Man’s Position in the Universe

MAN’S POSITION IN THE UNIVERSE Britain, a man came out of his house, wanting to celebrate his ‘freedom’. So he went out into the streets, waving his hands in glee. Then, suddenly, his hand hit another man’s nose. The second man got angry and said, ‘What foolishness is this? Why did you hit my nose?’ The first man replied, ‘Today, America is free, and now I can do anything I like’ The second man retorted, ‘Brother, America may be free now, but your freedom ends where my nose begins.’” This story clarifies the moral principle regulating the relationship between one person and another. However, as far as the issue of the relationship between man and God is concerned, man has not been able to discover it properly through his efforts. This is no complex matter. The principle of the proper relationship between one man and another tells us something about the appropriate relationship between man and God. In light of the principle mentioned above, it can be said that the principle underlying the proper relationship between God and man is this: “Man’s freedom ends at the point where God’s domain begins.” In this world, all the things man has received are God’s gifts. All items are obtained by man only because they have been given to him by God. The same is true of freedom as well. In this world, man’s freedom is a blessing or gift from God. It is known that a gift brings a corresponding responsibility with it. In line with this general principle, man’s freedom is tied to a necessary obligation, which is that man should use his freedom responsibly and correctly. He should not misuse it. The improper use of this freedom is to believe that this freedom is man’s right, that he is the master of this freedom. He begins to