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started going to the church again after almost 25 years.
Why did the American writer decide to return to the Church?
The American writer says the people might suspect that he must have decided to return to the Church because -
(1) He had grown old; hence, there was nothing else he could do except to go to the church. But as a matter of fact, he is 45 years old and remains young and energetic. (2) People may also wonder that he may be suffering from an ailment which cannot be cured so he might have started going to the church to reassure himself. But he tells us that this is not the case, for he is fully healthy. He has a physique which is hale and hearty. The people may think that (3) he may not be doing very well in his business, so what else could he do? Therefore, he started going to the church again but this is not true; for, he has a steady income from a successful business which can sustain him and his family very well. One may finally argue that (4) there may be internal quarrels and tensions prevailing in his house, so he went back to the church with a view to achieve peace of mind; but this is also not the case. In fact, his wife and his three sons have always added to his pleasure. Then why did he return to the church and the religion?
The American writer now reveals that he is a psychiatrist by profession and he has treated about 4000 cases of people who had severe problems that bothered their minds. In some cases, the wife complained that her husband did
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