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. . expect any reward in the next world. That is why you should think good of everybody. Of course, there should be no mingling in the religious affairs. Just as a physician diagnoses and treats everybody, be he a Hindu or a Christian, so also you should follow the principle of doing good to all and sundry. (Malfoozat Vol. III, p. 319) WEALTH-NO SOURCE OF COMFORT It is not true to say that wealth affords comfort. Mere wealth cannot do so. If somebody has got wealth but he has not got good health-his stomach, let us say, is not in good order -do you think his is a life of bliSs. That shows that wealth is also not a source of comfort. The truth is tliat only he who has communion with God lives a life of bliss in every way, for, God is powerful over all things and He can remove the trials and the tribulations and the worries connected with wealth: if the trials and tribulations and hardships are there, God can grant strength to bear them and to confront them. Even a king does not possess all the factors of protection and comfort of a man: they are in the hands of Hirn Who is the King of the Kings and may grant them to anyone He chooses. · There are some people who have great wealth but they are devoid of health (as if they are stricken by T. B. ) and their life is miserable and bitter. Who is there who can grant patie- nce in the time of affliction? None but God. (Malfoozat Vol. III, p. 335) 172