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side became clear after the atom bomb was dropped. In
the famous Yalta Conference, heads of three countries,
Russia, Great Britain and the US, had gathered to find
a strategy to contain the Axis Powers. Joseph Stalin was
representing Soviet Russia. He was given to read the
draft of the strategy and after reading it, he exclaimed
suddenly: ‘May God prosper this undertaking!’

At the point where man feels helpless, his nature is bound
to call out to the One who is beyond human beings.
Therefore, though there is no scientific proof of prayer,
it is undoubtedly the experience of every person to call
out to the Supreme Being when he feels utterly helpless.

In the sea, when a ship is on voyage and a storm strikes,
there is nothing that a person sees except huge waves of
water ready to engulf the ship any moment. It is in such
times of helplessness that one spontaneously calls out to
God. I had once read that a Russian pilot, who was an
atheist, was as usual flying a plane. When his plane got
stuck in thunderstorm, he was heard saying, ‘Peter, save
us!’

50 Is there a positive aspect of

the phenomenon of death?

es, the positive aspect of death is the sense of urgency
Ythat it creates in a person. That is, the thought of death
makes a person realize that whatever needs to be done
should be done at the present moment. Whether or not
a person believes in religion, the concept of death would
still instil a sense of urgency in him.

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