Man and Paradise

the welfare of others and be just in your dealings. Whether in friendship or enmity, you can willingly choose to obey God’s will instead of your whims or the prodding of your ego. If this is how you choose to live, you have cleansed your soul. And you will then be settled in the beautiful world of God’s Heaven. On the other hand, you can choose to be immersed in selfperceived greatness. When confronted with the truth, you can choose not to accept it. In your dealings, you can choose to be unjust and cruel. You can choose to follow your own will, not God’s will. If this is your choice, you have polluted your soul, and the Lord of this universe will not accept you into His neighbourhood. GOOD PEOPLE WILL INHERIT PARADISE BY THE MERCY OF GOD In the present world, good and evil people exist side by side. In the world Hereafter, the angels will separate the evil from the righteous, and only the good will enter the eternal world of Paradise. Paradise is man’s natural habitat, just as water is the habitat of a fish. The fish, while being a living creature with a complete existence, requires a specific environment to survive. If the fish is taken out of the water and placed in a desert, it will remain the same fish, but it will only wriggle for a short time. In the desert environment, unable to find the sustenance needed for life, it will soon perish. This analogy applies to human beings as well. Man possesses life in the fullest sense but requires an appropriate habitat in which to thrive. The present world