Leading A Spiritual Life
English book, p. 304
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
challenge leads to a response and the response results in success. This is the scheme of things in nature. And, in this world, a positive result can be achieved by following the path of nature. No one can develop a formula better than that which nature has developed. According to the law of nature, happiness is not the greatest good, struggle is the greatest good. One who escapes from struggle and tries to live in happiness, is trying to live in a fool’s paradise. This kind of artificial living is bound at some point to fall apart. Such people can live in a state of happiness for a temporary period, but then they are doomed eventually to become sad. It is not happiness but seriousness, it is not an easygoing life but struggle, it is not living in comfort but being involved in hard work that matter in life. This is the natural path and it is by following the natural path alone that can one attain any real success. Old Age – A Blessing It is a fact that old age does create some problems but it is quite possible to take this as normal and save yourself from negative thinking. By awakening your mind, you can live with a positive outlook. I n the USA a series of research projects under the heading of Progress in Brain Research (2008), were

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