Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Dealing with frustration despite knowing God's plan

“When we do not get something in this world, we often fall into frustration in spite of knowing the creation plan of God. Please give guidance for this.”Asked by Naghma Siddiqui, Delhi

He answers at 49:17 in Discovery of Paradise · 2 min

His answer, in his own words
49:17
to is mein koi sawal hai nahi? ji, yeh comment hai Maulana in ka. theek hai, baat hai. Maulana, agla sawal Dilli se hai Miss Naghma Siddiqui ka, aur unhon ne likha hai: wen we do not get something in this world, we often fall into frustration in spite of knowing the creation plan of God. please give guidance for this. mera jo tajurba hai, wo to yeh hai ke insaan ki ek kamzori hai ke uska dhyan jab jo cheez mil chuki hai, us ka us par dhyan nahi rehta.
49:59
is ka jo nahi mili hai, usi pe dhyan rehta hai. yaani mili hui cheez ko for granted le lena aur na mili hui cheez ko apna goal samajhna, isi ka phenomena hai. yeh yeh aam baat hai ke har aadmi mili hui cheez ko for granted leta hai. misaal ke taur par, mein subah baitha tha, ab suraj nikla to ajeeb ehsaas hua ke suraj nikla mere liye, mujh se nau yaani nau crore 30 lakh meel door hai suraj, aur wahan se itni achhi roshni bhi bhej raha hai. to kaun sochta hai suraj ke nikalne ko log for granted lete hain? mujhe aisa laga ke aaj hi suraj mere liye banaya gaya hai, aaj hi suraj mere liye roshan kiya gaya. to logon ka mizaj yeh ban gaya hai ke mili hui cheezon ko for greater khane mein daal dena aur na mili hui cheezon ko usi par dhyan lagana.
51:02
lagana to apne is mizaj ka hamein durust karna padega, is mizaj ko correction karna padega, tab ja kar ke wo baat hasil hogi. Maulana, agla sawal Chennai se kiya hai Maulana Iqbal Umri ne, aur unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, inner meaning ko janna hi intellectual development hai,
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