Desire to Live |
sufism of hazrat inayat khan
The desire to live is not only seen among human beings but it is also seen continually working through the most insignificant little creatures creeping on the Earth and living in the ground.
When one sees how even the smallest insect wishes to avoid any pursuit after it and how it seeks shelter against any attempts made to touch it, fearing that its life may be taken away from it, that shows that even the smallest creature in the world, in whom man cannot find a trace of mind, has a desire to live. It is this desire that, developing in the lower creation in many and varied aspects, shows in the tendency to seek shelter, in the intelligent way of looking around as the hare does in the field, and the deer that is continually careful to protect itself from other animals.
This desire developed in man shows greater phenomena of intelligence. War and peace are brought about with the desire of living. The cause behind war is the desire to live. The cause of peace is also the desire to live. There is not one normal soul living on Earth who has not the desire to live. Yes, a person most distressed, in a mood of unhappiness, will say at the moment, "I would rather not live; I seek death." But it is not the normal condition.
One may say, "Why is death not a desirable thing since it is only a getting rid of the dense body?" But can we not turn the dense body into a light body? Even matter can turn into spirit. If the divine blood begins to circulate through the veins of a person, this body is no longer a heavy body; it becomes as light as vapor. It is heavy when the weight of the Earth has fallen upon it, but when the weight of the Earth is taken away from it, it is lighter than the air.
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