The Detroit Address — Page 31
31 draw yourselves away from God and Islam? You should have a strong feeling that God has become yours, and you should not be concerned about what others think of you. When you inculcate this grandeur of character, then you will become dominant in this country. Leaving aside religious values, I can say on psychological grounds that it is imperative, for a nation to prosper, that it should get rid of its inferiority com- plex and it should advance on a straight path. It should be disinterested in other’s attitudes toward it. It should not con- cern itself whether someone honors it or not. Such nations are born through Prophets of God who bring them up and train them in such a way that, not only do they survive, but flourish while other contemporary, dominant nations meet destruction. You are the fortunate nation, and therefore you should feel above the need of someone else embracing you. In fact, as God has chosen you for His Favors and Blessings, you are the one who should embrace others and show benev- olence and graciousness by embracing others. Therefore, it is imperative that each and every Ahmadi should get rid of all sort of inferiority complexes. Those who are of a compar- atively lighter color and who are financially better off, their feelings of inferiority complex can and will undoubtedly destroy them if they do not deviate from the present course. And those who are apparently considered to be of lower sta- tus, should they remain a victim of inferiority, this complex will also certainly destroy them. The Holy Prophet sas has already divulged to us all profound facts of human nature.