Swiss Beauty: An Introduction to Paradise

SWISS BEAUTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO PARADISE O n 13th October, a unique ‘boat trip’ program was organised. From the hotel, we were taken to the town of Luzern. There is a vast lake there, where we boarded a yacht that had two floors. The yacht moved gently on the lake’s waters, the pace suitable for people to view the beautiful scenery. I took the opportunity to prepare some portions of my travelogue. It is said that on witnessing the beauty of Kashmir, Babur (who was the first Mughal emperor) had exclaimed: If there is Paradise on Earth, It is this; it is this, it is this! However, when I witnessed lovely natural scenes in Switzerland, my heart said that God had placed these beautiful sights in the world, so that man could obtain an initial introduction to Paradise through them. These world sights engender an intense desire for eternal Paradise in man. Their purpose is not that we should consider them to be Paradise itself and then try to build a dream world of happiness amidst them.