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I must tell you
this......
Being a person who loves you, I cannot hide this fact from you. My days are
running out, and I don’t know if I get another opportunity to tell you this
truth.
During my childhood, I used to think that I have a long life ahead of me until I
be like my grand father. I finished education and started my family life. In the
beginning the life was colorful and funny until I become a father, which changed
my priorities and I concentrated more on minting money. First it gave some
meaning to my busy life, but no sooner have I created some wealth of my own, I
lost interest in it. I felt that I am running like a shuttle train, without
rest, without change! I asked myself, “is that all I am living for? After all,
will I also die like a plant which looks so green today but withers away in a
day or two? Who will remember this plant after its green days? Will it not be
the manure for its next generation? Am I only like a plant?”
My quest for the real meaning of life continued. I ignored my mind’s saying that
I am more than a plant or an animal, as I did not see any difference in my life
than theirs. They also eat, grow, reproduce and die just like humans! May be
there are some plants or animals who think the same way I do wait… I have never
heard or studied that a plant can think! Animals can think something, but none
of them are worried like me. Why do I think more about my life than animals
think about theirs? What is the difference between me and an animal? And who
created me different from an animal or a plant?
I began to look around the nature more than ever and to my surprise I noticed
that every thing in this universe is created exactly the way it aught to be! I
remembered studying about ‘food cycle’ in my biology classes. What a perfect
planning! Even the climatic changes and its effect on the nature are for man’s
boon. And when I closely watched the functions of my body I realized that there
is a master mind behind this universe and I must salute him for this magnificent
planning. But still I didn’t know who he was.
My nights became more sleepless as I continued my search for the master creator.
I crept through many books to find the origin of man. Some of them have laid
down possibilities of man’s origin, while some others were blunt. At last at the
peak of my curiosity, I found a book which clearly says about man’s origin. Not
only his origin, but the purpose of his creation was also laid down in that
book. I felt as if I found the diary of my ancestor! I read through the book
very carefully, without leaving a page. The history of mankind for the first
four thousand years was given in detail. The name of the book is Bible, the Word
of God. Though written by many persons according to the inspiration they
received from God, it gives the reader real peace and hope for their life. When
I read it, I realized the purpose of man’s life. He was created to live with
God. But when he disobeyed God, he lost his association with God and was driven
away from his original home. Man continued in his sin by his association with
Devil. Being a part of the human chain, I realized that I am also a sinner and
the Holy God- my creator cannot accept me or my worship unless my sins are
erased. The book says that Jesus Christ - Son of God, came to this earth and
died for our sins. He rose again from the dead on the third day and now he lives
in heaven. He will come back again to take with Him all who believed in Him and
accepted him as their Lord.
This is the truth which I wanted to tell you. It is my duty to tell you my dear
friend this good news -that you might also come to this knowledge. Please try to
get one copy of the Bible and read it for your own sake. You will be surprised
by the volume of joy you get by reading it. No other book can bring this joy or
peace in your life. The Bible also say that on the day of God’s wrath ‘every
knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.’ I sincerely
urge you to escape from that day by accepting His Lordship. Thank you for
reading my letter patiently. We may not meet again in this world, but I hope to
see you before the throne of Jesus Christ!
Please write to me if you want to know more about Jesus Christ.
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