where different plants have been given the chance to grow in order to see which of these will turn into fine trees, and which into weeds. After this, the fine trees will be provided many fine opportunities to flourish, while the weeds and thorny bushes will be uprooted. This Is Not a Museum of the Mute! A train journey can be full of myriad experiences. The train rushes ahead, carrying with it scores of people heading to different destinations. It passes through the countryside, through changing terrain. The train thus becomes a symbol of the journey of life, a life full of signs and indications. But just as the passengers in the train are unaware of the passing scenes outside, being engrossed in activities that delight them, so, too, in this world, an individual passes his time, rarely if ever pondering on the signs of God that are spread out all through the universe. The sun rises, its face beaming, and it shines on us, as if conveying a message. But before it can speak, it sets. A tree