The Moral Vision
In Giving We Receive
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Mr. Lamba was able to recite faultlessly whatever
followed on from Amir Hussain’s cues. But Amir
Husain was ultimately unable to match his
performance, and so lost the contest. Explaining his
prowess, Mr. Lamba remarked, “I have been
hovering around the candle of Iqbal like a moth for
the past ten years. It is only if you have hovered
around it more than I have that you will be able to
outdo me in recitation.”
It is only such utter devotion—no matter what the
field of activity—which can lead to success. There
are few things in life which cannot be likened to the
candle. Only those who have hovered around it
more than others in this world of struggle and
competition can aspire to advance in life. It is by
putting everything we have—brains, effort, talent,
money, energy—into whatever we are doing, that
we can hope to derive some benefit from it. And
never can we hope to receive more than we have
actually given.
