Blessings of Khilafat — Page 138
138 Attaining Nearness to Allah People ask how they can attain nearness to God. Remember it well that if you will act according to what I say, you will attain divine nearness not only in the hereafter, but in this very world. God shall speak to you not only after your death, but He will also speak to you in this very world. So reflect upon it carefully. I know, and it is customary among audiences, that after they happen to hear a good lecture, they say that it was very enjoyable or the speech was excellent, and so on. They are not able to realize the pain with which the speaker addresses them. The result of listening to the lecture should be quite different. The speaker speaks with a heart- felt agony, but those who listen evade the issue by saying that the speech was enjoyable. You have not come here to enjoy yourselves, nor have you come to attend some comical performances. Someone who has made this journey for this purpose shall be held answerable before God for the money that he spent on this journey. Therefore, you should listen to every lecture with due attention and open ears, and bear it well in mind and rather act upon it. I have always wished that God would enable me, even on my deathbed, to make it the last thing I say; and should I have to re- start by saying something, the same should be the first thing that I say. All worldly things as compared to it are worthless. The worldly gains and material advantages are all useless, and the means for self- indulgence and luxury are of no avail. It has become a big problem nowadays that people think in terms of how enjoyable a lecture is. But O my dears! Having spent your money you have not come here for the purpose of enjoyment