The Reality of Life
We are not here in this world to ‘Enjoy the good things in life.’ We are here to realize God and develop a God-Oriented personality which can be held deserving of inhabiting Paradise.
A special function was held in the Parliament Annexe, New Delhi, on the evening of September, 26, 2008. It was organized by the Foundation for Amity and National Solidarity in the main Committee Room. On this occasion, this big hall was packed to capacity with a highly educated audience. According to the programme, the famous journalist Mr. Khushwant Singh (1915-2014) was given an award for his services. This award was given to him by the Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee. On this occasion Mr. Shinde said that Mr. Khushwant Singh’s ideology was ‘Enjoy the good things in life.’ I was invited along with ten members of the CPS to attend this programme. Our members distributed dawah literature in English to the people gathered there. This included the pamphlet, ‘The Reality of Life’ that explained that life is not for enjoying the good things of life in this world, but for preparing our personality so that we can be held deserving of gaining entry into eternal Paradise in the Hereafter, where we will be able to enjoy a good life for all eternity.
The concept of life presented in this pamphlet was quite contrary to that of Mr. Khushwant Singh, which briefly put, was ‘Enjoy good things in life.’
Khushwant Singh was the chief guest of the programme. He is about 95 years old at the time. He was not able to walk straight. He needed the support of two men to walk on to the stage. He sat there with no sign of joy on his face. He was a picture of sadness. When he was introduced with that formula of life presented in his writings, ‘Enjoy the good things in life,’ he seemed mutely to convey that this formula of life was no longer applicable in this world for, ultimately, one became so weak that one was unable to enjoy anything at all.
The reality of life is: ‘Prepare your personality so you can enjoy good things in the life to come in eternal Paradise.’
This is not just a story of one person, this is the story of the whole history. In every age, man has had the condition that he wants to build a palace of happiness for himself but in the end old age comes and thwarts all his plans.
Here man must reconsider his thinking. But man does not do so, finally his life comes to an end in despair. Although if he could reconsider his thinking, it is quite possible that his life will change from a tragedy into a comedy. Let one’s life end in hope, not in despair.
