Miserable Ends [Hikam 228]

“If beginnings make you desirous, endings will make you abstinent: if their exteriors invited you, their interiors will hold you back”.

[Hikam 228, Page 139]

The above aphorism highlights the facade nature of the dunya, and the downfall of the one excited with its glamour and lush but failing to contemplate its ultimate end. A holistic discussion in which the speaker emphasises the mindset is not to abandon the dunya per se, rather how to navigate through it and utilise its benefits in a functional manner.