Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 503
UNDATED 503 such things are extremely necessary for us, but man does not value them due to their abundance. However, when one is in the wilderness possessing tens of millions of rupees, yet has no water, they are willing to give away those millions of rupees in exchange for even a sip of water; they die eventually with this grief. What worth is the wealth of the world that man chases after it? If a minor disease is contracted, money is spent like running water, but no relief is found even for a minute. When this is the condition, then how unmindful is man that he does not pay attention to the True Benefactor who has created this entire enterprise, and every particle of it is subservient to Him and in His control? The Company of the Truthful The Promised Messiah as said: People search for the truth, but this is not attained through haste. When man’s soul melts and falls upon the Divine thresh- old and considers this his real objective, then the gate of truth is opened for him. But all this is dependent on the grace of God Almighty, and these states are attained by staying in the com- pany of the truthful. The Ultimate Outcome of Materialism The Promised Messiah as said: People keep account of the world with great effort but fail to keep account of their age, and do not even think how much of their life is left and to what extent it can be relied upon.