OPPORTUNITIES WILL NEVER CEASE — Discover The Next Opportunity
Spirit of Islam, Oct 2013, p. 40
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
OPPORTUNITIES WILL NEVER CEASE Voltaire (1694-1778), the well-known French philosopher, once commented: Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. T HE truth is that in life, opportunities will never cease. When one opportunity gets exhausted, another opportunity at once emerges. A person who loses an opportunity and does not discover the next opportunity will almost defi nitely meet with failure. Life is replete with unexpected circumstances. One repeatedly experiences things that one has never even thought of before. And because of this, the plans we make show themselves to be faulty. That is why one should repeatedly re-examine one’s plans. To compensate for this, the Creator has fi lled the world with possibilities and opportunities. And so, when faced with failure, one must consider it as an experience and then move on to a new path and carry on with one’s journey. Failure is often a means for the evolution of one’s personality. Failure can make you wiser. Failure can make you more serious. Failure can make you a stronger person. Failure can open even bigger doors of success for you. Man’s intellect is his greatest strength. He can solve all problems using his intellect, even the most apparently insoluble ones. If you remain courageous, your intellect will guide you in every circumstance. o

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