Living in God's Glory
English book, p. 266
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
example in the animals, for they live perfectly natural lives, whereas he deviates time and time again from the path of nature. if a man would only follow the ways of the animals, this would be enough to earn him salvation. FAKE FRUITS AND FLOWERS True religion is that which makes one realize that there is but one God and Creator of this universe who will gather all human beings after death to take them into account. These days, people have started manufacturing plastic flowers and fruits. They look just like real flowers and fruits. however, if you smell a plastic flower, it has none of the fragrance of a natural flower. if you bite into a plastic fruit, it has none of the taste of natural fruit. in just the same way, absurd forms of religiosity have appeared these days. on its face, they appear grandiose, but if you examine them closely, they have none of the true essence of religion—fear of God and genuine concern for other human beings. in this age of plastic, perhaps religiosity has become plastic, too. Many people may appear very pious but unwilling to accept their mistakes. They are not willing to sacrifice their egos for the sake of God. They may get together with others and sink their differences and complaints about their interests. however, in this world, no one will set aside his differences

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