PHENOMENON OF A TROUBLED MIND

This problem is in need of an explanation. Man is born with an explanation-seeking nature. But, he is bound to live in an unexplained world. It is this contradiction that troubles the mind. This trouble then develops into stress or uneasiness. The mind automatically tries to find an explanation, but due to absence of data, it fails. This phenomenon occurs at the psychological level. That is, although in the external world, man does not experience any problems, at the level of his psyche he feels troubled. What is this unknown area? It is related to the deeper questions of life, such as who is my Creator, who settled me in this world, what is the purpose of my life, why do I have to die after seventy years or so, what is going to happen to me after death, and so on. All these questions require an explanation. But, the mind realizes that it has no data to rationally explain these questions. No one is able to solve these questions on their own. So, everyone is bound to live with these unsolved questions and die in this state. It is this inherent problem that troubles every human mind. Divine revelation gives us the authentic framework through which we can explain life. History tells us that all philosophers and thinkers were engaged in trying to find answers to these questions but they have all failed. Every thinking mind begins his life with great enthusiasm, but in the end everyone dies in frustration. The reason lies in the failure to explain the questions of the mind in a satisfactory manner. There are two options before every human being. The first is to live with an explanation-seeking mind in an unexplained world. Albeit an unwanted situation, the majority of people have taken this position. No one would agree that this is the right stand. The other option is to seek out and find an explanation to the dilemma. Now, there are two available methods that could lead us to a solutionwhich is reason and revelation. Experience shows that thousands of years of rational exercise have failed to give a satisfactory explanation to this question. This state of affairs shows that finding a solution to this through reason is not possible. Had it been possible, it would have happened through the efforts undertaken during the past several thousand years.