Our God — Page 32
32 it died inside, and so on—ultimately, he would totally despair, and return believing that no one was inside. So, concerning God, if the ‘ought to be’ stage of belief does not lead to the ‘is’ stage of belief, then the end result is nothing but despair and atheism; for, those granted with the ability to ponder will find it impossible to stop at that stage—they will either pro- ceed further or after a while turn back in despair. However, it is a pity that there are many people in the world (nay, they are in the majority) whose eyes are covered with such veils of heedlessness that upon reaching the ‘ought to be’ stage they become content and believe they have recognised God and have achieved what they had set out to achieve. That is to say, out of their naivety, lack of awareness, and ignorance, they think it suffices to know that their ought to be a Creator of this universe; they do not deter- minedly explore that if there ought to be a Creator, then does He really exist or not, and if there is one, who is He, where is He, what are His attributes, how can we establish a bond with Him, and how can we know if He has any connection with us? Such people neither worry about making progress in their knowledge of God, nor turn back because of their false sense of security, till death overtakes them. They die in a state believing that they have reached their destination whereas they are still treading the path to God. Most of the people who claim to believe in God these days fall in this category. Alas! Unfortunate man! You traversed some distance in the weak and dim light of reason; but when the time came for you to bask in the rays of the Divine spiritual sun and— having initially recognised your Lord and Master from afar—to then (rather than stumbling) run towards Him eagerly till you become so near Him that His Holy attributes, like a mother’s lap,