Road to Paradise

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan 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 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 labor 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, earthquake, etc. Therefore, the opinion of some is that, the world of nature is not evil-free. But such remarks are the results 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 size. Such events, therefore, are desirable so that the natural state of the world may be maintained.