Living in God's Glory
English book, p. 232
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
appears like a dry stick. however, then a silent revolution happens. it sprouts brilliantly hued flowers! What had been a dry stick becomes laden with stunning flowers. it seems God has specially sent his beautiful umbrella for the tree which was thought to be a useless stick. it happens so that some servant of God may see it and exclaim, “lord! i, too, am a Flame-of-the-Forest tree. if you want, you can cause beautiful flowers to bloom on me! i am a dried stick. if you want, you can make me green! i am leading a meaningless existence. if you want, you can fill my life with meaningfulness! i am standing on the edge of hell. if you want, you can admit me into Paradise!” YOUR ACTIONS SHOULD HAVE A SPIRITUAL DIMENSION Only those actions are significant that transform you as a person. In reality, actions that do not transform you have no value. if there is a hole at the bottom of a bucket, and you pour water into it, all the water will flow out, and nothing will remain inside. The same is true for human beings. only those of your actions are worthy which provide you with something meaningful about your inner development. if you appear busy doing things, but these actions do not contribute to nurturing and developing your inner being,

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