“Intellect takes us along in the battle of life to a certain limit, but at the crucial moment it fails us. Faith transcends reason. It is when the horizon is the darkest and human reason is beaten down to the ground that faith shines brightest and comes to our rescue.”
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Source: Young India, 1929 (compiled in 'Truth is God', ch. 'Reason and Faith').
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Analysis carries you to a point and then stalls. What's named is the moment reason runs dry — no data, no clear odds — and something steadier has to take over: the trust that keeps a person moving when logic offers nothing left to hold onto.
When to use it
- A caregiver holding onto hope through a loved one's illness when doctors give no odds
- A founder pressing forward after every spreadsheet says the venture should be shut down
- Someone in grief finding steadiness in belief when explanations bring no comfort