Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 469
! ! 469 mother, a friend to resist thinking of another friend, a brother from thinking of his brother, a father to forget his sons or the sons to stop remembering thei r father, a wife to forget her husband or a husband to cease thinking of his wife, they will n ever be prepared to forget those whom they love , for their love is sincere and genuine. Yet, it has been observed that among humans, many d o not possess the true [spirit of] humanity. They have forgotten their own God and they need to be reminded that a Being created them , He W ho is their real Master. I f they are made to realize this, they also need to be reminded to keep the remembrance of God Almighty alive within their hearts. They also need to be constant ly reminded to strengthen their relationship with God Almighty. This is a particular weakness in man , which originates from his animal instincts, for man is related to animals through birth. Thus, when the animal instinct take s over, while we may observe that some give preference to God Almight y in every possible way and hold their love for God far and above [their] love for the world, we also see people , who submit to their animalistic nature and forget their love and relationship with God Almighty. Just like animals, t hey consider life to be noth ing more than worldly enjoyment, eating and drinking, rest and r elaxation, amassing superior and luxurious items, leisure and travel, and acquisition of worldly pleasures. They have no link to the life hereafter. In fact, the entire scope of their desires is inextricably attached to the life of this world. I am amazed at how each person fears death and strives to save himself from the inevitable , how he spends thou sands and millions of rupees to avoid death. If our life is only connected to this world, what reason could he have to fear death? We have s een thousands, actually millions, of people in this life who possess nothing of the grandeur of wealth, comfort, and the rest of the luxuries of this world. Despite this, they still wish to live in this world. The r ealization of this innate desire of theirs indicates that they have been created to fulfill some higher purpose. If they have not been created for any other essential purpose, then what is it that attract s them toward this world despite their difficulties, urging th em to stay alive and flee from death? It is this very desire and sentim ent which God Almighty mentions in the Holy Qur’ān :