THE WAY OF PURIFYING ONE’S INNER-SELF: 10 (a talk by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani DB)

 HOW DOES A CHILD LEARN TO WALK?

 

Our Hazrat (Dr Abdul Hai – may Allah Ta’ala bless him) used to say that have you ever observed how does a child learn to walk? When a child first learns to walk, he takes a step and then falls down. If that child then loses hope that he will never learn to walk because he fell down, then he will never learn to walk. But if he gets up and starts walking, then he will fall again, and again, and again. But in this process of walking and falling over and over again, one day he will learn to walk. Therefore, if you have fallen down after embarking on the path of Allah Ta’ala, and after trying to abstain from sins, do not lose hope. Use your determination and start walking again. If you fall again, then get up and start walking again. Slowly and gradually you will learn to walk on the way of Allah Ta’ala. The primary message here is that a human being makes progress only through determination, and no one can achieve anything worthwhile without using his determination.