Building Life
English book, p. 86
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
The system of the modern world is designed so that not only do beneficial things offer advantages, but even those that seem harmful on the surface have hidden benefits. In such a world, there’s no reason for anyone to despair under any circumstances. THE FLOW OF LIFE Light is the fastest thing in the universe. It travels more than 186,000 miles in one second. But it always moves in a straight line. If sunlight is coming toward your room through the window and the window is closed, the rays cannot bend and enter through the door instead. They will simply strike the closed window and stop; they will not take any other path. Water, on the other hand, behaves differently. When it encounters a blocked path, it finds another way. For example, if you’re standing on a mountain and watching a spring flow from the top to the bottom, you might see a large rock right in the stream’s way. At first, you might think the rock will stop the water. But soon, you’ll notice the water moving around the rock, flowing around it and continuing on its path. The flow of human life aligns more with water than with light. A person’s determination is like a flood that cannot be stopped. When on life’s journey, there is no point where a

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