Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and
treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart
will consume you too. __Will Smith
There are times in our lives when we feel hopeless as though
there is no purpose for us to have fallen into this earth. Memories dig its
hole in our hearts and we feel like we are not better than the person we were;
in fact we are worse off. A stagnant feeling like the wind has stopped blowing
all of a sudden and the ship we sail on moves no more and like the life we live
has a meaning no more arises within us. But, I don’t think that our lives have
lost their meanings but it was just never discovered. We were created from a
piece of clay and were made into this human being who has a heart within which
beats constantly and a brain to think which keeps sending its sensory messages every
second. As I type now, my brain sends a message to my fingers to press on the
key which says ‘K’ and ‘E’ and I just wonder; how can things be so perfect?
Subhanallah!
Many people have come
to me and talked about their problems and asked me; ‘okay, now what am I
supposed to do?’ I would provide the solution which I think would be the best
for them but I always wished to ask them one thing; what do you
think you are supposed to do?
We feel lost at some point in our lives and we want people
to find us. But one thing I would say is; if you have lost yourself and tried
hard to figure out why people don’t come to you; then you aren’t searching for
a solution but you are complicating the problem you are trapped in. Instead of
wondering why people don’t pick you up each time you tripped, you should try
hard to get up on your own feet independently and find the reason as to why you
have slipped off in the first place. Cursing the stone by which you tripped won’t
solve your problem because it wasn’t its mistake to be lying in the middle of
the road or on the pavement where you happened to be walking; it was your
mistake to have not seen it just like every time in our lives we curse the
people who cause problems to us but never think of the reason as to why does it
happen to us in the first place. I thought it was senseless when people said
‘we invite problems’ but now I know that the statement is partly true. Most of
the times, it is we who create problems on our own or just complicate a small
issue by overthinking and exaggerating the situation.
We have seen people worrying and ruining the little moments
of their lives when they had to live happily cherishing the precious seconds of
their lives. Its their worries which make them look older than they are and its
their worries which gobbles the happiness. The reason being, we humans are
those creatures who find faulty assumptions better and pleasing than the good
ones. Even in the wide ocean, if we find a cluster of dark particles floating;
to our eyes the beauty of the blue is lost and only the dirt is seen which disgusts
us. No matter how overwhelmingly happy we are; when there is an issue to worry
about there is always a grief in the corner of our hearts. That’s when issues
become problems and vice versa. Mostly, thinking about an issue just solves it
right away because there is a tint of positivity in thinking that ‘it is not
impossible to fight the problems’. But there are times when we think about the
consequences we had to face because of the issue and cry our eyes out for all
the pain it had caused and eventually we turn to look out for sympathy from
people and forget that all we need is to get out and face the world alone with
empathy of some truly caring people because no matter how close a person may be
to you; in the end we are all alone and we are accountable for what we do. That
is how individualistic we are created.
It is always good to talk to someone close to you because
surprisingly at times, when you blurt things out; you feel extremely happy as
though a burden has been lifted off your chest. When you feel helpless, do
anything other than be quiet and cry all day and night; instead speak to
someone who you feel would listen to you or just write in your book/diary or whatever
but most importantly ‘pray’! Trust me, prayers do wonderful things to you and I
wouldn’t ever find the right words to explain the peacefulness you acquire when
you have cried in front of the Lord and communicate with Him opening up your
hearts. You would have never felt your chest lighter than that moment when you
have washed away your sorrows by confessing everything.
People may hurt you or taunt you; but life goes on because they
do not have the power to prevent the clock from ticking or rule your mind or
heart. Don’t let people’s words rise to that eminent position because they don’t
deserve it. It is you that matters and your life is in your hands. Petty issues
like the atoms in a molecule don’t deserve your attention because you rule and
overpower them and they can never do the same. Life may seem hard, but we were
created for a purpose and that is to worship the Creator and live by His words.
When we abide by the norms He has set, everything would be fine. Fine doesn’t mean
a world without any problems; for problems are tests and Allah gives the hardest
of His tests to the strongest of His soldiers. When you find people whom you
think are absolutely happy and have nothing to worry about, remember even they
are being tested but the difference is that they are being tested with
happiness and joy and they would pass if they are thankful and live with piety
and so will you because every time you shut your eyes to ask Allah for a
solution, you are remembering Him and when you do so, place all your trust on
Him and keep trying and asking and do everything in your power and surely He
will offer you a solution, but patience and perseverance are the keys to
satisfaction.
Life is ten
percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it. _ Lou
Holtz
