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Life Death and Beyond

English book, p. 129

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Permanent Joy Only in the Hereafter but, rather, that he should enter the lofty company in which he obtains the blessing of being in God’s neighbourhood. The above-mentioned prayers are an expression in words of the inner spiritual feelings of a person who has deep trust in God. Such a person desires that the next phase of life will prove to be better for him than the present phase. He hopes that in the world after death he will be granted a higher level of the blessings that he had received from God in this present world. Death for him is to come out of an imperfect world and a means to enter a perfect one. Permanent Joy Only in the Hereafter Charlie Chaplin was a British film star. He was born in 1889 and died in 1977, at the age of 88. He was a famous comedian. He excelled in making people laugh. But inside, he was a very sad man. Despite all his material wealth, he wasn’t at all happy. It is said that once a person visited a psychiatrist. He told the psychiatrist that he was very depressed and requested him to suggest some way that he could become happy. The psychiatrist advised him to see Charlie Chaplin’s shows. And do you know what? The man told the doctor that he was Charlie Chaplin himself! He explained that while he made people happy, he himself was deeply unhappy. Charlie Chaplin was a comedian, but by the time the moment of his death drew near, he had turned into a tragedian! The man who used to make other people laugh once said this

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