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THE SOLUTION TO SECRET SORROWS

giving very vague answers after a delay. When asked why they re-
mained silent or answered late, they put forward which are obvi-
ously insincere excuses that cannot be proved as such—for example,
"I was thinking," or "I couldn't think what I wanted to say." In an en-
vironment where all others are enjoying themselves, they cannot
enjoy themselves as they would like and only content themselves
with smiling and behaving wearily and coldly. But when asked why
they are behaving like this and whether or not there's a problem,
they give a false answer by saying, "Nothing is wrong." Sometimes
they disguise their protest by offering excuses such as illness or
sleeplessness. In this way, when they receive a complaint about their
behavior, they claim that none of it is deliberate, but they are behav-
ing that way because they are ill.
Those who exhibit such ugly behavior should know that the
only ones who suffer from this situation are themselves. Even when
others have no clear proof, most of them realize that such a person is
behaving insincerely. In accordance with the morality of the Qur'an,
a pious believer gives such a person a useful answer by inviting him
to superior morality, and he himself lives in the peace of this supe-
rior morality. One who is determined to show secret immorality for
the sake of protesting cannot enjoy himself, laugh or speak as he
would really like to. Because he judges events or other people from
a negative viewpoint, such people can find no pleasure. They inter-
pret everything as a problem and live always in trouble and tor-
ment. The only solution is for a person to fear Allah and devote
himself to the morality of the Qur'an. Only one who gives himself to
Allah with a sincere heart and avoids everything that Allah will not
approve of can find tranquility and happiness in this world and the
Hereafter.

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