Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Speaking Tree Website | October 06, 2014

The British MP Enoch Powell once said: "For a politician to complain about the media is like a ship's captain complaining about the sea." This comment by the British MP is very true. It does not apply only to politicians, but to all human beings, both men and women.

The truth is that life is a challenge and everyone, working in any field, is faced with this problem. There is no escape from this problem for anyone. If the captain of the ship takes the waves of the ocean as problem, he will give in to frustration. But, when he takes the situation as a challenge he will face it with hope.

The same is true of every individual. According to the law of nature, everyone is faced with problems, both inside and outside of home. If he takes problems as problems, he will lose hope and end in failure. However, if he takes the problems that arise as challenges then he will take it easy, and by employing his reason be able to solve it successfully.

The existence of problems in life is no evil. It is rather a blessing in disguise. It is in actual fact problems which activate our mind. The presence of problem always leads to brainstorming. Problems save us from intellectual stagnation and produces intellectual awakening. Problems result in creative thinking, which is the greatest blessing for all human beings. If you attribute problems to a person, negative thinking will be produced in you. On the contrary, if you regard problems as a part of the law of nature, you will take problems with a normal mind.

Problem-oriented thinking develops in you a negative mind. Challenge-oriented thinking develops in you a positive mind, which is far more precious than gold or diamond.