Living in God's Glory
English book, p. 139
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
HOW STRANGE THAT LIFE SHOULD END LIKE THAT exciting turning point in his life in just “another sixty kilometres”. however, before the sixty-kilometre mark can be reached, the angel of death swoops down upon him and, catching him unaware, bears him off to another world. Everyone is constantly making plans for the life he will lead tomorrow, but only when death strikes at lightning speed does he finally understand that his ‘tomorrow’ will be— not in this world—but the next, eternal world. Where he had believed implicitly that he was nearing the end of some pleasant terrestrial journey and approaching some highly coveted goal, he was, in fact, upon the brink of eternity—at the beginning of things, not the end. HOW STRANGE THAT LIFE SHOULD END LIKE THAT Peace and harmony on earth can only come from a man learning his limitations. There is no better way of learning this lesson than by remembering death. nandini, daughter of Govind narain, former governor of Karnataka, was just 38 years old when she passed away in new delhi on september 16, 1981. Thus, a young, vibrant life came to a sudden halt; a cheerful face was removed from the scene of life. nandini was an intelligent and healthy person. after receiving higher education in india, she acquired a degree in

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