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The Age of De-monopolization

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od Almighty created man and settled him on the planet
Gearth. He gave man total freedom, which he was required
to use in a self-disciplined manner. But he failed to do so.
Greed for political power, economic self-interest and religious
intolerance became the order of the day. The situation continued
for several thousands of years. This was the basic reason for
the prevalence of the war culture in previous centuries.
This state of affairs was against the creation plan of God.
According to the creation plan, it was required that every man
and woman should have a free environment in which to develop
his or her personality. But over time this scheme was vitiated.
Then, God endeavoured to manage history while maintaining
human freedom. This required very intricate planning. It
therefore took a long time for the goal to be reached. The
present age is the culmination of this divine planning.

The limited options available in earlier times gave way to
the gaining of monopolies over all things: political power,
economic opportunities and religion. Everything was
monopolized by one group or another. In such a situation, the
Creator wanted to de-monopolize all the resources of life so
that every man and woman might have freedom of choice.
Therefore, God initiated a process of management of history.
Our modern civilization is the culmination of this long process
of divine management.

The age of democracy brought the de-monopolization of
political power. Modern industrialization was the outcome of
de-monopolization in terms of economic opportunities. The

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