The Garden of Paradise
Avoiding Disaster
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AVOIDING DISASTER
Man works hard to build a solid financial base for
his life. When he builds a fine house for himself, he
feels that his efforts have been rewarded. He builds
success for himself in the world. Then suddenly
death overtakes him. He leaves his home for the
grave. His fine body is devoured by earth and
worms. His worldly gain comes to nothing, as if
there had been no connection between him and his
achievements.
He dreamt of mansions in the world; now he has to
enter the grave. Finally he is raised from the dead
and brought before the Lord to be judged. There he
will be absolutely destitute. He will not even have
clothes to cover his body. Everything he had earned
will amount to nothing. His friends will desert him.
He will be left powerless. He will be deprived of all
the supports, which made him so sure of himself on
earth.
It is an ill-fated journey on which one meets disaster
as one nears one’s destination. It is a strange
traveler who thinks that he is heading towards his
