Hakim Sahib, tell me truthfully — in this age where everything changes so fast, where tomorrow mocks today’s wisdom — how does one win in the long run? Or is “winning” itself a foolish dream?
Hakim Sahib:
My dear Zahoor, to win in the long run, one must first understand what game is being played.
Most people play games set by others — wealth, fame, comparison, noise. They sprint fast and fall first.
But the wise play their own game — one of meaning, not madness.
The long run belongs not to the fastest, but to the steadfast.
The long run belongs not to the fastest, but to the steadfast.
Padder Zahoor:
But Hakim, the world rewards speed — new skills, new trends, new ways to earn.
If I slow down to find meaning, won’t I be left behind?
Hakim Sahib:
Left behind by whom, Zahoor? By the restless? The confused?
Better to walk alone toward truth than run with the lost.
You see, in this age, the real power is adaptability — not running after change, but flowing with it.
Like water, soft but unstoppable.
Padder Zahoor:
Then what should I hold onto when everything keeps changing?
Hakim Sahib:
Hold onto what never changes.
Your character, your faith, your principles, your patience.
These are your anchors.
When storms of uncertainty come — and they will — it is the anchored ship that survives, not the decorated one.
Padder Zahoor:
And what about success — is it wrong to desire it?
Hakim Sahib:
Not wrong, but often misplaced.
Success is not in the height you reach, but in the roots you deepen.
The world calls those successful who gain power; I call those successful who remain pure.
For what is the use of reaching the top if you lose your soul on the way?
Padder Zahoor:
So the long run is more about the soul than the score?
Hakim Sahib:
Exactly.
The soul has its own arithmetic:
Integrity multiplies, patience compounds, gratitude expands.
Even when the world shifts, these never depreciate.
They are the currencies of eternity.
Padder Zahoor:
Yet Hakim, unpredictability terrifies me. Jobs vanish, nations change, even beliefs seem unstable.
How can one remain confident when the future refuses to stand still?
Hakim Sahib:
Confidence does not come from certainty, my dear; it comes from clarity.
Certainty is the world’s promise — it always breaks.
Clarity is God’s gift — it always guides.
Know your values. Know your purpose. Know your Creator.
When you walk with these, even if the road disappears, your direction will remain.
Padder Zahoor:
Then tell me finally — what does “winning in the long run” truly mean?
Hakim Sahib:
To win in the long run is not to defeat others, but to defeat your own lower self — again and again — until your will aligns with truth.
It is to live with purpose, act with integrity, and die with peace.
In a world that keeps changing, become the one who doesn’t.