God Arises
The Life We Seek
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him. Only by entering into spiritual communion
with God can this longing be truly satisfied. As for
those who fail to find Him, they give expression to
their emotions before some other false god. Every
human being needs someone to turn to, someone to
whom he can dedicate the finest feelings he has to
offer.
On August 15, 1947, the Union Jack was lowered
from Indian government buildings and the national
flag hoisted in its place. On this occasion, the eyes of
Indian nationalists were filled with tears. This was
the moment of freedom they had longed for. In
reality, they were doing obeisance to freedom; for
that was what they had made their god. Now that
they had attained freedom; it was as though they
had actually found God. Their joy knew no bounds,
for they had devoted the better part of their lives to
the achievement of this end. The pattern is similar
when national leaders visit the tomb of the ‘father
of the nation’ and bow their heads in veneration.
They imitate the actions of a man of religion when
he bows low, then prostrates himself before his
Lord. No different is the communist who slows his
pace and lifts his hat in salute to Lenin as he passes
