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The Way of the universe

English book, p. 260

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

THE WAY OF THE UNIVERSE There is but one proper code of ethics for both man and the universe, and that is predictable character. The rest of the universe is strictly observing that code. For a man to succeed, he must follow the same universal laws. Man is an imperfect being in a perfect world. The stars and the planets, wind and water, trees, and animals, are all just as they should be. They do not deviate from the path prescribed for them in nature. Man, on the other hand, deviates from his natural path. The actions he performs, and the person he develops into, are a contradiction of nature. he follows a path far removed from what has been laid down for him. While this paradox poses some questions for man, it also provides the answer to him. it shows that man’s problems in this world stem from the fact that he has deviated from the path of nature; only by re-adopting that path can he find a solution. We can see that the path which the other objects in the universe follow is one of harmony and perfection. if man were to follow the same path, human society would surely acquire the same ideal qualities. our imperfect human world lies amid a much larger, perfect natural world that shows us our aim in life. Therefore, we must first try to understand the world around us and then strive to base our lives on the principles that function in the rest of the universe.

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