Signs of the Living God — Page 47
47 people, but those who are eternally blind cannot hope to see the light of the sun of spirituality. They are [as the Persian proverb suggests] like dogs that bark at those who spread light. Such people ought to bear in mind that it is not beyond the might of God to cause earthquakes to happen. I received a pamphlet today which ridiculed this prophecy and my heart grieved as I read it. A violent tremor hit that very night and though many of the details are still unclear, reports suggest a large earthquake caused this. According to some, the shocks were more horrifying than the ones from the previous earthquake which struck [Kangra] on April 4, 1905. A resident of Dharamsala wrote: Tonight at 3:17am, a powerful earthquake struck the earth. The ground shook violently for almost half a minute and caused most of the shops and houses to collapse. In Tika Chola all of the houses were ruined and in Bagicha Toa, one man was killed as his home collapsed on him while a number of others sustained injuries. He further writes: This earthquake was more severe than the one which struck [Kangra] on April 4, 1905.