INTERVIEW WITH MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN

comes, whenever any negative thought comes, and you want to take an action, think about the result. Always think of the result. As soon as you think about the result, your mind will tell you that there is nothing to be gained from it, manage it peacefully. We advise all our colleagues to follow the formula of always seeing the result. Think of the result first, only then take an action if you have to. Do not take any action before thinking about the result. There is a question Maulana Saheb on relationships. All of us are bound in different relationships, so how should relationships be managed? Toleration. See, in relationships there will definitely be something like complaint, there will be some ill behaviour on the part of others. There is no other option except that we tolerate. There is no other option. Every day, morning and evening, we have to tolerate. What people do generally is that when they face some negative experience, they immediately take it seriously. Why take it so seriously? There is a great saying by Bertrand Russell: “The most uneducated person is one who has nothing to forget.” So, you should have something to forget. If something happens through someone, forget it. When you face something negative, forget it. It is only by forgetting that we can live peacefully in this world. If you do not forget, there will be tension at all times. So, the formula of a tension-free life that we tell our companions is this: Forget, forget, forget. Yes, forget all the negative things. Yes, forget. It is because otherwise there is no escape from negativity. I believe that the rose flower will always carry thorns. Similarly, according to the creation plan of God, there will be challenge, problem, competition will always be there in life. There will be some occurrences that you will not like. Then manage it, tolerate it, forget it. There is no other option. True! A question arises again about criticism. When someone criticizes you. Most instances of criticism hurt you. How does one handle criticism? What is criticism for some people is feedback for me to improve. I’ve been to USA many times. I once asked a professor there what the secret of USA’s development was. He said that we like dissent very much. If someone criticizes you, someone shows dissent against you, you should wholeheartedly accept it because this opens a new door, it brings creativity. What we generally do is that we immediately take dissent in the negative sense. If we take criticism in a positive sense,