-:-SELF CONTROL-:-

he is the most powerful man who has mastered himself. great laws of the universe have to be understood and mastered before a spacecraft can be built, launched and sent into the depths of outer space on its speedy and silent journey to the moon, bearing the load of scientific instruments and crew astronauts for bringing that orb within the domain of man.

god is not prepared to fulfill the desires and dreams of man by miraculously transporting him in the twinkling of an eye from the fertile landscape of the earth to the barren surface of the moon. he has, however, gifted man with intelligence and enabled him through diligent study, observation and  experiment to discover and comprehend certain scientific laws enabling him thereby to achieve his goal- the conquest of the moon.

there are also spiritual laws which, if recognized  and observed, can transport man from this mundane world to the blissful realm of heaven; but man must take the initiative if he wishes to succeed, bearing in mind that god helps those who help themselves, just as the successful flight of a spacecraft is dependent upon the controls which direct its multifarious operations. so, does the spiritual flight of man depend upon the inner quality of self- control.