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Man’s Trial

English book, p. 343

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

MAN’S TRIAL Man must show that he used his power of discretion to differentiate between right and wrong. a path of justice and one of oppression will open out before him. he must follow the first and shun the second to succeed in his trial. he will be required to weigh up matters on the scales of sound reason. he should accept what is proved by clear signs; what has no clear proof to support it is to be rejected. This task may appear more effortless than it is. The negation of self is a price to be paid for success in the trial of life. a man can only discover universal truth by losing his sense of individual selfness. he cannot pay this price all too often, thus, falling short of the required standard. The fruits of success in life’s trials elude him. The truth appears before a man in this world, but he fails to see it. its calls echo in his ears, but he cannot hear them. it knocks on his door, but he does not allow it in. When truth appears before a man, and he can choose to accept it or reject it, man is required to make the right choice. however, sadly he fails just where he must succeed.

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