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Why does one's life seem difficult and require years of prayer to achieve what is desired, while the lives of others appear easier? And is it possible to live one's life with peace of mind and inner contentment, despite the feeling of delayed fulfillment of desires like procreation? What is your guidance regarding this?

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This world is a place of trial and tribulation, not a place of comfort and ease, and affliction is entrusted to people within it. To overcome life's hardships, look to those below you, and contemplate God's blessings upon you, for that opens the door to gratitude and contentment. Be certain that God is more merciful to you than your own mother and knows what is best for you, and that the delay of a gift or an affliction occurs for a profound wisdom. Accustom yourself to being content with God's decree, for in His choice lies goodness for you, and He may test you to see your patience. So, abandon objection to His decrees, adhere to His obedience and remembrance, and strive in supplication and persistence therein; for God loves those who persist, and what has been destined for you will come to you at its appointed time.

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