What is the purpose of our creation? | Alireza Panahian

What is the purpose of our creation?

Some young people ask good questions. Sometimes their questions are very mystical. Sometimes they ask, “Sir, won’t a person become tired in Heaven?” What a question?! He asked a very good question!
We haven’t come into this world to become a good person! We haven’t even been created to not make mistakes! If you didn’t make a mistake, what’s next? God job! He didn’t make a mistake. Now he is dead and done! We haven’t been created to become successful in life! For example, you are now successful. Any position or perfection that you gain in this world, you will still feel sad. When a person gains a success, he says, “So what?!”
We haven’t been created for these things. We won’t become satisfied with any of these either. The main debate in religion is over the boundaries that God has determined for sins, for His commands, for His prohibitions, for obedience.
“Have you sinned, or not? Have you obeyed Me, or not?” We haven’t been created to be good. Don’t give us the wrong address. We have been created to have a relationship with God. Our relationship with God is the relationship between a servant and his Master. The relationship between a servant and his Master is formed with commands and obeying. It isn’t formed in any other way. The relationship between a servant and his Master is formed with commands.
“Have you sinned, or not? Have you obeyed Me, or not?” This is the main challenge in the Qur’an and the life of human beings. This is the main challenge that even when the ‘Friends of God’ cry to God, they constantly talk about this same subject. The Almighty God has defined His relationship with His servants based on this challenge. It is as if He wants it to be like this too. “Have you sinned, or not? Have you obeyed Me, or not? Will I accept your obedience, or not?”
Next to where they had slaughtered Imam Husayn (‘a), Hazrat Zaynab said, “God, accept this sacrifice from us!” Wasn’t there any more important topic for you to mention in this situation?! This great epic! This love! This sacrifice! This martyrdom! This innocence! No! The key issue was God’s command, obeying Him, and His acceptance. “God, have you accepted my actions? If not, I will be wretched.”
God has said many times, “Your sustenance is in My hands.” “So why should I work?” “Because I have commanded you to work.” “Is this really the way it is?!” “Yes, your sustenance is in My hands. When you are working, focus on your work. Don’t work to make money you poor person. I will get the money to you.” “So, why should I do business? But, I want to become rich.” “Do your job well. This is My command to you.”
We haven’t been created to become good. We have been created to have a relationship with our Master. We have been created to be “obedient.” This won’t happen by only saying it. How many classes on beliefs must I attend to understand that I am a servant and He is a Master? There is no need for that. God, I will obey Your commands so much until I feel the taste of being a servant.
The most important things a person should receive from his Master are His commands and prohibitions. The servant enjoys this. When the master orders the servant, he feels that the master has considered him to be worthy.
Some young people ask good questions. Sometimes their questions are very mystical. Sometimes they ask, “Sir, won’t a person become tired in Heaven? ‘Give him honey to eat. Honey. Throw him in the river of milk. The milk is flowing. Let him swim!’ How many times can a person swim in it?!”
God has created a creature and tells him, “See! You will become calm only with Me Myself. Heaven alone won’t satisfy you either. You have already understood from now that this alone would be boring there. I tell you, ‘Heaven is the rug beneath you. The important thing is who you are in love with when you are sitting on this rug!’” We haven’t been created to be good. We have been created to have a relationship with God. The relationship with God is the relationship between a servant and his Master. “Have you sinned, or not? Have you obeyed Me, or not?” The most important things a person should receive from his Master are His commands and prohibitions. The servant enjoys this.
When the master orders the servant, he feels that the master has considered him to be worthy. God has created a creature and tells him, “See! You will become calm only with Me Myself!” When a person wants to internalize the concept of “obedience,” he should constantly say, “Yes, yes, yes” to his Master to show he is the servant of that Master.
[From the series of speeches under the topic of, “What is sinning? How should we repent?”]

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