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183 the Promised Messiah as said: “My state is that I even feel regret when answering the call of nature, for all the time that is wasted. This time too could be better spent in some religious work. ” The Promised Messiah as also said: “When an important task of a religious nature arises, I deem food and drink, and sleep to be forbidden on me, until I have completed the task at hand. ” The Promised Messiah as further stated: “I am devoted to the cause of religion, in fact, I live for the sake of religion. Therefore, all I desire is that nothing obstructs my way in the path of religion. ” Serving Others On one occasion, there was a traditional indian-style bedstead (charpoy) in the new house on which Maulvi Abdul-Karim Sahib ra was sleeping. The Promised Messiah as was strolling there as well. After some time, when he awoke, the Promised Messiah as was lying down below the level of the charpoy on the ground. Maulvi Sahib stood up out of respect. The Promised Messiah as lovingly asked: “Why have you stood up?” Maulvi Sahib expressed that he had done so out of respect. On this, the Promised Messiah as said: “I was standing on guard for you. The boys would make noise and I would stop them so that your sleep would not be disturbed. ” Humility People enjoyed immense freedom in speaking to His Holiness and anyone could engage in a conversation with him without any hindrance whatsoever. In this relation, the Promised Messiah as states: “It is not my practice to sit in a fierce and frightful manner so that people should fear me as they are terrified of a carnivo- rous beast. I extremely detest the idea of sitting like an idol. I have come to abol- ish idol worship, not so that I should become an idol myself and people worship me. Allah the Exalted knows well that I do not give myself preference over others even in the slightest. In my opinion, there is no worse an idol-worshipper and no one more wicked than an arrogant person. An arrogant person does not worship any God at all; in fact, he only worships himself. ” A Liking for Seclusion His Holiness very much liked seclusion. In this regard, the Promised Messiah as states: “If God Almighty gave me a choice and asked whether I prefer seclusion or