Wait for Fulfilment of Desires

It was in the time when the British were ruling India. There was a Muslim man who was a senior government official. On the face of it he had all the comforts of the world. He had three daughters. He named them Farhat (‘Joy’), Rahat (‘Comfort’) and Ishrat (‘Affection’).

But this seemingly idyllic state of affairs did not last long. In 1947, the country was partitioned. After Partition, this man’s family was scattered. Moreover, they got stuck in different problems, which didn’t seem to end. Each member of the family fell victim of despair and then died.

This is the story of most people in this world. Here, an individual has all sorts of desires. He seeks to fulfil desires and obtain joy thereby. But no person manages to have all his desires satisfied here. Every person is in search of permanent pleasure, but almost everyone dies without obtaining it. The fact is that God has made a human being as a seeker of happiness, but God has not placed in this present world the opportunities to obtain ideal happiness.

It is decreed for a person that he should have desires in this world. It is for him to manage or control these desires and wait for the world that comes after death for their complete fulfilment. Success lies in making this discovery.