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God has to be temporarily cruel in order to be permanently kind.

Meher Baba

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Meher Baba
Age: 74 †
Born: 1894
Born: February 25
Died: 1969
Died: January 31
Theologian
Poona
Temporarily
Permanently
Cruel
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Kind

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