So Said The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 71
THE HELLISH LIFE Let the people understand what the Hell is. One Hell is that which God has promised (to the wrongdoers) and the other one is this life itself, if it is not lived for God's sake. God does not take upon Himself the Guardianship of such a person and He does not act to ·save him from difficulties and provide mm with comforts. Do not think that wealth, position, honour, and large number of children can provide anyone with real comfort, contentment and the peace of mind, nor these things can give a life of paradise. The contentment, satisfaction and peace of mind which are a bliss of the paradise cannot be had through these things; they can be had only through living and dying in God. This was the Will of all the Prophets, especially Hazrat Ibrahim and Hazrat Yaqub (Jacob), peace be on them. Their Will was: La tamootunna ilia wa antum Muslimoon "You should die in the state of being Muslims". The worldly pleasures produce impure greed and add to the thirst for more of it. It is like the person who is a victim of the disease of thirst; the thirst does not get quenched and the disease eventually proves fatal. Thus the fire of desires, ambitions and regret is also connected with the fire of the Hell; it does not let the man rest, rather gives him a sort of confusion and excitement. Let my friends never lose sight of the fact that one should not be so engrossed in the love of wealth and wives and children that he may be excited, overjoyed and maniac 71