English book · My Journey to Switzerland

My Views on Some Issues

English book, p. 33

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

My Views on Some Issues This point is valid, but the actual problem is the correct identification of the causes of a problem. If the causes of a problem are not correctly identified, all efforts to solve the problem will be a complete waste of time. For example, consider the case of Marxism. Karl Marx identified what he thought were the actual causes of a particular state of affairs, and, in line with this, an enormous struggle was spearheaded by his followers for almost a century. However, the outcome of their struggle was only further devastation on a vaster scale. This was because identifying the causes of a particular situation was not correct. I always try to identify the root cause of the problem and only then initiate efforts to find its solution. In her speech, Elizabeth, the former princess of Yugoslavia, suggested that we cannot solve the world’s problems only through external actions from outside. For this, we also need to engage in inner efforts. Many people speak in this vein, but when they are requested to explain their point more specifically, it has been my experience that they cannot do so. Perhaps, this is because some people speak in this way in a sort of fashion but are not so serious about issues they would like to try and understand in depth.

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