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rfi:
When I first read this.. It did touch my heart. But only because I realized how EASY it is to be a great person in this life, yet such a small number of people actually stick with trying to be better people, and are eventually great - most tend to get carried away by worldly desires.
There's a book which I'd recommend everyone to read - although I don't agree with the ideologies the book carries, it definitely has a clear message. The book is called Siddharta, and is very short.
Shoshou..Mony:
--- Quote from: rfi on June 13, 2011, 01:10:40 pm ---When I first read this.. It did touch my heart. But only because I realized how EASY it is to be a great person in this life, yet such a small number of people actually stick with trying to be better people, and are eventually great - most tend to get carried away by worldly desires.
There's a book which I'd recommend everyone to read - although I don't agree with the ideologies the book carries, it definitely has a clear message. The book is called Siddharta, and is very short.
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Who is the writer?
rfi:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha_(novel)
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2500
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2500/2500-h/2500-h.htm
Shoshou..Mony:
Okay, this time I made it short since the first lesson was very long. =]
I was reading a book called 'Enjoy Your Life' written by the intelligent scholar Dr.Muhammed Al-Arifi and there I learned that we, humans, shouldn't kill ourseleves with grief, for that will not lighten our troubles. How often do you see yourself complaining and others also about problems we have in our lives? Does this make us happier? Does this solve our own problems? No, it doesn't.
Read the following story, Dr.Abdullah had his eldest son went to a wedding party with the entire family in a nearby city, whilest he remained behind in Madinah due to his commitments at the Universaity. On the way back they were involved in a terrible road accident in which they died - all ELEVEN of them!
The Doctor was a righteous man beyond fifty years of age, but nevertheless, a human being with feelings and emotions. He had a heart in his chest, and two weeping eyes and of course a soul that became happy and sad.
When he heard the terrible news, he prayed over them and burried them with his own hands, all eleven of them.
Guests would come to his house and bring coffee along with them, as he didn't have anyone to help him prepare anyhting for them. What is amazing is that if you were to see the man receiving condolences, you would think that he was the one giving condolences, and that the one enduring this tragedy was someone else!
Glory be to the One who gave him patience and made him strong!
He would repeatedly say, "To Allah we belong and to Him we return. It belongs to Allah, whatever He takes or gives. Evertyhing has an appointed time with Allah."
This is the peak of intelligence, for if he did not behave in this manner, he would have died of grief.
Allah swt said : who, when a misfortune confronts them, say: "Surely we belong to Allah and to Him invariably we do return." These are those upon whom are blessings from their Rabb and mercy, and these are themselves the guided.
Surah Al baqraha verse 156-157
Don't complain, don't be depressed, learn to live your life with what you have available because with gratitude you'd earn satisfaction and always be happy.
To all my beloved sisters and brothers, to all the depressed people who got their lives full of problems and sadness, say this dua because it acts like magic :
It was reported from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “No person suffers any anxiety or grief, and says:
‘Allaahumma innee ‘abduka wa ibn ‘abdika wa ibn amatika, naasiyati bi yadika, maadin fiyya hukmuka, ‘adlun fiyya qadaa’uka, as’aluka bi kulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka aw anzaltahu fi kitaabika aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqika aw ista’tharta bihi fi ‘ilm il-ghaybi ‘andak an taj’ala al-Qur’aana rabee’ qalbi wa noor sadri wa jalaa’a huzni wa dhahaaba hammi
http://www.makedua.com/display_dua.php?sectionid=34
Let's start being happy from now! =]
HUSH1994:
Nice story,+rep ^^
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