God Arises
The Life We Seek
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Without God to guide it, the wagon of humanity
has gone off course and is stranded in a quagmire of
its own making. Only by turning to God can it
extricate itself from this sorry predicament. The true
importance of religion must be acknowledged; only
then can society build itself anew. On any other
foundation, its walls are sure to crumble and fall.
Chester Bowles, former American Ambassador to
India observes: In planning and promoting
industrial growth, developing countries are
confronted by a dual problem, both aspects of
which are perplexing.
“The first half of the problem is how to
encourage the most efficient use of capital,
raw materials, and skills which are
immediately available. What are the needs?
What are the priorities?
“The second perplexing aspect of industrial
development involved its impact on people
and institutions. While industry must be
stimulated to grow as fast as possible, we
must be sure that it does not generate more
evils than it eliminates. In Gandhiji’s words,
