English book · Living in God's Glory

Living in God's Glory

English book, p. 96

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

motive forces. one who lives such a life puts all he has into furthering his interests. he is human only in appearance, for he is no different from other animals in his manner of living. as animals live for themselves, so does he. in a God-oriented life, everything centres upon God. one who lives such a life discovers God in all his greatness. he lives in awe of God, so much so that everything else seems tiny in comparison. his thoughts centre on God; his hopes are in God; it is God that he fears. To him, God is everything, and he is nothing at all. This second type of individual lives for God alone. he is realistic, for the path he conforms to is the universal way of nature. There is only one true destiny for man in this world, and that destiny is God. nothing less can satisfy the needs of man. AN UNREWARDED SUCCESS The present world is only a place for action, not for receiving rewards. The place of final reckoning is in the Hereafter. on the atlantic shores of south america, Brazil, one of the continent’s largest countries with a predominantly Catholic population of 119 million, was under military rule from 1964 to 1985. during this period, a democratic movement was launched against the military rule; one

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