The Road to Paradise by Maulana Waiduddin Khan - page 3

The Road to Paradise
The Road to Paradise
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THE ROAD TO PARADISE
The world of nature is a zero defect world. In it,
there are all kinds of activities, but they do not
produce any noise pollution. It has ‘factories’
operating round the clock but they do not produce
any smog. There are many great industries, but they
do not sully the water. For million and millions of
years, the world of nature has been functioning, but
without causing any deterioration or any accidents.
All its parts are active, but we do not find anywhere
that they have such a thing as a labour problem.
The world of nature, although ephemeral, and not
eternal, is nevertheless a complete world.
Sometimes things happen which appear to be
undesirable, for instance, landslides, floods,
droughts, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, etc.
Therefore, the opinion of some is that, that the
world of nature is not evil-free. But such remarks
are the result of misunderstanding. In fact, such
apparently unwanted occurrences are either to
maintain a balance in the world of nature, or are
aimed at giving man a lesson—to cut him down to
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