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It is remarkable that acute intellectual men, as many of the Hindu poets were, should never have grappled with the problem of the divine government of the world. [Sidenote: The future of the Aryan race.] Equally notable is the unconcern of the Veda as to the welfare and the future of even the Aryan race. But how sublime is the promise given to Abraham that in him and his seed all nations of the earth should be blessed! IT IS REMARKABLE THAT ACUTE INTELLECTUAL MEN AS MANY OF THE HINDOO POETS WERE SHOULD NEVER HAVE GRAPPLED WITH THE PROBLEM OF THE DIVINE GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD EQUALLY NOTABLE IN THE UNCONCERN OF THE WEATHER AS TO THE WELFARE AND THE FUTURE OF EVEN THE ARGUAN RACE BUT HOW SUBLIME IS THE PROMISE GIVEN TO THE ABRAHAM THAT IN HIM AND HIS SEED ALL NATIONS OF THE EARTH SHOULD BE BLESSED
 the ocean. Individual existence and consciousness then cease. The thought is profoundly sorrowful that this is the cheerless faith of countless multitudes. No wonder, though, the great tenet of Hinduism is this--_Existence is misery._ [Sidenote: The future of the race. The struggle between good and evil.] So much for the future of the individual. Regarding the future of the race Hinduism speaks in equally cheerless terms. Its golden age lies in the immeasurably distant past; and the further we recede from it the deeper must we plunge into sin and wretchedness. True, ages and ages hence the "age of truth" returns, but it returns only to pass away again and torment us with the memory of lost purity and joy. The experience of the universe is thus an eternal renovation of hope and disappointment. In the struggle between good and evil there is no final triumph for the good. We tread a fated, eternal round from which there is no escape; and alike the hero fights and the martyr dies in vain. S THE MIND OF A HINDU WITH THE GREATEST HORROR AT LAST THE SOUL IS LOST IN GOD AS A DROP MINGLES WITH THE OCEAN INDIVIDUAL EXISTENCE AND CONSCIOUSNESS THEN CEASE THE THOUGHT IS PROFOUNDLY SORROWFUL THAT THIS IS THE CHEERLESS FAITH OF COUNTLESS MULTITUDES NO WONDER THOUGH THE GREAT TENET OF HINDU IS A MISTRESS EXISTENCE IS MISERY SO MUCH FOR THE FUTURE OF THE INDIVIDUAL REGARDING THE FUTURE OF THE RACE HENOISM SPEAKS IN EQUALLY CHEERLESS TERMS ITS GOLDEN AGE LIES IN THE IMMEASURABLY DISTANT PAST AND THE FURTHER WE RECEIVED FROM IT THE DEEPER MUST WE PLUNGE INTO SIN AND RICHARDNESS TRUE AGES AND AGES HENCE THE AGE OF TRUTH RETURNS BUT IT RETURNS ONLY TO PASS AWAY AGAIN AND TORMENT US WITH THE MEMORY OF LOSS UNITY AND JOY THE EXPERIENCE OF THE UNIVERSE IS THUS AN ETERNAL RENOVATION OF HOPE AND DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL THERE IS NO FINAL TRIUMPH FOR THE GOOD WE TREAD ATERNAL WRONG FROM WHICH THERE IS NO ESCAPE AND ALIKE THE HERO FIGHTS AND THE MATTER DIES IN VAIN
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