TAKE IT AS A CHALLENGE

TAKE IT AS A CHALLENGE Not as a Problem P EOPLE often point out that the world is beset by numerous problems such as economic debt, oppression, genocide, inequality, lack of opportunities, and poverty and that these problems cannot and should not be passively accepted. The questions thus frequently raised are: “If God is all-powerful, why is the world afflicted by such problems at all? Why doesn’t God put a stop to evil?” There is no doubt about the prevalence of these problems in this world, but they cannot be regarded as an issue of the existence of evil. Nor does the existence of adversity cast doubt on the Creator’s omnipotence. A state of affairs marred by problems must be attributed rather to the nature of the creation plan of the Creator. The creation plan of the Creator is based not on idealism, but on challenge. According to this, challenges are part of the scheme of things. In truth, these phenomena are the plus points and not the negative aspects of this world. The fact is that the Creator has created man with great potential. It is everyone’s personal duty to unfold one's potential and turn it into actuality. In other words, challenge fosters creativity. This guarantees that creativity will always be a part of human life and, consequently, life will never become stagnant. Had everything been perfect in this world, man would have had nothing to strive for and the result would have been a life lived meaninglessly in the doldrums. Advocates of human rights, generally categorize people as ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’. This division is not based on reality, but rather on a general unawareness of the law of nature. The right way to describe these two groups is to call them ‘haves’ and ‘potential haves’. If in terms of the present, an individual appears to be in the category of the ‘potential haves’, in the future there are distinct possibilities that he will emerge as one of the ‘haves’. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, for instance, was born into a Dalit family which lived below the poverty line. During his schooldays he had to study by the light of street lamps. But this same boy later did wonders by becoming a leading scholar and being instrumental in drafting the Constitution The creation plan of the Creator is based not on idealism, but on challenge.