God and His Creation Plan

The prayer means that in the Hereafter when these children see their parents, they will come towards them and hold on to them. Thus, the prayer is an invocation to God to make these children – to whom Paradise has already been granted – a means to take their families also to Paradise. Does God want us to have the spirit of enquiry so that we discover Him? G od wants that people should stand on self-discovered faith and does not want faith to be imposed upon them. He has given intelligence to human beings so that they can evaluate and make a self-discovery of the truth. The spirit of enquiry is essential for this self-discovery. How do we develop the personality that helps us recover from our misfortunes? T his question is very easy and very difficult at the same time. It is easy because our Creator has not created anyone to become a case of failure, not even an ant! We have two examples from history through which God has shown us this principle. The principle is to admit one’s mistake and then plan for the future. Thus, the starting point is ‘I am wrong’, or in other words, you blame yourself and not anyone else for what you experience. Generally, people do no admit that they were at fault. When one has the ability to admit one’s mistake, then things change for the better. The King of Japan, Emperor Hirohito, had said at the time of the Japanese defeat in WWII: It is according to the dictates of time and fate that we have resolved to pave the way for a grand peace for all the generations to come by enduring the unendurable and suffering what is insufferable. (The Gyokuon-hoso broadcast, on accepting the Potsdam Declaration) This is an example of the last extent of admitting our mistake. What is the meaning of prayer? Why should I pray to God? P rayer is the compensation of a person’s helplessness. An individual, again and again, experiences helplessness and prayer is his response to such occasions. He calls out to a Being that is above and beyond him.