Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 66
66 over the body of the Promised Messiah as and eventually his hands were able to identify the piece of brick, which he immediately took out of the pocket of the Promised Messiah as and submitted: “It was this brick that was hurting you. ” His Holiness as smiled and said: “A few days ago Mahmud put this in my pocket and told me not to take it out because he said he would play with it. ” In short, the Promised Messiah as is not captivated by fine clothing. There is no doubt that a materialistic person who is unaware of the actual truth may appar- ently see the Promised Messiah as in elegant dress and thus fail to reach the depth of the matter and may well- nigh consider—judging by his own state of affairs— that His Holiness as was interested in exquisite clothing. However, those who sit with him day and night know well his lack of interest in this respect. One day he said: “I would wear clothes which were cut and tailored at home, but now by the will of God, people bring clothes for me. Allah Almighty knows well that I do not con- sider these clothes to be any different from what I would wear before. ” A Paragon of Humility The nature of His Holiness as is filled with such humil- ity and modesty, and is so self-effacing that no greater example can be seen. He sits on the ground, while oth- ers sit on the rug or above him. The blessed heart of the