God and the Hereafter

GOD AND THE LIFE HEREAFTER of man is that he has the concept of ‘tomorrow’—the future. The minerals, plants and animals do not have this concept of ‘tomorrow’. From this observation, we learn that other than man, the destination of all creatures is only ‘today’—the present. In contrast, man’s destination relates to the forthcoming ‘tomorrow’. Man’s body is made up of innumerable cells. Every moment, vast numbers of these cells break down. In this way, man’s body is continuously renewed after getting old. From this, we learn that man’s personality has a being that is separate from his body. Death happens only to the body, while man’s spiritual being remains as intact as before, even after the final extinction of the body. In the same way, inside every man, particular desires exist. Therefore, it is right to say that man is a desire-pursuing being. However, along with this, experience also tells us that in the case of almost all people, all their desires are never fulfilled. Driven by desires, nearly every person wants an ideal world for himself. However, they die before they can obtain this. Ray of Hope The American missionary Billy Graham wrote that he got an urgent message from a billionaire who asked him to meet him at once. So Graham changed his programme and arrived at the man’s house. The man said, “You see, I am an old man. Life has lost all meaning. I am going to take a fateful leap into the unknown. Young man, can you