Principles of Islam
35. Piety
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that man may embroil himself in these thorns and
then instead of going forward, remain entrapped in
these snares of life.
In such a state of affairs the wise man is one who
travels the paths of life by gathering up his clothes
to avoid becoming entangled in these unpleasant
snares. In this way, he is able to continue his
journey unhampered. Yet at all times he must
remain conscious of the fact that he must protect
himself. He has to adopt the path of avoidance, not
of entanglement.
Man has been created with an upright nature. If no
hindrance comes in the way, then every man will,
on his own, take the right course. That is why; the
utmost precaution must be taken against allowing
unnatural obstacles to come in the way.
Then, guided by this upright nature, man will
continue to walk along the right path until he meets
his Lord.
