The Devotion of Life — Page 193
193 place and they would promptly comply. The Promised Messiah as liked these suggestions and some people did devote their lives at that time as well. I do not know the reasons why this Scheme did not carry on. ” Exhorting members of the Community to devote their lives for this cause he said: “So, our friends should devote their lives and learn different skills. They should then go wherever they are instructed to go and practise the skill they have learnt. They shall spend some time executing this skill so that they can support themselves and spend the rest of the time in propagation of the faith. For example, some should train as medical doctors, this knowledge is most useful, and others should learn ‘tibb’ (a science of natural medicine). Although wherever conventional medicine has reached ‘tibb’ cannot flourish, however, there are still many areas where people prefer ‘tibb’. Similarly, there are many other vocations, the objective to learn all these vocations should be that no matter if their skill does well or not at the place they are sent to, no thought should stop them from going. ” Huzur ra further said: “My heart has yearned for this for ages and now a few friends have also been enthused that this is the way service should be rendered to faith. Therefore, through this Sermon I bring to the attention of friends here and elsewhere that those who have passion for faith should come forward and devote