Protect thy heart!

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The motivation for this post comes surprisingly, from a cartoon! which I was watching with my nephew the other day. It was basically an animated movie which showed a homeless and weak boy. Suddenly one day he was magically taken to a great Wizard who tells him that the boy has been chosen as the 'Protector of the World'. The boy was very surprised because he did not have the physical strength to become the protector of the world. The wizard told him the reason why the boy was chosen (This is the main point) The wizard said:

You were tried with all sorts of problems but you went through all those courageously and still managed to protect your heart! so the Lords have chosen you as the protector of the world! as you have the perseverance the protector of the world needs to have!

There was a connection with the verse:

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ

It is only 'isteqamat' or perseverance which can protect our heart and make us walk through problems happily! and hence be among the chosen ones!