Showing posts with label Islam A Challenge to Religion ( Survival: individual and collective) by Ghulam Ahmed Parewz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Islam A Challenge to Religion ( Survival: individual and collective) by Ghulam Ahmed Parewz. Show all posts

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Islam A Challenge to Religion ( Survival: individual and collective) by Ghulam Ahmed Parewz

SURVIVAL INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE
 I. Man's Passion for Life



The longing for immortality is deep-rooted in man. He clings to life passionately and recoils with horror from the prospect of extinction. He values life above all things and for its preservation and prolongation is willing to pay the highest price even in terms of pain and misery. For centuries, he has been tirelessly seeking the elixir of life which might enable him to prolong his life indefinitely. Frustration only spurred him on to put forth greater efforts. Man’s passion for life knows no bounds. He wants to live, no matter what the cost may be. At last man realised, and the realisation was extremely painful to