Speech [Participation in reconstruction; the omnipresence of God]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Nowadays, every one of us who serves has the assurance that he is serving his own country. Others are not deriving any benefit except ourselves. The situation in the previous regime was such that no stratum of the nation was sure of its efforts being taken note of with the exception of those who used to benefit from the regime. Whatever task you undertake nowadays is taken into account by God; so, you should open your account with God. As your work brings you into direct contact with the deprived class that needs assistance, you are thereby in a key position to serve them. It is really worthwhile task, but if, God forbid, you negligent, you are then on the other side. It is now our duty to build a country that has lost everything and is ruined. Thanks to God that such is the feeling of almost all the strata of the people. We now see groups of physicians, students and doctors volunteering their services. Such a sentiment shows the sense of responsibility of the people. It is a matter of hope that all the segments of the nation want to serve their Islamic country. If undertaken collectively, the work will make headway, God willing. The various groups should not sit by watching what the others are doing. Each group must carry out its duty sincerely in its own place, and feel the presence of God.

God, the Blessed and Exalted, is omnipresent. Here where we are now seated is (in) God's Presence. We are speaking in His Presence; you are practicing medicine and serving the people in God's presence. Of you reinforce this idea to perceive the Presence of God, then, on going to visit a patient, you will perceive that he belongs to God and that God is present there. You are practicing medicine in His presence; you are serving the people in His Presence. If a person gets such a feeling and is able to understand the matter, and if his conscience tells him that we are always - whether active or inactive- in His Presence and that He is present there, God, the Blessed and Exalted, will then correct that person and regulate his work. The reason why a person makes a wrong move, commits mistakes or, God forbid, sins is because of his being inattentive to this point. When one is in the presence of a person whom he looks upon with respect, he will not do anything against that person's wish. If there are two brothers, one of them will not do anything detrimental to the other. When we understand that we are in God's Presence, and all that we do or not is under His gaze and in His Presence, we will, then, not do anything wrong. In this very point lies the fact of the prophets' innocence. The purity of the prophets does not lie in somebody forcing them not to sin. They were conscious of being in the Presence of God; they had found this out. While we only talk about it, they had realized that God is present here. When somebody realizes this fact and perceives His Presence, it will not be possible for him to disagree with it; there is no possibility of disagreement. One will not commit an offense in the presence of a person whom one considers as being important; nor will one do anything that is wrong in that person's opinion. We should keep this logic in view. It is logical to reason that God is everywhere. Intellectual reasoning, however, is, in itself, of no use; a person's inner self should be aware of this fact. We should be inwardly aware that whatever we do, takes place in His Presence. In such a case, the people will be able to perform their task well.

Those of you who deal with people that need to have their problems addressed should not deal with them in such a way as to hurt their feelings. You should keep this in mind that the person you are dealing with is God's creature. Moreover, hurting people's feelings makes God, the Blessed and Exalted, displeased with us. If we keep this in view, we will be able to perform our work well. It is now the duty of each one of us, wherever we are, to discharge the responsibilities that have been entrusted to us in the best possible manner and thus serve our country which is now in a chaotic condition, and is repeatedly being assailed from every quarter by the people who do not want to leave us alone. Accordingly, everybody should have this feeling in him. The doctor treating his patient should do his job properly; he should examine his patient meticulously. There should be no differentiation between one who is poor, for instance, and one who is rich. The doctor should even be more considerate toward the poor patient who is conscious of his poverty and thus has greater need to be looked after lovingly. As for the person who is supposed to give injections, he should realize that he has to serve the people. He should know that he has been entrusted with a duty which he should perform well, and that he receives a salary for his service which would be religiously unlawful for him if he did not do his duty properly. The same applies to all of us, the whole nation and to me. I am hopeful that this feeling and sense of rendering assistance that has arisen in all the strata of the people will take us forward rapidly. And, thanks to God, we are moving forward. We are sure that these conspiracies will have no effect on us, God willing, and that when the people want something that the whole nation wants, no power will be able to impose itself upon it. I pray for you gentlemen and for all the people, and am your servant.