Page 49 - Never Plead Ignorance

HARUN YAHYA 47

Every man feels thirsty, hungry and tired. Moreover, he constantly needs
body care to keep himself clean and fresh. Only the never-ending needs
of the body pertaining to hygiene is sufficient to remind man his weak-
nesses. Think of a rose, for instance. It never stinks despite the fact that it
grows in soil, is fed with manure, and remains in a natural environment
of dust and dirt. Under all conditions, it has a delicate fragrance. We need
hardly mention that it needs no body-care. However, this is not the case
for man. All efforts made to keep one's body permanently clean and fresh
prove to be a vain endeavour.
Disease also reminds man how prone to weakness he is. Mere virus-
es, invisible to the naked eye, seriously affect the body, which otherwise
is highly protected against all types of external threats. Medical interven-
tions based on the use of advanced technology and drugs still fail to con-
tribute to the well being of human beings. Microbes penetrating through

a slight cut on the skin to body may cause a detrimental consequence like
death. Alternatively, a rebellious cell in the body may suddenly cause can-
cer. By the time one learns he is cancer, it may be too late to treat this dead-
ly disease.
Accidents also pose serious threats to man. There are thousands of
factors surrounding us that may suddenly divert the flow of our lives.
One may lose his balance and fall in the middle of the street, for instance.
A haemorrhage in the brain or a broken leg may well be traced back to

Everyday, accidents constitute a considerable part of radio and TV news.
Remember that there is no reason why one day, your or one of your immediate fam-
ily members' name, would not appear in these news.