A SINNER’S FATE
A sinner’ fate is never sealed. He can reform himself
whenever he firmly decides to do so. The proverb :“It is never too late to mend”
is not untrue. There is another saying which means : “Better late than never.”
The history of the world shows that
many sinners became saints. One of them was popularly known Daku Angulimala because he was a merciless killer. The meaning of his name was “finger
necklace “. According to the history of Buddhism
the story of Angulimala holds quite a significant place because it tells us how a ruthless murderer
became a saint when he met Lord Buddha and was accepted in the monastic order
of Sangha.
If saints had a past, sinners
have a future. It depends upon a sinner to realize his folly of sinning and
determine to adopt the path of virtuousness. The house of God is never shut. It
is always open for forgiveness. It is also a fact that a sinner who decides to
become a saint changes his decision and once again resolves to lead a sinner’s life.
His decision for self-reformation was not firm.
The Persian Sufi mystic and poet Jalal al-din Muhammad Rumi, briefly known as Rumi (1207-1273) says
in one of his poems :
Come,
come, whoever you are;
Wanderer,
worshipper, lover of learning…
It
does not matter.
Ours
is not a caravan of despair.
Come,
even if you have broken your vow
a
thousand times.
Come,
come, yet again come.
This is the large-heartedness of God
whose naughty children we are. We break our promise of self-improvement a
thousand times, He does not mind it and allows us to make a fresh promise of
self-reformation and abide by it. The doors of merciful God are always open for
our entry.
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G.R. Kanwal
5th March 2026.
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