ANOTHER DAY HOW WONDERFUL!
A Blessing of God
WHEN you wake up in the morning, jump out of bed and shout, be the scholar, the sage, the ascetic depending upon how you interpret success. Anyone who regards, the new day with such optimism is surely well-equipped, mentally and emotionally, to tackle whatever life has in store. Have we ever thought of this alternation of day and night as a totally unique occurrence, and being part of the divine pattern which produces such advantageous conditions for human existence? Nowhere in the universe, are there prime conditions such as we have on earth for the emergence and development of life as we know it. ‘’Great! Another day!” You are a success. This was a view expressed by a prominent businessman, but it could very well
The unique ordering of day and night is God's own doing,
for the especial benefit of man, and we would do well never
to lose sight of what an extraordinary blessing it is.
Other heavenly bodies are either too hot, too cold, too gaseous, too windswept or too fiery, or can be like Jupiter and the moon, proceeding in their respective orbits without rotating on their axes, so that one half of the globe is permanently illuminated while the other is forever plunged in darkness. The denizen of such a sphere would have no rising sun to stir his enthusiasm and no peaceful sunset to signal the moment for rest. There would be no periods of vigour and achievement alternating with soothing periods of repose. For the human being, accustomed to his diurnal-nocturnal alternation, such existence would be one of utter staleness and weariness, with no refreshment ever in sight. Yet we take all this for granted, and do not consider it necessary to offer up our thanks. This unique ordering of day and night is God’s own doing, for the especial benefit of man, and we would do well never to lose sight of what an extraordinary blessing it is. o
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