Lessons in Life

Salaam my dear brothers and sisters in Islam, may you stumble upon this humble blog of mine in good health and best state of iman. InsyaAllah i will try my best to come out with motivational articles as and when i have things to write on or came across some interesting things to share. :)

Dear friends, how many times in life did we do things according to what others told you to, and not according to what your heart really wanted? Ever came across someting that really made you angry, that you wanna punch that person's face? Ever felt disheartened and discouraged by people talking behind your back? Ever been backstabed before? Ever felt not being appreciated? All these are the normal things in life that sooner or later we will face. What do we call it as? A problem? An omen? A bad luck? yes.... NO! Please, dont do that...... instead, Lets us all look at it as lessons in life.............

Alhamdulillah. Well, fret not, for behind every dark cloud lies a silver lining. In this case, there's hikmah behind every obstacle that we faced in life. I agree that its not easy for us, being normal humans to take things coming our way with full of patience and determination. Its not easy, but let us all take the baby steps to learn how to cope with our "nafs" and "amarah".

Every situation is a lesson to be learned. From the most mundane chores to the most complex projects, life is always ready to teach you something. Life is ready to teach when you are willing to learn. And the more you learn from what life offers, the better life becomes. The lessons are usually not all that obvious. Yet they are there if you will think to take a look. The lessons are there in every moment, in every dilemma, in every frustration and every joy.

They are there in every sadness, every victory, every discomfort and every pleasure. Each lesson you learn paves the way for a new and even more valuable one. Each lesson you ignore keeps coming back, again and again. One way or another, life will teach you its lessons. When you're a willing student, those lessons are pure gold.

Let us take some time to ponder on this verse from Al-Quran:

On no soul doth Allah place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray): "Our Lord! condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; help us against those who stand against faith."

(Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse : 286)