Universal Model

things repeatedly happen that people find upsetting. The proper way to deal with this is to accept such situations as temporary. One should not let them take the form of permanent bitterness. The study of the world of nature tells us that everything is given to others without demanding anything in return. For example, the sun generously provides us with light without demanding anything in return. Similarly, the air continuously supplies us with oxygen, expecting no compensation. Similarly, many creatures and things are involved in serving people without any recompense. None of them presents a bill to the people who benefit from them. One learns that the world around us is a giver world. It is as if the culture of this world is a giver culture. Everything in this world continuously sends out this message— become a giver for others rather than just being a taker. Man must adopt this same giver culture in his personal and social life. The universe around man is a model for him to emulate in this regard. The secret of man’s success lies in adopting this model in his life. The only difference is that this model of submission is established compulsorily under the law of nature in the rest of the world, while man must consciously establish this universal model of submission through his own free choice. To bring one’s free will under this universal discipline is, as it were, to make oneself ‘unfree’ while still having freedom. This submission is the best way for man to live. It also guarantees man’s success in the eternal period of life after death.