In Chapter 21, Poem 17 of Mokhtar Nameh, Attar explores the theme of predestination (taqdir) and the resulting futility of worldly anxiety. He argues that since destiny is preordained by divine will, intellectual instruction and the fear of future outcomes are essentially useless. The poem concludes that the only rational and spiritual response to this deterministic reality is absolute servitude, contentment (rida), and complete submission (taslim) to the divine decree.