Three factors governing the lives of most men are.

Three factors governing the lives of most men are.

1. The tendency to amass wealth.

2. To remain deeply attached to their spouses and

3. To display extraordinary affection towards their children.

Among the creation of God, the human being is conferred with several privileges. The plants and animals grow, eat multiply but they do not have the faculty of discrimination. They cannot convey their feeling by the word of mouth and cannot distinguish the closely distinguish the closely connected members of their own breed or between good and bad. They cannot send appeals to their parents by calling them nor can they offer worship or read scriptures or listen to holy lectures.

Should man also behave like them when they can use their speaking capacity to praise God’s glory, witness the dazzling forms of God in Temples, undertakes service to humanity, and spend time on useful pursuits? Men are not borne merely to chase illusory pleasures, earn money, and live in comforts and pass of peacefully, only to take further births. They have a purpose and their concern should be to get it fulfilled. They should take steps to go nearer to God, using the divine gifts.

Now it is common experience that nothing in this world can be accomplished or attained without hard work and dedication. Desires, for worldly possessions are not prohibited. Every human being takes steps, rightly too, to register his or her progress, in life. A man owning a cycle may hope to obtain a two wheeler and later, an automobile. One residing in a rented house may aspire to acquire a Flat of its own. A woman may like her synthetic diamonds to be replaced by genuine gems. Even learned persons get themselves deeply attached to worldly pleasure and regret that they are not able to conquer the foes within. At the same time what scripture and God’s messengers tell us is about the need to pay equal, if not greater attention to “Spiritual Development” Man should aim at getting rid of his re-births. This naturally requires gradual as well as graded procedure.

Unfortunately, some believe in merely accumulating worldly objects not realizing that they will be left behind at the end of a limited existence. That civilisation alone is real which enables its votaries to realize God. The want of our souls can never be satisfied by anything short of knowing the absolute Reality and Truth.

Scriptural Text repeatedly caution, us that wealth amassed by unfair means will lead us to eternal trouble making us face unending problems. It is often asked whether there is proof for the presence of God and whether, He can be seen. The answer is firm YES but with certain conditions. The essential requirement is a pure mind uncorrupted by base thoughts. Unfortunately, modern men are affiliated by thought pollution and their mind is swayed by various temptations.

The greed to get- rich- quick may even make them resort to illegal methods though they may possess enormous wealth; this has to be curbed.

It is a paradox that among God’s creations particularly human beings some are placed in a comfortable position and enjoy life, while others always face adversity and do not even understand the very meaning of happiness. A general explanation for this is assigned to wealth- that those who possess money can get their problems solved and remain unaffected even by severe jolts. On the other hand the poor go through ordeals because they have no means to put up resistance. This reasoning feels flat when we see so many rich men spreading restless days due to worries while some among the deprived always remain contented.

A story told of a man who with his wife and son and carrying a bundle containing money was crossing a river. A sudden flood made him discarded the bag first. Giving up his wife, when the floodwater threatened his own life followed this; he left the child too. He clung the son till the end because he was of the view that while it may be possible to choose another woman as his partner, a child is a gift of God and cannot be obtained without his blessing.