“The world rules whoever loves and seeks it,
and serves whoever abandons and denies it.
The world is that which desires
and that which is desired.
Whoever desires the world is rejected by it.
Whoever rejects the world is followed by it.
The world is a bridge over the road to the Hereafter.
Cross that bridge,
but do not behave as if you will remain on it forever.
It is unwise to build palaces on bridges.
Take as much from the world
as will lead you to the Hereafter,
but leave behind that which will
prevent you from entering it."
**imannurbalqis**
