This discourse, held at the Al-Mahdi Institute in Birmingham UK, explores the different facets of a worldly life in its negative form; its dangers, deceptions and delusions. Furthermore, with reference to Quranic verses and Prophetic narrations, the distinction between 'living in the world' and 'living for the world' is elucidated. Once we understand this, we are better placed to invest in the world in a positive way.