The sun was setting in the west over the mountains.
Half of the orb had already dipped beneath the
ridge. In a few minutes, the whole sun disappeared
behind the still-glowing mountain range.
Then darkness began to set in on all sides. The light
of the sun was gradually receding, and it seemed as
if the whole area would be plunged in pitch
darkness. But just then, another light began to
ascend. It was the full moon, ascending in the east
as the sun set in the west. In a short while the whole
scene was lit up again. Not long after the eclipse of
the sunlight, the earth was illuminated anew.
“This is a sign of nature,” I thought to myself.
“When one possibility ends, another begins. When
the sun set, the moon came to give light to the
world.”
So, for individuals and nations, there is always
hope. If once one falls a victim to the hand of fate,
there is no need to be discouraged. There is no
cause for despair in this world of God. By grasping
fresh opportunities and utilizing them one can arise
again. All one has to do is go about one’s task in an
intelligent manner, and never give up trying.
God has created this world full of wonderful
opportunities. Here, when matter perishes, it
becomes energy; when darkness comes, a new light
emerges from its depths; when one building falls, it
leaves a place for another construction. So it is with
events in the life of man. From every failure
emerges the chance of new success. The same
applies to rival nations. If one nation becomes
advanced, while another remains backward, this is
not the end of the matter. When this happens,
another process begins: the advanced nations
develop a love of comfort and luxurious living,
which is likely, in the long run, to bring about its
decadence and downfall while a new spirit of
struggle and endeavour rises in the backward
people to lead them on to greater heights.
This means that no one need lose heart in this world
of God. However uncompromising circumstances
may seem, they contain, somewhere or another, the
possibility of triumph for man. What one should do
is seek out this possibility, and use it to turn one’s
defeat into victory. Just remember that every dark
cloud has a silver lining.
Ref - The Moral Vision
- by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
