Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I Speaking Tree Website I August 04, 2014

Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was a famous German poet and novelist. In his early age, Hesse experienced personal turmoil and conflict with his parents. This situation led to extreme frustration such that at the age of fifteen in 1892 he attempted suicide. But, due to some reasons he was saved.

According to a study, it has been established that those who attempt suicide but do not die, develop in them great incentive and later emerge as heroes. The same happened with Hermann Hesse. He completed his education and subsequently adopted writing as a career. After a long struggle he became a great writer and in 1946 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Man is not born in this world by way of accident, but in accordance with a divine plan. Our Creator has endowed us with great qualities. It is required of every human being to unfold these qualities and play the role that is destined for him or her by providence. According to this creation plan of the Creator, every person must live in hope. There is no excuse for becoming pessimistic.

Our world is full of opportunities. If someone fails in doing something, he should take it as delay and not as final failure. In such a situation, committing suicide is not an option for any man or woman. One has to adopt the formula of wait and see, rather than killing oneself