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The Wisdom of Life

50 Should one lead a contented life or
a discontented life?

he life of contentment is not possible because what
Twe want cannot be had in this life and no one is an
exception to this rule. Bill Gates is the richest person,
and Donald Trump is the most powerful man – but both
live in discontentment! By nature, the only possibility is
to live in discontentment because living in contentment
is not possible. We have to find the reason as to why
the Creator made the world such that we lead a life of
discontentment. The answer I have found is that this is so
because our intellectual development process continues
non-stop. If we lead a life of contentment, there will be
stagnation rather than development.

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51 The Prophet said Seek knowledge
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even if you have to go as far as China.
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What does knowledge here refer to?
very form of knowledge is knowledge – anything that
Ehas wisdom and is useful, must be learnt. We should
look at knowledge and learning not by virtue of being a
Muslim, but by virtue of being a human being. There is
only one thing which is wrong according to Islam, that
is, hatred or violence. Everything needs to be look at
from the spirit of enquiry.

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