Multiple choice

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Imagine for a moment that each of us is entrusted at birth with a hope diamond in the rough, a precious and sacred particle of the Divine Will. Through us, the will of the creator can enter the material world. We bear the seed, we are the seed, the growing tip of the universal will. In a vast and incomprehensible process, the unconditioned will gradually spiritualises the material universe, drawing it more directly into its service. We may recognise this difficult and uncertain process in ourselves, if we endeavor to cooperate with this great work of the spirit. We cut and polish our diamond will, returning it to the service of the divine will from which it originates…

What does service to the divine will consist of? In partial response we envision an immense ecology of energies. Within the Earth’s living ecosystem we witness the exchange, transformation, and recycling of the energies of heat, light, and molecular bonds in the food chain.
Similarly, the sacred, universal ecosystem harmonises the exchange and transformation of the energies of sensation, consciousness, and the rest, within the great chain of being. Human beings naturally use, convert, and store energies.

According to you, what is the theme of the passage?

  1. The Will of the Creator experiences the material world in form of human beings.

  2. Serving the universal will means not only conducting our lives creatively in accordance with conscience and kindness, but also transforming energies as well.

  3. Through spiritual practices, we directly and powerfully transform energies, raising the quality and quantity of energies at work in us.

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Let’s scrutinise each option: (1) This option is contrary to the passage. (“Through us……… world” gives the clue). Hence, (1) can be ruled out. (2) This is the answer. 'Service to the divine will' is the main idea of the passage (“we may…….originates” in first paragraph and third paragraph gives the clue). (3) This statement is true but it narrows down our approach. It satisfies only the third paragraph. Therefore, (3) is ruled out. Hence, (2) is the answer.

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