Badges mark quoted or attributed material (Qur'an, hadith, another author, an opposing view). Unbadged passages are Maulana Wahiduddin Khan's own words.
People of the first category take the serious risk of halting the thinking process of their mind. While people of the second category save themselves from taking this risk, because the thinking process continues unhindered in their mind. The greatest faculty of man is his mind. The mind is like a thinking machine. According to the law of nature, the thinking process of the mind functions smoothly only when the mind is free and without obsessions. But, when the mind becomes victim of obsession or develops negativity, the thinking process gets halted. This results in the greatest loss for a person. p. 308
The right person is one who concentrates on the 99% he has and ignores the 1% he does not have. p. 309
The present age is a quite different age. One characteristic of the present age is decentralization of the economy. Due to this phenomenon every person has got the opportunity to earn money and lead a comfortable life. There are no deprived persons in the real sense in this age. In earlier times deprivation was common, but in the modern age affluence is common, the only difference is that some people live in more luxury while others less. This phenomenon is a great blessing of God, as it gives the opportunity to everyone to live in gratefulness. But, due to the above dog culture, people are still living in ungratefulness. They ignore the 99% they possess and are conscious only of the 1% they are deprived of. p. 309
The right person is one who concentrates on the 99% he has and ignores the 1% he does not have. In Quranic words, such a person will live in the spirit of hamd, or gratefulness to God. p. 309original + quote
Every Choice is the Best Choice p. 309
A youth once came to me along with his newly married wife. He said to me: “We are about to begin our married life. Please give us some advice.” I said my advice for both of you is one, that is, each of you should believe that ‘my choice is the best choice. It was not possible for me to find a choice better than this one.’ Then I said: “Don’t take this as a poetic advice. Instead, this advice is based on the law of nature.” It is a fact that the law of nature is the only deciding factor in every aspect of life. p. 310original + quote
There is a verse in the Quran in the chapter Al-Tin (The Fig) regarding creation. It says: p. 310original + quote
We have indeed created man in the best of mould. (95:4). p. 310
This means that every man and woman is best creation. Every woman is Ms. Best and every man is Mr. Best. This is the reason why every married couple should believe in advance that the life partner they have got would certainly be the best partner. p. 310
People generally form an opinion based on face value. An opinion made on face value is never correct. p. 310
Then, why is it that many marriages fail, and in those marriages that do not fail the couple think that they have made a wrong choice in their selection of life partner? It is true that marriages often fail, but the reason is certainly not the making of wrong choice, rather the reason is wrong behaviour. p. 310