The Reality of Man
The misery of the world reminds man of his helplessness. By accepting this reality, he can become worthy of God’s rewards. Accepting his powerlessness makes him eligible to enter God’s eternal world in the Hereafter, Paradise.
Acknowledgement of reality is the greatest virtue. In this world, all the power rests with God alone. On the contrary, man is completely helpless and powerless. However, man is so placed in this world that he feels completely free and independent. It is the actual trial of a man. The man who understands this delicate situation and bows down before God by acknowledging this reality is worthy of being rewarded by God in the Hereafter. On the contrary, the man who fails in removing the veil of test and does not bow down before the glory of God will be held guilty and deserve punishment from God.
There is a severe problem in the world called the problem of evil. There are many kinds of sufferings in the world. A person is healthy and robust, and suddenly, death overtakes him. His incredible body is crushed in accidents. Similarly, disease, famine, earthquakes, and various calamities destroy man’s plans as if they were non-existent.
It is a matter of great cruelty, but great wisdom is hidden behind it. All these unpleasant incidents happen to open a person’s eyes. It reminds him that despite having all power, he is utterly powerless. How deprived he is despite being the possessor of everything! The lesser events are a prelude to more significant events which will take place on the Day of Judgement. In this way, man is made to observe reality by removing the veil of appearances. This veil will be torn entirely on Judgment Day, which is partially done by accidents and other untoward incidents.
The misery of the world reminds man of his helplessness. These enable him mentally to discover reality and become worthy of God’s rewards by accepting it. Man will be completely free and independent in the eternal world to come. There he will be completely safe from all kinds of sorrow and grief. However, this status will be given to anyone as a reward, not a matter of right. He who realizes his state of genuine humility is the one who deserves to be given the blessing of freedom. He who is satisfied with his powerlessness has proved his ability to be empowered by God in his ideal world.
