The Power of the Human
English book, p. 237
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
The Power of the Human have a helpful guide who can stop one from going down a negative path. This guide offers mental support when one’s own mind struggles to think clearly. For the young man in question, it was also possible to see the educational setback not as an obstacle but as a challenge. He could have told those demanding a fifteen-thousandrupee donation, “If you think you can block my path, you are greatly mistaken. You are underestimating the power of a person. The strength of an individual is greater than any barrier that could stand in their way. No one can stop them from advancing.” After that, the young man could have decided to create an educational institution where students could enroll without needing donations or bribes. If he had made this choice and committed to it with determination, he might have succeeded in establishing a new, respected school that admitted students solely based on merit, with no requirement for donations. The biggest cause of failure in this world is discouragement, while the greatest secret to success is perseverance. The young man’s suicide was due to his loss of courage. Had he not lost heart and made establishing a new educational institution his mission, he would have discovered that many people in this world would support him and collaborate with him in every way. Although he seemed alone in his initial attempt, he would not have been solitary on his second try. As a poet rightly said: “The journey is the condition; many support the traveler, and countless shade-giving trees line the path.”

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