The Fire of Hell
Before Time Runs Out
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BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT
Man is on trial in this world. Here, everyone is
being tested: if one acts rightly, one will succeed in
the trial of life. Neglect of the task that lies before
one is tantamount to failure. Those who do not
strive to succeed in the trial of life are doomed to
failure, whether they like it or not.
Man can be likened to an ice-vendor in this respect,
one whose ice is continually melting and who has to
sell his merchandise before it all dissolves. If he
delays in selling the ice, then he will have nothing
left to sell; his capital and his profits will have
vanished into thin air.
This same principle applies to the life of man. Man
is rapidly moving towards a sorry end. There is
only one thing he can do to avoid disaster, and that
is to put the time he has been allotted on earth to
the best possible use.
A successful ice-vendor is one who sells his ice
before it has all dissolved. Similarly a successful
person is one who puts his life to good use before it
