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43 of fate and destiny. In truth, it is God Almighty who possesses the right to try His servants, and these trials from God are for man’s benefit. God makes those who prove to be sincere even after they are tried, the inheritors of divine bounty—this is how God’s law of nature operates. ” Preoccupation in Worldly Affairs Results in a Loss in the Hereafter A young man presented himself before the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace, and began to relate his story of the worldly misfortunes with which he was confronted, as well as his countless woes and sorrows. The Promised Messiah as ad- vised him at length and said: “To become fully engrossed in such matters causes a person to be deprived in the hereafter. A believer must not wail and mourn over their circumstances in this way. ” Then the young man began to weep loudly and profusely at which the Promised Messiah as expressed extreme displeasure and disapproval. He said: “Enough! It is my belief that such weeping leads a person to hell. In my estimation, tears which fall out of grief and sorrow for the world are a fire that burn the very one who sheds them. My heart turns cold when I witness the state of such a person who mourns, longing for this carrion of a world. ” The Nature of Exemplary Trust in God One day in a gathering of the Promised Messiah as , the discussion turned to trust in God. The Promised Messiah as said: “I find that the state of my heart is a strange one. When it is extremely humid and the heat becomes immensely intense, people begin to hope with a sense of certainty that rain will soon follow. Similarly, when I find my casket to be empty, I feel a firm sense of certainty in the grace of God that now it will be replenished, and this is exactly what happens. ” Then, the Promised Messiah as swore by God Almighty and said: “When my pouch is empty, the sort of joy and pleasure that I experience in trusting God Almighty at such a time is beyond my ability to explain. My state at such a time is extremely comforting and satisfying, in comparison to when my pouch is full. ” The Promised Messiah as went on to say: “In the days when my father and brother were overwhelmed by a multitude of woes and sorrows on account of lawsuits surrounding various worldly matters, they would often look at my state of affairs with envy and say: ‘He is a very fortunate man. No grief comes anywhere near him. ’”