SOCIAL HARMONY

fan in motion again. Human affairs too are often of this nature. But it is a pity that what one remembers in the case of material matters is often forgotten in solving social problems. The normal practice, when a problem arises, is to attempt to solve it there and then in terms of the prevailing circumstances. But since present events so often stem from past events and circumstances, it is more circumspect to seek out the root causes elsewhere. Confrontation should be avoided at all costs and no factor which can produce positive results should be rejected or ignored. Even if such an approach seems lengthy and complicated, it is the only process which can lead to harmonious living in society. Charity Every good act is charity. Your smiling to your brother is charity an exhortation of your fellowman to virtuous deeds is equal to alms-giving; your putting a wanderer on the right road is charity; your assisting the blind is charity; your removing stones, and thorns, and other obstruc­tions from the road is charity; your giving water to the thirsty is charity. A man’s true wealth, hereafter, is the good he does in this world to his fellowmen. When he dies, people will say, “What property has he left behind him?” But the angels will ask, “What good deeds has he sent before him?”