GOD AND MAN

to determine what is permissible and what is forbidden through one’s own reasoning. Success affects people in many ways, at times to the extent that they believe they have God-like powers. This is tantamount to putting oneself in God’s place, attributing to oneself a right that is actually God’s alone. Man is a creation of God and how can the creation be equated with the Supreme Creator? The universe mirrors God’s attributes through His innumerable creatures. There is ample evidence of the existence, power and greatness of the Creator who brought this realm into being. If your sensitivity is alive, you can find God all around you, you can see God everywhere. This is living proof of God. The various forms and activities of living beings are a clear announcement that the Creator of this universe is a living, and not a lifeless Being. When the sun appears in the morning and things that have been covered by the darkness of night become visible once again; when a river rushes forth, tumbling down from the mountains, it loudly declares that the Creator of this universe is a living, active Being. When a tiger pounces on and grabs its prey and brings it under its control, it announces, as it were, that its Creator is a Being who has everything under His control. The astounding expansiveness of space tells us that the Creator is an unlimited Being. While this is sure to bring faith in Him, it raises questions that are not easy to answer. If God is, then why does He not directly reveal Himself? Why do evil and suffering exist? Evil and oppression are rampant. People are always at each other’s throats. Why doesn’t God stand up for the oppressed? The answers to these questions can be understood only when You understand God’s creation plan, the scheme that the Creator has devised for His creatures. This world is temporary and life here is short-lived. We are here to be tested. This world is a field where different plants have been given the chance to grow and turn into fine trees or ugly weeds. The fine trees will be presented with several fine opportunities to flourish, while the weeds will be uprooted. o Observing himself and reflecting on the fact that he himself is a created being, should have led man to acknowledge the existence of the Creator.