The Tragedy of Man
English book, p. 163
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
THE TRAGEDY OF MAN After creating a beautiful world per man’s desires, God settled human beings on earth with a condition: “You can only see this world but will not achieve it.” God created a beautiful and enjoyable world. he made all the arrangements as per man’s desires in this world. after that, he settled human beings in this peaceful, beautiful world, but with a condition attached to his settlement on earth: “you can only see this world but will not achieve.” Man is attracted to the comforts and pleasures of this world. however, man cannot achieve the comforts and pleasures of this world. Therefore, a man who has not yet achieved the world finds himself as deprived as one who has already achieved it. Gul anand, a film producer from Mumbai, was married to a beautiful woman named shobha. This couple had everything a man could wish for. he had many houses in Mumbai, where he started living in the Paradise of happiness. however, after some time, he felt something was missing. They were still deprived of a child. This feeling started creating a silent distance between the two. Eventually, they adopted a boy and a girl from an orphanage, raising them as their son and daughter. still, this artificial strategy could not compensate for their feelings of deprivation. Eventually, the distance increased to such an extent that they started living separately in different houses.

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