In the past, if anyone were to tell me that his life is simple and that he usually gets what he wants, I would be very sceptical. I would wonder whether he is of sound mind or whether he is just complacent and plain lazy to make a different. But now, I beg to differ.
Life is indeed simple. It is our perception to life and our perception to people around us that make it difficult and at times, almost impossible to handle. Strange but true, it is us who make our simple life difficult. We make things difficult for ourselves.
As humans, we are hardly satisfied and gratified with what we have. We think too much. We question too much. We always think that we can do better than others. We think that we are “holier” than others. We always think that people out there are constantly looking for our mistakes. We think that others are ingrates. And we always ask “why must it be me?” when misfortune befell or “Why not me?” when others struck fortune.
If only we could stop to “smell the roses” or just listen to the chirping of the birds. Reflect and be grateful for all that Allah s.w.t has given us. Life is simple. It has to be because it is too short to be made difficult. Our time on this earth is so limited and yet, sometimes, we are obsessed in always achieving worldly success that we compromise our belief, our values and our faith.
We are obsessed in making sure that our children get top marks for their exams. But 10 years down the road, will anyone actually remember those excellent grades? Will anyone actually remember even the top PSLE aggregate for that matter? We are obsessed with being No 1 or achieve “world-class” status in almost everything that we do. 10 years down the road, will anyone remember who is No. 1 or who has better class than the other?
Yet, we let these immaterial issues get to us, make us stress. We huff, we puff, we curse and swear when we don’t get what we want. In the first instance, are we 100% sure that what we want is actually good for us? We can never tell, can we?
If we just stop, just for a moment and be conscious of the way our heart beats, be attuned to our sense of smell, hearing, taste, touch and sight. Open our hearts and mind to see what Allah has given us. Masya’Allah, we have been given so much and yet, many times we ask for more.
We chase after many material things – thinking they will make our life better and make us happier – not knowing that what we have now is what really makes us happy. Life is simple. Let’s savour it now with Alhamdullilah. 8)
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
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And so we say, ALHAMDULILLAH with a sense of shame, guilt and fear... and not just for the sake of being thankful.
I like the way you put it. Yes, with a sense of shame, guilt and fear. 8)
As I take my time to read your entries.....I find that almost everyone think the same way. Only that sometimes, we could not put it in words....and at times, feelings of not want to hurt another, or even not able to accept hurt ourselves, clouded the reality that lies before us.
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