THE CULTURE OF PEACE — Part II Teachings of Islam

What does walking the path of patience mean? It means that in the face of difficult or unfavourable conditions and situations, a person does not lose his tolerance, and so his positive thinking remains unimpaired. He distinguishes the possible from the impossible, and begins his journey from what he knows to be possible. He does not hanker after immediate results. Those who walk the path of peace will find that at every step Nature helps them. Rather, he adopts the gradual way. He does not lose heart in the face of loss; but, instead, keeps walking ahead with the future in mind. He accepts what the present gives him. As for what he might receive in the future, he adopts a wait-and-see approach. He keeps his desires under the restraint of the Law of Nature, rather than trying to subordinate the Law of Nature to his desires. Patience is completely a positive action, and not a passive or negative reaction. .....to be continued. Part I of this article appeared in the previous Issue (No 19, July 2014). Success through failure One’s initial feeling of disappointment should quickly transform itself into a greater determination to try harder, and to channel one’s energies more effectively towards one’s goal.