Wahiduddin Khan's Blog, page 39

After Being Broken

When man is beset by defeat, his inner forces are released. His senses are aroused. His concealed strength comes to the fore and he sets about redressing his setback. Spurred on with new resolve and determination, he devotes himself to the task of regaining what has been lost. An irresistible spirit arises within him. Nothing can arrest his advance. Like a river flowing to the sea, he surmounts every obstacle in relentless pursuit of his goal.

Agreeing to Disagree

Some disagreement is always inevitable between two parties or individuals in this world. But it is also inevitable that there must be some areas of agreement. This being the case, there is only one way to prosper and progress; that is, to ignore the matters that divide one from others and concentrate on cultivating areas of mutual concern.

Realism

You should never feel that it is only up to others to practice patience and avoid friction. Patience and avoidance of strife are the social duties of everyone without exception. It should never be forgotten that while patience makes its possible to continue with life’s journey, impatience would ultimately prevent you from reaching your chosen destination.

Simple Living, High Thinking

A believer is one who finds God. Such a person by his very nature becomes a simplicity-loving person. In his eyes pretensions lose their attraction.

Golden Silence

When one is silent, one’s focus becomes oneself rather than extraneous matters. One eschews superficiality and engages with deeper realities.

Proceeding with Caution

A purposeful man always looks ahead to the future—straightforward and not towards right or left. He always thinks of long-lasting consequences rather than momentary considerations. He looks at things not from the point of view of personal desires and whims, but from the point of view of reality.

No Half Measures

A noted western writer once, after studying the lives of great men, pinpointed the special qualities that were common to all of them. He concluded that all of them had been filled with curiosity and discontent. Curiosity had kept them in hot pursuit of things, ideas and ideals which had at first eluded them, and discontent had never allowed them to indulge in the thought that they had reached the final peak of

achievement.

Jewel in the Crown

Perseverance is a virtue which can be practised at all times, even by one who is crippled by a disease, and even by one who had failed to get a degree from a university.

Law of Nature

For life as a whole, disparateness is actually a great blessing: the good points of one man may compensate for the shortcomings of another.

Wisdom of Life

Where interests are in conflict, the actual point at issue is not what should be the settlement from the point of view of justice; the actual solution to be sought in such a situation, is that which is possible in practical terms. That is why, in such instances, one should be willing to accept the possible, instead of engaging in futile hostilities over the issue of ideal justice. Such efforts will lead to nothing but further loss.