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For example, if a person at a pleasant banquet in a beautiful garden in summer among his friends makes himself drunk throung filthy intoxicants, then imagines himself hungry and naked in the middle of winter among wild animals and starts shouting out and crying he does not deserve to be pitied; he is wronging himself and he is insulting his friend by imagining is like this, while the fortunate one sees the truth. Andthe truth is good. By perceiving the beauty of the truth, the fortunate brother is being respectful towards the truth's owner, so he deserves his mercy. Thus the meaning of the Qur'anic decree:'' Know that evil is from yourself, and good is from God'' becomes clear.If you make a comparison of otheer differences in the same way, you will understand that the evil-commanding soul of the first brother has prepared a sort of hell him, while the good intention, good will, good character, and good thoughts of the other have allowed him to receive abundant b...

Also the miserable one is suffering torments in desolation, despair, and loneliness, while the fortunate one is enjoying himself, full of hope, longing, and a sense of belonging. Furthermore, the unfortunate one sees himself as a prisoner subject to the attacks of wild beasts, whle the fortunate on is an honoured guest who is on friendly terms and enjoying himself with the strange servants of his generous host. Also the unhappy one is hastening his torments by indulging in fruits which are apperently delicions but in fact poisonous. For the fruits are samples; there is permission to taste them so as to seek the originals and become customers for them, but there is no permission to devour them like an animal. The fortunate one tastes them and understands the matter; he postpones eating them and takes pleasure in waiting. Moreover, the unfortunate one is wronging himself, for due to his lack of discernment, he is making a truth and a situation which are as clear and bright as daylight in...

O my lazy soul!And O my imaginary friend!Come! Let us compare the position of these two brothers so that we can see how good comes of good and evil comes of evil. Let us find out. Look, the unhappy traveller on the left road is all the time trembling with fear waiting to enter the dragon's mouth, while the fortunate one is invited into a blooming, splendid garden fuul of fruit. And the unfortunate one's heart is being pounded by an awful terror and grievous fear, while the fortunate one is gazing at and observing strange things as a delightful lesson, wiht a pleasant fear and loving knowledge.Also......

''O ruler of this place! I have happened upon you and I take refuge with you I am your servant and I wand to please you. I am searching for you.'' After he had made this supplication, the wall of well suddenly parted and a door opened onto a wonderful, pleasant, quiet garden. Indeed the dragon"s mouth was transformed into the door, and both it and the lion took on the froms of two servants; they invited him to enter. The lion even became a docile horse for him.      Said Nursi

The hidden ruler have attached samples of the fruits in the garden to the tree through miracle and with a talisman, and must have adorned the tree and with a talisman, and must have adorned the tree in a way that would point to cach of the foods he had prepared for his guests. For there is no other way a single tree could produce the fruits of thousands of  different trees. Then he began to entreat that he would be inspired with the key to the talisman. He called out:

Then, love for the owner of the talisman arose out of the desire to know him, and from that love arose the desire to solve the talisman. And from that desire arose the will to acquire good qual't'es which would please and gratify the talisman's owner. Then he looked at the tree and saw it was a fig- tree, but it was bearing the fruits of thousands of trees. So then all h's fear left him, for he understood that for certain the fig- tree was a list, an index, an exhibition/

''These strange happenings are connected to someone. Also it seems that they are acting in accordance with a command. In which case, these matters contain a talisman. Yes, everything is happening at the command of a hidden ruler. Therefore, I am not alone; the hidden ruler is watching me, he is testing me, he is impelling me somewhere for some purpose, and inviting me there.A curiosity arising from this pleasant fear and these agreeable thoughts prompt me to say: I wonder who it is that is testing me, wants to  make himself known, and is impelling me for some purpose on this strange road.''   Bediüzzaman Said Nursi