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daughter replied, “Father, it is time to go to the fields. But it is not raining. Nowhere in the sky can I see clouds. It will be a great problem if it does not rain. This worry is tormenting me. If it rains soon, it will be good. Please pray to the Lord for rains.”
The potter then left for his second daughter's house. Greetings were exchanged. The daughter said, “Father all the rest is well, but it is the rainy season now. The pots are in the kiln. If it rains they will all crumble and become mud. Father please pray to the Lord that it does not rain now. Not now. Not till our pots are baked.”
The potter wondered, “Should I pray for rain or no rain? Both my daughters have presented two opposing interests. To one rain will be beneficial, to another it will not be so."
This world is full of opposing qualities. Each one's personal desires are different. That which is beneficial to a mill owner is different from that which is beneficial to a labourer. Different things benefit a boss and different things are beneficial to his servant or employee. There is conflict between the beneficial aspects of both. This is not a conflict that will end, though attempts are being made to resolve it. But
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