Life Death and Beyond
English book, p. 149
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Paradise on Your Wish List take oneself back in one’s journey. Success is possible on every road, but the person who keeps changing his road cannot arrive at his destination. The second most important thing is that one must not get stuck in the obstacles that one is bound to face while travelling on the road. Avoiding these inevitable obstacles, one must proceed ahead. To clash against these obstacles will cause the journey of life to come to a halt. On the other hand, ignoring these obstacles will enable one to continue with one’s journey. The third most important thing is that the traveller must not become satisfied with the little benefits that he may gain while on the road, for that would make him complacent and lead him to deviate from his target. In this world, you can score a big success only if you don’t agree to settle for small successes. For the sake of a big benefit you must ignore small benefits. In the hope of the future, you must rise above the present. Paradise on Your Wish List Some years ago, a woman landed up with a job of her dreams, a job with TIME, a famous American magazine. In the 15th August 1991 issue of the magazine there is a glamorous picture of hers, below which she joyfully exclaims that working for TIME was always on her ‘wish list’. Every person considers something or the other as his biggest thing. He lives in the hope of obtaining it. He dreams

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