Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is being too optimistic advisable?

“Is being too optimistic in life...?”Asked by فیض خورشید صاحب, سری نگر

He answers at 1:02:17 in Living in a New Age · 1 min 34 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:02:17
maulana agla sawal lete hain jo faiz khursheed sahib ne bheja hai srinagar se. unhon ne likha hai maulana sahib is being too optimistic in life. a bad idea.
1:02:33
is ke bare mein batayein. dekhiye optimism mein kam aur zyada ka sawal hi nahi hai. optimism to part of life hai. aap ko hamesha aap hamesha hope mein jeena hai.
1:02:48
yeh to islam ki taleem hai. hamesha hope mein jeena hai. toh optimism part of life hai part of nature hai part of creation plan hai. toh is mein kam zyada koi sawal hi nahi hai. okay so we will end the session now. we will be back next sunday same time. thank you.
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