Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 23
23 Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim domestic conflict have arisen in his home. One might say that this is because the women of his household— and women are often considered weak and lacking in knowledge—have perhaps never done anything that would bother him. Experience and common knowledge testify to the sorts of hurtful situations that arise with women at home and between spouses due to crooked dispositions and ignorance. However, come what may, the calm and pure heart of this man deserves attention which over so long a time has never been affected even slightly by any painful or unpleasant situation in life. If the bitter lump of flesh that is the source of every poison, the breeding ground of all spite, jealousy, mal- ice and enmity, and which is the shortest way to hell in this world, has not been fully subdued, and if it has not been purified, cleansed and opened by the hand of the Lord of Holiness, one would question whether it is even possible for one to live a life of peace, dignity and comfort in this world which is ablaze with restlessness. There is primarily one dangerous weakness that ought to be reformed and which is the root of all internal dis- order. What is that weakness? It is the habit of constant criticism and to be quickly irritated. These flaws charac- terise a mean and narrow-hearted person about whom it can easily be concluded that they live a life of hell. For ten years I have observed with a close and critical eye, and have reached the conclusion with full insight