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Even if a person does not want to accept this reality now and prefers to deceive himself by believing
that the things he owns are absolute things, everything will become very clear after he dies on that Last Day
when he is raised again to life. On that day, as it says in the verse, his "sight is sharp" (Surah Qaf: 22), and
he will come to a much clearer awareness of everything. But if he has spent his worldly life running after il-

lusory goals, he will wish that he had never lived in that world. He will perish saying, "If only death had
really been the end! My wealth has been of no use to me. My power has vanished." (Surat al-Haqqa: 27-
29)

Those Who See The Real Nature Of Matter Lose Their Arrogance

Some people who become aware of this plain truth get upset. When they understand that their facto-
ries, houses, cars, property, children, spouses, relatives, and social position are all illusions experienced in

the brain, their helplessness and powerlessness lies open before God. They understand that both they
themselves and all that they own, even the whole universe is an illusion and that they themselves are noth-
ing. All that is left is the spirit they call "I". Because it was God Who gave them this spirit, they must believe

in God and submit to Him, even though they may not have believed before.
When a person grasps these facts, a feeling of humility and dependence replaces pride, arrogance and
self-satisfaction. If all the wealth of the world and the most important position in it were given to a person
such as this, he would not become conceited, proud or arrogant. He will not forget that he is only observing
images that God has given to him, and he will not get caught up in illusions. This sublime reality will re-

move ambition, pride and conceit, as well as such negative feelings as spite, hatred and anger. Those who
know that everything is an illusion will not engage in cut-throat competition with one another or harbor
spite or enmity against anyone. In an environment where everyone has submitted himself only to God,

there will be humility, submission, compassion, deference, love and intimacy.
Therefore, it is highly unreasonable for a person to pretend not to know this truth, and to fear it and run
away from it. A person without faith may well fear this truth because if he accepts these facts, he will also
be forced to accept the existence of God. But believers must embrace with pleasure and enthusiasm the fact
that matter is a reflection that God makes them experience in their minds and that the one Absolute Being

When a person who is proud of his fame
and the interest people take in him learns
that those who pursue him and take an in-
terest in him are actually impressions in
his brain, he loses all his satisfaction. He
sees that his pride has no meaning.

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