The Moral Vision
When One is Broken in Two
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WHEN ONE IS BROKEN IN TWO
When an inanimate object, such as a piece of wood,
is broken in two, it remains broken. Never again can
it remould itself into one piece. Animate objects,
however, live on even after breakages. When one
live amoeba is cut in two, it turns into two live
amoebae.
This is surely a sign from God, showing us the
wealth of opportunity that God has kept in store for
us live human beings in this world. For a human
being, no defeat is final, no disaster permanently
crippling. As an animate being, no human can be
finally shattered for, when broken, its every piece is
welded again into a new, live being, if anything,
more formidable than before.
For a human being, failure is not failure at all, for it
only serves to make one into a more profound,
thoughtful person. Obstacles present no hindrance,
for they open up new avenues of intellectual
advance. Setbacks do not stunt one’s growth, for
even if one is crushed into many small pieces, each
