Passage 13

In English

One question is often asked. is the Lord of the universe. He is all-pervading, and yet the same was responsible for the destruction of forty of men on the battlefield. Is it violence or non-violence? This is my answer to this question. An individual, let us say, has developed cancer on his back. There are millions of germs in that cancerous boil. Does the doctor pause and ask, “Should I kill so many millions of germs?” Is it not the duty of the doctor to save the life of the patient? Which is of greater importance? Should he protect the life of the patient or should he have consideration for the germs? The doctor comes to the conclusion that these germs are dangerous and kills them and saves the patient’s life. In this process, the doctor has taken into consideration quality and not quantity. In the same manner, the world at this time had developed a cancer in the shape of . When found that these were like cancer, He became a surgeon, took as His assistant and performed the great operation. In that operation, forty of germs were killed. So we must always take into consideration the greater need for protection of . The protection of is more important than anything else.