GOD-CENTRED RELIGION

trivial, ephemeral matter, related only to life on earth, and will not support one into the Life Hereafter. When death finally overtakes a man, all his material possessions and all his worldly successes fall away from him, and he is left alone, and empty-handed, to stand before God, who will arise before him in all His might and majesty. Then will come the moment of trial. And it will avail him little to talk of his worldly prowess at that awesome moment, for honour and success are hollow, worthless concepts when achieved without the framework of a God-centred religion. Success gained in this way will condemn one in the life after death to eternal failure. A man may have religion or any material props he chooses, but in moments of real crisis, it is to God that he calls out for help. Only God-centred religion is real and in harmony with man’s nature. But this truth does not occur to man until the hour of crisis and peril is upon him. A man may have any religion or any material props he chooses; but, in moments of real crisis, it is to God that he calls out for help. Such an experience, which we all go through at one time or another in our lives, is a clear indication that a God-centred religion is the only true one. As such, it should pervade man’s entire existence. Any religion other than this will fail him in his hour of need — in the Hereafter — just as the ordinary everyday means of support so often do in moments of crisis in this world. Man’s experience of today is a pointer to the fate he will encounter in the everlasting world of the Hereafter. Only those who heed the message now and shape their lives accordingly will prosper in the world to come. o Contentment Contentment is the only viable formula, which can give everyone peace and tranquillity. If you live a simple life, it will give you lasting happiness.