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Understanding Hope
Hope comes along in the pursuit of the many desires that we have. Achieving our desires would bring about fulfillment of a cause, centering around the very root of hope. Hope can be a strong drive, to motivate and energise a person in times of darkness and difficulty.
A college student, sets out to achieve his degree with hopes that he would be able to secure that interview to his dream job. The path may be a steep uphill climb, challenges faced daily and things may not go as well as planned. It may be in his subconscious thoughts, or not, but that job may be his motivation, an objective at the end of the day. Because who would subject themselves to go great lengths without achieving anything in the end?
Hope is scary. Hope can be blind. Hope may go against the laws of self-preservation. And hope can be the only thing that is left standing even after situations have gone beyond hope. Contradictory, but in this case hope is relative to a person, whether he be the one hoping, or observing the hope. And sometimes, hope can be the force that holds us back from achieving bigger things. However, the assumption that a hope is a lost cause, can never be truly justified.
Almighty Allah says: “…it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing that is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know.” (Al-Baqarah 2:216)
If you have hopes for something or someone, keep on trying hard as it has given you a cause in life. Whether your story leads to a good or bad ending, be thankful that at least you had a goal in mind and that made your life worth living.
A college student, sets out to achieve his degree with hopes that he would be able to secure that interview to his dream job. The path may be a steep uphill climb, challenges faced daily and things may not go as well as planned. It may be in his subconscious thoughts, or not, but that job may be his motivation, an objective at the end of the day. Because who would subject themselves to go great lengths without achieving anything in the end?
Hope is scary. Hope can be blind. Hope may go against the laws of self-preservation. And hope can be the only thing that is left standing even after situations have gone beyond hope. Contradictory, but in this case hope is relative to a person, whether he be the one hoping, or observing the hope. And sometimes, hope can be the force that holds us back from achieving bigger things. However, the assumption that a hope is a lost cause, can never be truly justified.
Almighty Allah says: “…it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing that is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know.” (Al-Baqarah 2:216)
If you have hopes for something or someone, keep on trying hard as it has given you a cause in life. Whether your story leads to a good or bad ending, be thankful that at least you had a goal in mind and that made your life worth living.
Friday, August 5, 2011
A Little Mud and Dirt Wouldn't Hurt
Having a clean slate in life may not be the best thing. Sure, you dream of a fairytale childhood, followed by an adulthood without a criminal record. One without drugs, booze, nor the occasional pack of cigarettes and such. It is the occasional trials and tribulations threatening our very existence that allow us to develop into the better person we are today.
So there is a saying which goes, "Practice makes Perfect."
If life was an activity akin to solving mathematical problems, it may be interpreted as life could be perfected with practice. Practicing living would mean getting used to making mistakes, accepting our shortcomings and forgiving others for theirs. The point is, there are going to be mistakes before perfection is attained. Which goes to show why you can't teach a child math without him physically doing the sums and making careless mistakes. He'll screw up once, twice, maybe three times. But with effort, patience and education, there will come a point of time where he is able to solve it.
Sure, "Prevention is better than cure." However that matter shall be left debated on another occasion.
Mulling over the mistakes we made in life solves little problems set for the future. The time and energy spent thinking about the past could be better focused on taking steps to avoid repeating them. One just needs to accept the fact that a little mud and dirt wouldn't hurt and focus on the happiness that is set for the future.
So there is a saying which goes, "Practice makes Perfect."
If life was an activity akin to solving mathematical problems, it may be interpreted as life could be perfected with practice. Practicing living would mean getting used to making mistakes, accepting our shortcomings and forgiving others for theirs. The point is, there are going to be mistakes before perfection is attained. Which goes to show why you can't teach a child math without him physically doing the sums and making careless mistakes. He'll screw up once, twice, maybe three times. But with effort, patience and education, there will come a point of time where he is able to solve it.
Sure, "Prevention is better than cure." However that matter shall be left debated on another occasion.
Mulling over the mistakes we made in life solves little problems set for the future. The time and energy spent thinking about the past could be better focused on taking steps to avoid repeating them. One just needs to accept the fact that a little mud and dirt wouldn't hurt and focus on the happiness that is set for the future.
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