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Articles: Philosophy | The God of all things!
- Mr. Kareemullah Mohammed
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'And I in my cross,' said Martha slowly. 'I have great faith in my religion just like you do, Mrs. Patil. But I decided to come to this retreat nevertheless.'
She paused. Then she continued in a serious tone, 'You know, in schools and colleges across the US, young people open their science books and are taught that human beings descended from apes. The evolution theory is taught to them as though it is very scientific. I don’t agree with that theory of course. I believe in my cross, my Bible and my God.'
Martha stopped a few seconds to catch her breath. 'I’ve grown old now,' she went on. 'I’m weak. These years are my twilight years. But for the past few months I have become rather contemplative. I am well aware that my time to leave this world is coming nearer. Frankly I am very frightened. I don’t understand though why I should be. After all, I believe that I will go to heaven. I believe that God will take good care of me.'
She looked at the faces of Amy and all the women who were listening to her with rapt attention. I guess everyone is scared of death,' she said. 'I am. And I want to believe that everything is going to be alright. But still there is that
nagging doubt in my mind that doesn’t go away. This doubt terrifies me. You see, I’m not absolutely sure what is going to happen after death. And I want to be sure. I want an answer which will remove all doubt from my head, you understand what I mean?'
Everyone nodded. They understood perfectly well what she meant. 'Then I got Dr.Singh’s postcard in the mail.' continued Martha. 'I made up my mind to attend the retreat as soon as I read it. He offered scientific and reasonable answers to the questions I had on my mind.'
'Bah!' said Mrs. Patil. 'Scientific answer! You’ll probably
hear about the evolution theory again. Didn’t you hear what Henry said? That there is no tolerance for religion or superstition in here?'
'Oh no,' responded Martha. 'The ad sounded genuinely
scientific to me. I’ve told you that I don’t believe in the
evolution theory. I believe in a God. And Dr. Singh talked
about a God in the ad.'
'What!' cried Marie. 'Do you by any chance have that postcard with you?'
'I sure do,' replied Martha reaching for her suitcase. Everyone gathered around her to read the postcard.
It read:
The God of All Things
An invitation to think and ponder.
Come solve the mysteries of life and death with Dr. Singh.
Get scientific explanations and reasonable answers.
Sign up for our 10 day class and retreat today!
For more details, please turn over.
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