Wahiduddin Khan's Blog, page 41

Charity is a Duty

When one gets a harvest, it is not the fruit exclusively of one’s labour. There

are other natural factors involved in the harvest, without which no harvest is

possible. So, nature also has a share in every harvest. And this share should be

returned to those people who for some reason have suffered deprivation.

Be Patient

Whenever there are provocations, big or small, you have only two options: either to succumb to anger and hatred and fail to do anything positive in the situation, or to remain patient. By being patient, you save time and energy.

Big Birds of the Storm

Spiritual behaviour is friendly behaviour towards every human being -- to both friends and foes alike. Spiritual behaviour is like the behaviour of flowers that can live with all their fragrance in the neighbourhood of thorns.

Say no to Double Standards

Double standards are a perpetual obstacle to personality development. Such people are devoid of sincerity. They say one thing but do something else. It is their petty interests which control their behaviour. They are not controlled by firm principles but by immediate gain. Their behaviour is interest-based rather than principle-based.

Spirit of Mutual Consultation

The best form of consultation is that in which one seeks others' advice, while endeavouring to share their experiences. A man who never consults anyone else is only half a man. While a man who does consult others becomes a whole human being.

Gentleness

Gentleness is an attribute of successful people, while haughtiness signals imminent failure.

Actions Matter

Just saying sorry when a mistake is made, or saying thank you when receiving

help -- is not enough. When a mistake is made, you have to repent in your

heart and when you are given much-needed assistance, you have to be grateful

with all your heart and soul. Words are no alternative to deeds.

Unfolding one’s Potential

It is everyone's first duty to unfold his or her potential. One who dies without unfolding his intellectual potential, he is dying like an animal.

Sensitivity serves as Inner Check

Conscience is the strongest check against wrongdoing. Anyone who wants to live on this planet as an honest person or as a man of character must keep a guard upon his conscience or moral sensitivity. Nothing else can guarantee one's personal morality.

Focusing on the Goal

Man has to be so engrossed in his work that everything else pales into insignificance beside it. Unless everything else loses its interest for him, he cannot climb to any great heights of success.