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AS A PANACEA FOR PRESENT DAY MALADIES
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that they too shall have a sense of legitimate pride in ancient culture and civilization. While scientific and material progress is not bad in itself, it has resulted in the relegation of spiritual values to the background to-day. The abject poverty of millions throughout the world is a greater threat than the bomb. The poor may be tempted to find a violent solution to their misery. If the spiritual and moral decline of the world is not halted, the world will soon be dead without a nuclear war. It should be remembered that a world which glorifies sex, scorns restraint and tolerates corruption in public life has no hope for a bright future.
Man amid the present complexities of public life is apt to forget the real purpose of existence and the meaning of life and to lapse into caring for material things only. He has to be reminded quite often of the need to appreciate and understand the real nature of man and his soul.
The steady development of the world external to man, which has ushered in a new era of unprecedented opportunities and which has contributed largely to the material prosperity of the world, has created a widespread restlessness among men. It has not secured real happiness, as it has neglected the inner self. To-day the inner life of man is full of tension, unrest, frustration and insecurity. Perhaps one of the causes of the misery and unhappiness of man is his desire that things should happen to his liking. Frustration results when they do not occur.
In a world which is torn with conflicting ideolo
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