Misuse of Our Rights

God has given man things to test him in this world. Their legitimate use makes him deserving of Paradise, while their misuse makes him deserving of the severest punishment in the court of the Hereafter, from which he can never escape.

Operation Blue Star was the code name of an Indian military action ordered in June 1984 by Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister, to remove Sikh militants amassing weapons in the Golden Temple. This military action on their most sacred place of worship angered the Sikhs. Consequently, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated on 31 October 1984 by two of her Sikh bodyguards as an act of vengeance.

The trial then proceeded. On February 11, 1985, a 20-page charge sheet was presented against the accused in the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mr S. L. Khanna. The following is part of reports published in newspapers.

“Satwant Singh has further been charged under section 27 of the Arms Act for using a weapon lawfully supplied to him to commit murder.” (The Times of India, February 12, 1985)

The automatic weapon given to Satwant Singh was for the protection of the Prime Minister and not to assassinate the Prime Minister. Although it was a legitimate legal weapon for him, he was found guilty in the eyes of the law when he misused it. The proper use of this weapon made him deserving of a reward, while the misuse of the same weapon made him deserve punishment.

In the same way, the things given to man by God are his legitimate rights, but they are only for the proper use. Therefore, if a person uses these things the wrong way, he would be found guilty in the sight of God, and he will deserve a severe punishment in the court of the Hereafter, from which he can never escape.