Blessings of Khilafat — Page 139
Objects of Human Life 139 or extravaganza; rather, your purpose coming here, and my purpose of calling you here is quite different. If someone fails to understand this purpose, he surely has not come for us, but has come here to please his own self. He, who has come here merely for some enjoyment or for amusing himself with some extravaganza, has indeed committed a sin. If someone ever had such a thought, he must repent and seek forgiveness from Allah. A person, who wastes his money and time and leaves his homeland and dear ones only for the sake of amusing himself, will surely be held accountable before God for every single penny and moment that he spends as to why he laid Allah’s bounty to waste. Therefore, ponder over it sincerely and bring about a transformation in yourselves. Do not listen to the lecture for the sake of amusement only. All kinds of things are said in the lectures. Some are meant to be amusing also, but you should never wish that a lecture should only contain amusing things and that you will pay attention only to those things. Do not look for comedy or tragedy in a lecture; rather, pay attention to what the lecturer says. Should you feel uncomfortable at any point, reflect upon it; and should you like some point, react to it by acting upon it. Do not sit in a lecture only for listening to entertaining stories. There is another problem with those who listen to these lectures, and that is that every listener thinks of himself as pure of all ills, and that the lecture is meant for those sitting around him. As a consequence all of them leave the lecture empty-handed, and the lecture does not avail anything to anybody. Hence, every one of you should think that you are the first person to whom I am addressing this lecture and should think that whatever has been said has been said for you alone. Should there be a saint in the audience, my