Here To Be Tested

HERE TO BE TESTED Man is provided with many essential accessories for the duration of his test. Everything will be taken away once a man’s trial has run its course. Man will stand alone before God, awaiting his outcome—either eternal Paradise or eternal deprivation. While in an examination hall, a student has several objects at his disposal. Over his head, there is the roof of the examination hall itself. Then he has a table to write on, a chair to sit on, pen and paper for his answers, and attendants to see his requirements. He sits in his place and uses these facilities freely, without restriction. If he did not have an examination hall in which to sit, the examinee would be exposed to heat and cold. If there were no desk and chair at his disposal, he would not be able to sit comfortably. Without pen and paper, there would be no question of his writing answers. However, a student only has these things because of the examination he is taking. They are there only so long as his test lasts. As soon as the exam is over, all its accessories will be removed from him. Due to the freedom given to him within the confines of the examination hall, one would have thought they were his by right; now, it will become clear that they were only lent to him for a short period for the purpose of testing him. It is much the same for man in this world. Here, man has many objects at his disposal. Naturally, he considers himself free to