English book · The Spirit of Islam

Be of Use to Others

English book, p. 235

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Be of Use to Others foam, but immediately thereafter the foam, which is are of no use, evaporates into space and the water and minerals which are useful for mankind, remain intact. These are the events of nature through which God shows symbolically what principles He has laid down for success or failure in life. One principle is that, in this world, only that person has a place who proves useful to others. The individual who has lost his capacity to benefit others has no place in this world created by God. Living for one’s own self is against the scheme of nature. A person ought whenever necessary, to be a help to others while fulfilling his own personal needs. One who does not do so will find no place in the map of nature. The desirable human being in this universe is one who is of avail to others.

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