This day we live in
As time passes, we are approaching our death and we are getting closer to the Day of Judgment. If we look at our society, the current state that we are living in, we see that injustice, lies, deception, corruption, killings and such acts have become an integral part of our life. Some say these are all signs that the last day is approaching. But how is it that knowing that the last day is approaching we are still able to indulge in our luxuries like we are already in heaven? People are suffering. They are suffering from diseases, from poverty, from being wronged and from being transgressed upon their rights. What about us- who are not facing any such hardship in this dunya? People who are so blessed and whose fulfillment of basic necessicities have gone beyond and satisfied items of extravagance. What are we doing? Are we even aware of such injustices in our society? How conscious are we? We have been gifted with sight – to see, ears to hear, mind to comprehend and reason. How are we using our capabilities? How are we using the gifts - the loans from Allah (swt)? By minding our own business? Have we confined ourselves into our small bubble? We have responsibilities. Allah (swt) gave us such qualities so we may use them to help each other.
It hurts to see how people are loosing moral values – and they no longer think its worth fighting for justice. We have given up hope! The wrongs in our society have become such a fundamental part of our everyday life that it no longer shocks us anymore! No longer we are surprised when we know that someone is being exploited or that someone has been dealt unfairly. We react to such stories or news as – ah! what can we do? Hopefully things will change!
People say there’s hope and things will get better. I hear people saying there’s hope for betterment and things will change. How will things change if we don't change the structure of our own mind? I’m not convinced. I'm not convinced that things will change for better. I’m not saying that I’m not content with Allah (swt)’s decree – but all the inequality that prevails in our society troubles me much to say this.
I wonder where people have locked up their consciousness. Where have we hidden our human qualities that we were born with – qualities such as affection, empathy, concern, kindness, compassion, sympathy? Why do we consider such qualities to be words of the dictionary and not really to be implemented in our lives so we may use them? Why aren’t we bothered anymore when we hear someone facing such adversity? How can we be so indifferent when people are suffering – suffering from wars, poverty, for the corruption in the land, for loosing morality, for not being human anymore! We call ourselves civilized. Is the definition to being part of a civilized society is not to care anymore? Or it’s to be ignorant? Or which part of the word civilization implies that we are only to live for our own selves and act selfishly? Is this what we are being taught? Where have we buried our mind? Where have we buried our feelings or sensitivity? Why aren’t we concerned anymore? We have killed our conscious! We have killed an integral part of us - the heart! We have supressed our soft part so bad and thus it is easy for us to adopt the attitude “none of our business”.
May be I’m being overwhelmed and I’m distressed. Yes! I am. As I feel that my hands are tied or too weak to do anything against all the forces of corruption that reign. People in power have forgotten that they too have to embrace death – they have forgotten that on that day the Lord of the World and the Universe will ask them how they used their authority. Our society have fallen into a vicious cycle of deceit and we have become too used to this. We have separated moral education from the education of school. We are no longer bothered if things go wrong around us – rather we are surprised when things go right. We need to wake up. We need to integrate morality into our educational system. We need to emphasize on the lessons of how to treat others with kindness, love & compassion in our classrooms. We need to do so much! We need to start at our very individual level and only then we can help our family structure. The society can benefit if we have stong families and communities. Most of all – we need to remember and constantly remind ourselves of our final abode. DEATH. We need to realize that we have to answer to the higher supreme power and that this world is not a place of eternity for us.
May we all purify our intentions and do everything only for the sake of Allah (swt). May we be of those who call others to good and do good ourselves. May we be of those who are God conscious. May we be of those whose conscious pricks when we transgress on our souls and wrong others. May we all have a good ending and may He azza wa jal have mercy on us and forgive us our shortcomings. May He (swt) be pleased with us when we meet Him on that day. Ameen.
It hurts to see how people are loosing moral values – and they no longer think its worth fighting for justice. We have given up hope! The wrongs in our society have become such a fundamental part of our everyday life that it no longer shocks us anymore! No longer we are surprised when we know that someone is being exploited or that someone has been dealt unfairly. We react to such stories or news as – ah! what can we do? Hopefully things will change!
People say there’s hope and things will get better. I hear people saying there’s hope for betterment and things will change. How will things change if we don't change the structure of our own mind? I’m not convinced. I'm not convinced that things will change for better. I’m not saying that I’m not content with Allah (swt)’s decree – but all the inequality that prevails in our society troubles me much to say this.
I wonder where people have locked up their consciousness. Where have we hidden our human qualities that we were born with – qualities such as affection, empathy, concern, kindness, compassion, sympathy? Why do we consider such qualities to be words of the dictionary and not really to be implemented in our lives so we may use them? Why aren’t we bothered anymore when we hear someone facing such adversity? How can we be so indifferent when people are suffering – suffering from wars, poverty, for the corruption in the land, for loosing morality, for not being human anymore! We call ourselves civilized. Is the definition to being part of a civilized society is not to care anymore? Or it’s to be ignorant? Or which part of the word civilization implies that we are only to live for our own selves and act selfishly? Is this what we are being taught? Where have we buried our mind? Where have we buried our feelings or sensitivity? Why aren’t we concerned anymore? We have killed our conscious! We have killed an integral part of us - the heart! We have supressed our soft part so bad and thus it is easy for us to adopt the attitude “none of our business”.
May be I’m being overwhelmed and I’m distressed. Yes! I am. As I feel that my hands are tied or too weak to do anything against all the forces of corruption that reign. People in power have forgotten that they too have to embrace death – they have forgotten that on that day the Lord of the World and the Universe will ask them how they used their authority. Our society have fallen into a vicious cycle of deceit and we have become too used to this. We have separated moral education from the education of school. We are no longer bothered if things go wrong around us – rather we are surprised when things go right. We need to wake up. We need to integrate morality into our educational system. We need to emphasize on the lessons of how to treat others with kindness, love & compassion in our classrooms. We need to do so much! We need to start at our very individual level and only then we can help our family structure. The society can benefit if we have stong families and communities. Most of all – we need to remember and constantly remind ourselves of our final abode. DEATH. We need to realize that we have to answer to the higher supreme power and that this world is not a place of eternity for us.
May we all purify our intentions and do everything only for the sake of Allah (swt). May we be of those who call others to good and do good ourselves. May we be of those who are God conscious. May we be of those whose conscious pricks when we transgress on our souls and wrong others. May we all have a good ending and may He azza wa jal have mercy on us and forgive us our shortcomings. May He (swt) be pleased with us when we meet Him on that day. Ameen.
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