Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 106
106 ed man of God goes on his way, his eyes are firmly fixed to the ground as though he were a mountain of dignity and grace. Strength of Character God Almighty knows well that my only purpose, inso- far as I am capable, is to share in some way with those of my friends who are not present here the pleasure and delight that intoxicates me. I wish to show them that the pleasure that I gain from the pure company of this holy man is not illusory or the fancy of self-deception, as impatient critics would be quick to allege. In fact, I clearly observe a pure transformation in my moral state. Just today, I was saying to my dear brother, Mufti Sadiq, that among the countless lessons we learn from the holy , on whom be peace, there is one magnificent lesson of which we are in dire need if we are to be deemed humans—and cul- tured humans at that. What is that lesson? It is stead- fastness and extraordinary patience in the face of trials, tribulations and adversities that would shake our lives, or weaken our fortitude, or overcome and crush our spirit. Those who have written about the subject of good morals, on keeping this faculty alive, and on further developing and nurturing it, have penned many ways to do so, but the truth is that nothing compares to a living