Akram Youth Obstacles, Do they hold you back or Spur you on ? | Page 16

How is one to understand this?
The worldly justice will proclaim the eldest brother a
shameless rogue and a cheat. But nature's justice says that

Whatever has happened is correct.
who gave me a glass of water must have
had some kerosene on his hands. When I
went to drink the water, I could smell the
kerosene. I simply became the 'observer'
and the 'knower' of this event. Why did
this happen to me and what is the justice
behind this? It had never happened
before, so why was it happening today? I
concluded that it must be because of my
own account. So I settled the account
discreetly. If this were to happen again
and again, I would drink the water
without making a fuss.
UNFAIR DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
IS JUSTICE
Upon the death of their father, four
sons have a dispute over the inheritance
of some land. The property at first lands in
the hands of the eldest son who refuses
to share it with his younger brothers. The
land was to be divided equally amongst
the four of them with each receiving fifty
acres. Instead, one received twenty-five
acres, one took fifty acres, one took forty
acres and one received only five.
How is one to understand this? The
worldly justice will proclaim the eldest
brother a shameless rogue and a cheat.
But nature's justice says that what has
happened is correct. Each of them
received exactly the amount they were
destined to. The difference between
what they actually received and what
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they were meant to receive according to
their father's instructions has paid off
their pending accounts from their past
life.
DO NOT LOOK FOR JUSTICE
Why do you look for justice? I asked a
girl why she was looking for justice and
she replied, “You have no idea what my
mother-in-law is like. Since I came into
this home, she has given me nothing but
grief. What have I done wrong?” I told her
that no one harasses anyone without
knowing him or her. It must be your
unsettled account. She said, 'I had never
seen her face before.' I told her, 'you may
not have seen her in this life, but do you
know the accounts of your past life with
her?' Whatever is happening with her is
justice.
The intellect will say, “Why are they
criticizing me when I did such a great
job?” This is the support you are giving to
your intellect. Are you looking for justice?
Whatever was said about you was
correct. Why did they not say anything
negative until now? Why were they not
saying anything before? And now, on
what basis are they telling you so? When
you think about it, do you not feel that
whatever he is saying is correct? Even
when he refuses to give you a pay raise, it
is justice. How can you call it injustice?