English book · The Spirit of Islam

Superiority Complex Leads to Evil CONTENTS

English book, p. 466

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

In the present world, a person has two distinct possibilities before him. One is the possibility of developing a virtuous personality and the other is of corrupting his personality. These two possibilities exist for everyone in all situations. One who avails of the former possibility succeeds, while one who opts for the latter, fails. The world presents a person with all kinds of circumstances. Here one is repeatedly faced with different types of people. It is in dealing with these situations and incidents that the human personality develops. For instance when you suffer a temporary loss, if you take it as something permanent, you will become disheartened. On the contrary, if you regard it as something of a temporary nature, you will proceed with courage and confidence. Similarly, if, in response to acts of provocations you become provoked, it follows that your concentration will be disturbed. But if you face such situations with patience and forbearance, this will show that you have been able to maintain your mental equilibrium. Then again, you sometimes feel that others are not attaching as much importance as is due to you as your merit. This gives you an inferiority complex.

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