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28. LIFE SUPREME paradise yearn for more enlightenment and nearness to Allah. How then can one in this world rest content with one's spiritual condition?. There is always room for progress and the more one advances the more room does one see for further improvement. Also when one realises that rewards in paradise vary in degree, the incentive is increased to improve oneself all the time and as much as possible in order to earn higher rewards. Allah says in the Holy Quran: "For all are grades of rank according to what they did. " (46:20). The Promised Messiah has also said: "Those who accept God here and lose themselves in divine love and who take their stand on the right path, have in store special honours which would not be attained by other people. 22. One's conversation and tone of voice reveal to a great extent one's feelings and moods. One should keep out of one's conversation all dreary and disagreeable remarks and speak only in a bright manner. . Just as a man is as he thinks, so also is he as he speaks. Manner of speech affects one's personality. If one talks the way one would like to be, then one will becomes the way one talks. So if one wants to become a spiritual son of Allah, fit to walk in paradise, then one must talk in the language and tone of voice of such a person. Speech is the mirror of the soul. When one feels inclined to pass an ill or gloomy remark, one should refrain from doing so by either saying something else or remaining silent. A characteristic of the Promised Messiah was that he never made disparaging remarks about individuals however much at fault they might be. . Gratitude is another of the bright moods which cheers the heart of the receiver as well as the giver. An Ahmadi has an immense amount to be thankful for to Allah. One may suffer the lack or loss of various worldly comforts and achievements but their value is insignificant in comparison with the greatest and most valuable gift of allAhmadiyyat or the true Islam. Allah says in the Holy Quran: "Exalt Allah for His having guided you and that you may be grateful. " (2:186). It would be the height of ingratitude to grumble, complain and grieve over matters and affairs which do not run in accordance with one's liking and expectations. One is not able to pass a heavenly life