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thoughts for search, God would remove their inner darkness with His Bright manifestation and He would grant them a fresh God - realisation and intense certainty of His existence. And mind you, these are the very things that protect a man against the poison of sin and become an elixir for him. This is the very service that has been assigned to me and this is the very need that I should like to fulfil. He who wishes to get rid of the chains of sin should know that this is the only way he can do so. (Malfoozat Vol. III, p. 20) REWARDS ANO PUNISHMENT (Answering the question of Mr. Dickson, Huzur said) I have understood your question. What God has told us through His Prophets and what is supported by the facts of the events is that the law of God for rewards and punishments starts being implemented in this very world. He who is mis- chievous realises that he is so-ins't that the case? The punish- ment that he is meted out here is aimed to giving him a warn- ing so that he may repent and turn to God and thus change his life for the better; the negligence that he has shown in his relationship of worship towards God becomes known to him and he can try to strengthen his ties with Him. In cir- cumstances like these either the man seeks for the help of God and reforms himself or he be-comes bold in committing the sins and because of his mischief and evil deeds, he becomes deserv- ing of the Hell. The punishments that are meted out here in this world are like the punishments of the educational institutions. These punishments are mild and they are not meant to deprive the children of the acquisition of knowledge rather they are to make them alert and careful. 122