Spirit of Islam · A GOOD START

A GOOD START

Spirit of Islam, Dec 2015, p. 21

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.

Benefit of Patience The benefit of patience and tolerance is that even after suffering losses, the bereft one does not lose his balance. In spite of temporary defeat, he never loses the ability to think cool-mindedly and by making a realistic assessment of his situation, plans his life anew. By forgetting what is lost, he reorganizes his work. Accepting Defeat The great secret of life is realism, and there is no form of realism greater than accepting defeat. To do so is to acknowledge the fact that, far from being ahead of others, one is behind them. In other words, it is to know where one stands in life. lapse into utter degeneracy. No really superior being has ever been found among the ranks of the idle. As the old saying goes, the Devil finds work for idle hands. o

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