FROM THE SPIRITUAL TREE

unique that science has observed that the universe has been custommade for man. Love is in fact an acknowledgement of this fact. When we endeavour to acknowledge our super-benefactor, we call it love of God. Although love is an inner feeling, it comes naturally to human beings to give it an external expression. It is said that man is a social animal, so it is but natural that one’s inner love should also find some expression in terms of social relationships. It is this social expression of one’s inner feeling that is called peace. In terms of God, love is a psychological acknowledgement of the Creator, and in terms of society, love is manifested in peaceful living among other members of society. It is not relevant to ask, if we cannot see God, how can we express our love towards Him? This contention may have been valid in the era before nuclear science, but after the emergence of nuclear science it is totally invalid. Nuclear science has successfully established that the physical world, in its last analysis, consists of unobservable subatomic particles. For example, everyone loves his mother, but in terms of modern science, no one is able to see his mother. One’s mother, as well as other things, are nothing but a combination of numerous unobservable subatomic particles. In fact, ‘mother’ is an unobservable inner being whom we see with reference to her external body. Similarly, God is an unobservable being whom we see through His creation. In such a world, it is irrational to say that one cannot love God because one cannot observe Him. The fact is that if you receive some good things from anyone, you cannot do other than acknowledge his generosity. In this sense, love of God is a natural phenomenon. It is also a law of nature that if you add a pinch of dye to a glass of water, the dye pervades all of the water. This principle is also applicable in the case of love. When a person has love in his heart for his Creator, he cannot resist showing his love to his neighbours. And in this electronic age, the whole world is one’s neighbour. One can say that love has two dimensions: theoretical and practical. In terms of the theoretical dimension, love means deep affection for and gratitude to God and in terms of the practical or social dimension, love means feelings of fraternity and peace for all human beings. o When a person has love in his heart for his Creator, at the same time he cannot resist showing his love to his neighbours.