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Discovery, Discovery, Discovery

English book, p. 51

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

PRICE OF EXCELLENCE Just as material food sustains the body, spiritual discoveries nourish the soul of knowledge. Continuous material nourishment guarantees the life of the body, and similarly, continuous spiritual discoveries ensure a person’s life and evolution in knowledge and spirituality. This discovery can be viewed as an intellectual process. The conditions for keeping this process ongoing are only two: reflection and protecting oneself from distractions. Anyone who possesses these two qualities will undoubtedly become a person of discovery. After that, nothing will prevent them from reaching discoveries. Discovery is the life of the soul; it is a means of evolution for the mind. Discovery completes a human being. A person without discovery is like a body without a soul.

PRICE OF EXCELLENCE History amplifies value; an ordinary object becomes extraordinary when imbued with historical significance, surpassing even technological or material wealth. An article published in the Times of India (May 1, 1990) with a London dateline reports that an old car manufactured nearly 40 years ago was recently sold for 9 million pounds. The first buyer purchased it in 1931 for 6,500 pounds. There are currently only six such cars in existence worldwide. London: A 59-year-old Bugatti Royale has become the world’s most expensive car, drawing a price of more

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