The Devotion of Life — Page 317
317 If one had to do that, after a few months he would fall ill and would perish. Moreover, where can you find people on a daily basis who will gather to listen to speeches? Therefore, as this is not a task that can be performed continually, people complain that Missionaries have free time, although in these circumstances for them to have some free time is normal. In actual fact, the Missionaries have not understood their obligation. They say no one came to them so what can they tell people. This is why they are unoccupied. They should understand that their task is not only to give speeches, rather, it is also to morally train people and make them worthy of doing Tabligh. In addition they should cultivate the habit of writing and should remain occupied in reading and writing wherever they go; write literary articles, research an issue, extract important references, collect historical facts, then it will not be said that they are unoccupied. These are various historical tasks that our Missionaries need to pay attention to. If a Missionary went somewhere and during the stay did some writing, people would not say that he is unoccupied rather, they would say that he has remained engaged in writing. However, the Missionaries are not paying attention to this matter and this is the reason that not much writing work is being done. It is possible that some Missionaries are present here, however, as the hosts are those who are Missionaries of the future, therefore, I will advise them not to adopt