duty- Life can be contained in two words

My son, you whole life can be contained in two words: al-hamdu
lillah and tawakkal-Allah, giving praise to God for everything
and absolute trust in and surrender to God. Say, “Al-hamdu
lillah,” and praise God for what is happening now. Say,
“Tawakkal-Allah,” and give the responsibility to God for what
is to happen at the next moment. May you perform these two
duties in the same non-attachment state as God does His duties.

Make your life complete in these two words. After that, acquire
the qualities of God, perform His actions, act with His conduct,
coax His compassion into your heart, and feel all hunger as your
own hunger and all illness as your own illness. Serve other lives
and comfort their hearts in the way God does. That duty will
become your exalted wisdom, your prayer, and your meditation.

Muhaiyaddeen, M.R. Bawa. "The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh." Philadelphia:Fellowship Press, 1981, 2006

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