Love of God

into Paradise only by God’s mercy. When he says: “O God, I do not deserve this at all. It is an extraordinary blessing that You gave me Paradise in spite of my being totally undeserving.” The truth is that Paradise is so great that no individual or collective action of any human being can be its price. One who so esteems Paradise that he regards himself as totally undeserving as compared to Paradise, is the one who will gain entry into Paradise. No action on the part of man can become a key to entry into Paradise. The open sesame to Paradise lies in man’s discovery of his total unworthiness. MAN’S FUTURE Paradise will not be given to anyone purely on the basis of the quantum of his good deeds. It will be given by the mercy of God Almighty. Only those who attached no value to their actions will be enveloped in God’s mercy and gain entry into Paradise. The study of human beings tells us that man is a pleasureseeking animal. Man’s ability to enjoy things is almost unlimited. There being pleasure in thinking, pleasure in speaking, pleasure in seeing, pleasure in hearing, pleasure in eating, pleasure in touching, pleasure in companionship, means that man has an immense capacity for enjoyment. It is a great experience for man to be able to savour pleasurable occupations. But in the life of the pre-death period, man is not able to savour things to the full. The limitations of the present