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MAN PROPOSES, BUT GOD DISPOSES.

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     MAN PROPOSES, BUT GOD DISPOSES:  THE above proverb quoted by Thomas a' Kempis denoted the meaning that human beings can make any plans they want, but it's God that ultimately decides their success or failure.  The proverb highlights the limitations of human abilities and acknowledges a higher power that determines the course of events and the outcone of our proposals. Think of a youth who proposes his love for a girl to be married. His thoughts are planned before proposals but she never liked him and rejected his proposal. No doubt, his situation  will be discouraged and lost his joy. But he again contacted her with his friends to talk about the marriage. She still neglected his proposal. Then, we say "man proposes, but God disposes."                        A man proposes a girl  This is true with regard to world affairs.  Today we see mighty political forces that are gat...