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46 How do we see God as most kind,
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most merciful, most powerful and
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most loving, given the current state
of the world?

his is a very old question. I feel it is a very short-
Tsighted approach to look at some events transpiring
in the world and formulate an opinion based on them.
We should first develop an understanding of the creation
plan of God and then evaluate events in the light of this
Plan.

History shows that difficulties and hardships have also
played a vital role in the progress of many countries and
have been their maximum contributor. For example, one
of the greatest calamities to have hit the human race was
the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But the aftermath of this event
had a great lesson for humanity, that is, the discovery
of the principle of positive planning. The Second World
War had created a compulsion for Japan as its defeat in
the war was so grave that Japanese were left with only one
way to plan for their future, and that was, to plan on the
basis of what remained with them. The Japanese had no
resources to forcibly retrieve what they had lost and as a
result, they were compelled to plan on the basis of what
was left with them. Thus, Japanese adopted a diligent
program of nation-building and worked hard towards it
to emerge as a global leader. Today it is a nation known
for its most dedicated and ethical work culture in the
world. The tragedy, consequently paved way for Japan

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