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apparent and temporary associations. Hence he
^s could think unconventionally and independently,
as observed by "his old friend, Sir Reginald
Glancy in one of his letters. His outlook covered
many aspects of life while he was seemingly
engaged in certain definite tasks. His mental
resources were many; so were his mental
excursions. His activities were many-sided and
we realise this only when we go over the whole
range of his work from his student days,
His advice to his community was : " Think before
choosing that which seems expedient. Con-
science must be guided by principles accepted by
religion and moral judgment. Every man's ac-
tion must conform to them so that the corporate
life of a whole community may approximate to
the best standard attainable. There have been
stages in the history of the growth of communi-
ties when the light supplied by conscience was not
allowed to be obscured by make-shift expediency,
when the vigour and ingenuity of the human mind
were such as to scorn weak compromise with evil,
relying on the unaided strength of righteousness/'
Such thoughts underlay all that he himself did ;
and for the kind of work he had in view simplicity
and,.contentment supported by austere self-re-
straint were indispensable.
My study of Sir Nizamat Jung's life and wri-
tings leads me to believe that the tendency of
his spirit was to soar, and that amidst all his
occupations he was in search of something higher.
We can. trace this in..many of his..writings^and