India, Oct. 25 -- The story of the famous Greek philosopher Diogenes is well-known. It is said, he went round the city of Athens, holding a lantern in his hand, searching for an honest man. I do not know if he found one. Probably he did not! He was a very strict and demanding person, and I suppose that it would be hard for anyone to meet the standards of an "honest man", in the eyes of Diogenes.

We are reminded of the beautiful dialogue between God and Abraham, when the latter pleaded with God on behalf of the Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Beginning with the eventuality of finding 50 righteous men in the city of Sodom, Abraham went down in his bargaining with God to the eventuality of finding 10 righteous men, because of whom God, in His m...