Page 15 - The Solution To Secret Sorrows

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Despite all their efforts, many cannot experience happiness in
the true sense. To achieve this purpose, they try everything they can
possibly imagine in the life of this world. They constantly pursue
new ideals, believing that when they achieve these, they will find
happiness as well. Some search for one good friend, some for
wealth, some to attain their spiritual desires. Even if their wishes
and expectations do become reality, still the results are never as they
hoped. They cannot taste lasting happiness in the true sense. Mainly,
they try not to reveal on their faces this dissatisfaction which they
feel inside. But no matter how much they mimic happiness, they are
living with a secret sorrow within.
In fact, they have every opportunity to be happy. In one verse of
the Qur'an, Allah tells us about the blessings He grants people:
If you tried to number Allah's blessings, you could never
count them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat
an-Nahl: 18)
As Allah tells us in this verse, a person encounters remarkable
blessings throughout his life. Allah has equipped the world with all
manner of wonders for everyone to enjoy. However, for people to be
happy in the true sense, neither these blessings they enjoy nor the
ideals they pursue are adequate by themselves. The people's discon-
tent arises from the incorrect belief systems on which they've based
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