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even though the person who would break the vase was not aware that he
would break it until a moment before it happened, that moment was experi-
enced and known in Allah's Sight. For this reason, Allah tells human beings
not to be sorry for the things that may have escaped them. What have
escaped them escaped in accordance with their destiny, and they cannot
change it. People must learn a lesson from what happens in their destiny, see
the purpose and benefits that accrue to them from it. They must always
incline themselves toward the endless mercy, compassion and justice of our
Lord, Who creates their destiny, and spares and protects His servants.

Those who lead their lives heedless of this important reality are always
anxious and fearful. For example, they are very worried about the future of
their children. They are very concerned about questions such as these: What
school will they go to? What profession will they follow? Will they have
good health? What kind of lives will they lead? However, every moment of
a person's life is determined in Allah's Sight, from the time he is a single cell
to the time he learns to read and write, from the first answers he gives in a
university exam to what company he will work in during his life, what
papers he will sign and how many times he will sign them, where and how
he will die. All of these things are hidden in the memory of Allah. For exam-
ple, at this moment, a person is in the fetal stage, at primary school and at
the university. These are all in Allah's memory as one single moment, along
with the moment he celebrates his thirty-fifth birthday, the first day he
begins his job, the moment when he sees the angels after he dies, the
moment when he is buried, and the moment on the Last Day when he will
give an account to Allah.

Consequently, it is pointless to worry and be fearful about a life whose
every moment has been lived, experienced and is still present in the memo-
ry of Allah. No matter how hard a person tries and no matter how anxious
he may be, everyone, his children, spouse, friends and relatives will live the
life that is present at Allah's Sight.
If this is the case, a person of conscience and intelligence who grasps
this reality must submit humbly to Allah and to the destiny He has created.
Actually, everyone is already in submission to Allah, created in subservience
to Him. No matter whether he likes it or not, he lives subservient to the des-
tiny created for him by Allah. A person who denies his destiny is a denier
because being a denier is written in his destiny.