English book · Man and Paradise

World of Today, World of Tomorrow

English book, p. 12

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

100 billion neurons. In other words, the human brain has enormous potential. This potential is so great that a person’s natural lifespan on Earth is insufficient to utilize it fully. Even if human life were much longer, the conditions of this world are so limited that in a finite world, people would still not be able to harness all the potential of their minds fully. Humans need a very long life and a much larger world for complete fulfilment. However, under present conditions, the potential of the human mind remains grossly underutilized. Keeping this fact in mind, a person’s life on Earth seems like the tiny tip of a giant iceberg. A small portion of this ‘iceberg’ is visible during the pre-death period of life, while the remaining, much larger part is hidden in the eternal post-death phase of life. Without acknowledging this fact, human life cannot be adequately explained. Human life can only be understood when this reality is taken into consideration. Furthermore, when something becomes the only possible explanation for a phenomenon, it serves as intellectual evidence that this explanation is correct. If you keep this reality in mind and analyze life, you will realize that the present world is only a temporary place for humans. It is not their permanent or eternal destination. Every person must inevitably face death. Death is like a bridge between the two phases of life. It is the transition from temporary life to eternal life. The present world is where humans undergo training. The pre-death period is a training phase. Here, individuals prepare themselves for the Hereafter during their temporary stay. Then, after death, they are transferred to the next, eternal world. If they are eligible for Paradise, they will

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