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Leading A Spiritual Life

very focused. As a result of this intellectual bent, he was
able to discover great scientific laws.
The lack of love and affection on the part of his parents
was apparently a great drawback, but according to the
law of nature, this turned out to be to his advantage.
This was because it caused him to intensify his thinking
capacity and he was thus able to unfold his hidden
potential. In this way, his intellectual proclivities were
turned to good account. Thus, in this sense, his minus
point proved to be a plus point.

This is not just the story of an individual. It is more
than that. It is the story of nature. Newton’s life is a
demonstration of a very important law of nature. That
is, a human being is born with unlimited potential.
Nothing can stop his journey toward success, except
apathy or a sense of frustration. If he does not become
frustrated or apathetic, his own true nature will
automatically guide him and take him to a destination
of incredible eminence.
There are many examples in history of people who,
in their early years, became the victims of all kinds
of adversity. Yet, they did not allow themselves to
become disheartened by the difficulties they faced, and
their nature ultimately guided them – continuously
channelizing their energy and talents – towards a goal
they could not even have thought of in their early days.

In life, people often have to face untoward situations,
for example, having to live in an orphanage, suffering
accidents, sustaining material losses, receiving an
incomplete education, having no inheritance to look

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