Part 2 – The Practice of Winning
Padder Zahoor:
Hakim Sahib, your words strike deep — but words, however wise, fade unless practiced.
Tell me, how can I live this way? How can I prepare myself for a world that never sits still?
Hakim Sahib:
Ah, Zahoor, knowing without doing is like planting seeds but refusing to water them.
So let us speak of water — the kind that nourishes the soul, the mind, and the body.
There are five fountains you must drink from daily:
1. The Fountain of Dawn
Hakim Sahib:
Begin before the world begins.
Rise when others sleep.
In that silence, the soul is most honest with itself.
Pray, reflect, plan. Let the early light wash away yesterday’s noise.
Padder Zahoor:
So the morning is not just a time — it is a teacher?
Hakim Sahib:
Indeed.
The one who conquers dawn need not fear the day.
2. The Fountain of Discipline
Hakim Sahib:
Do small things consistently.
Discipline is not rigidity — it is rhythm.
The sun rises not in haste, yet never fails a morning.
Padder Zahoor:
But discipline feels heavy. Sometimes I grow tired.
Hakim Sahib:
Then lighten it with purpose.
A man with no “why” will always find the “how” unbearable.
But one who remembers his purpose finds even struggle sacred.
3. The Fountain of Learning
Hakim Sahib:
Each day, learn something that cannot be taken from you.
Read not only the words of men, but also the verses written in life itself —
a child’s honesty, a worker’s patience, a leaf’s surrender.
Padder Zahoor:
Is knowledge still power in this age of information?
Hakim Sahib:
Not knowledge, my son — wisdom.
Information fills the mind; wisdom steadies it.
Learn to separate the useful from the merely loud.
4. The Fountain of Solitude
Hakim Sahib:
Spend time alone, not to escape the world, but to return to it clearer.
Solitude is where you meet your real self — the one unmasked by society’s mirrors.
Padder Zahoor:
But won’t solitude make one lonely?
Hakim Sahib:
Only if you haven’t yet befriended your soul.
The loneliest people are often those surrounded by noise but disconnected from truth.
5. The Fountain of Service
Hakim Sahib:
Serve — silently, sincerely, selflessly.
In serving others, you cleanse your own heart of greed and ego.
Even a small act — a smile, a kind word — builds unseen empires in the hereafter.
Padder Zahoor:
So the long run is not just personal victory, but service to creation?
Hakim Sahib:
Exactly.
To serve is to align with the rhythm of the universe — giving, growing, guiding.
The one who serves never truly loses.
Padder Zahoor:
Hakim Sahib, these fountains sound like the pillars of a quiet revolution.
But tell me — what if I fail? What if I fall short of my ideals?
Hakim Sahib:
Then rise again, Zahoor.
No failure is final unless you stop learning from it.
Even prophets faced rejection, even saints faced weakness — yet they never abandoned sincerity.
The long run rewards those who repent quickly and rise quietly.
Padder Zahoor:
So, to win in the long run, I must rise early, live with rhythm, learn deeply, seek silence, and serve selflessly.
Hakim Sahib:
Yes, and remember —
Success is not reaching the finish line before others,
but reaching it with your faith intact, your heart uncorrupted, and your soul at peace.
When you live this way, Zahoor — the world’s unpredictability will no longer threaten you.
For the one who anchors his life in eternal truths,
even chaos becomes an ally.