You will agree with me, no doubt, that the degree of your cultural development – not to mention your character – can best be judged in terms of your sense of values – both moral and aesthetic – as revealed, not much in your pronouncements, as in your actuations – especially at the critical moments of your life.
Your sense of moral values, in turn, is perhaps nowhere better embodied than in your philosophy of life – namely, your attitude towards God, your attitude towards nature, your attitude towards your fellow beings.
Are you self-centered, for example, as to regard God simply as a guide, ready to show you just what steps to take in any venture; or as a protector, ready to save you from pitfalls and evil; or as a sort of policeman, always watching your every move and ready to pounce on you and punish you as soon as you say or do anything wrong; or as someone with whom you can strike bargains and whom you expect to shower you with blessings in return for your devotions; or as an......
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