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| A Positive Outlook of Hardships of Life |
A Positive Outlook of Hardships of Life
Yesterday, an acquaintance told me
the story of his struggle and success. He had faced very difficult situations
in his life. But, fortunately, he is a positive thinker, so instead of giving
up, he worked hard to the way of success. Due to his nature, our conversation
was very constructive. He is a very quiet and silent-nature person, a bit of an
introvert, so he told everything in short words. But his story is a foretaste
of a situation that could be a turning point in the life of every human being,
so I decided to write something on the subject. Due to the strict routine for
many days, I was not able to write anything. By the virtue of his story, I
somehow managed to free some time to write these lines today.
Sometimes we
don't even realize that there is no benefit of Allah Almighty in the
suffering and trial of human beings, rather they are for the benefit of human
beings, but very few people can realize it. Life goes on most easily with
patience and gratitude. If a man understands this secret, then he would have
secured a great key for prosperity and success in this world and the Hereafter.
Troubles, trials,
difficult times, arduous stages, painful moments, feelings of helplessness, and
so many known and unknown misfortunes in the life that man considers
invincible, are in fact like a furnace for the production of the purest form of
gold after heating in it up. So, being realistic, we have to look at the
positive side of everything.
Hardships
strengthen a man and reinforce him. People who do great deeds in the world usually
went through so many hardships and trials that create courage and bravery for
great deeds. Facing the world for great purposes is an extremely
difficult task. The most difficult turning point comes when
you have to collide with your own people. Like a double-edged sword, the
footsteps of great men falter on this bridge. It is another sarcastic side of
the story that after someone’s success the very same people who, knowingly or
unknowingly, by their behavior have made full and all arrangements for the
failure of that person, now they try their best to take credit for that success.
Despite all this, if one continues to work hard and takes himself to the
extremes of resilience, heights of perseverance, and peaks
of steadfastness with sincere intention and regardless of the outcome, then in
such a time special grace of Allah Almighty descends from the heavens.
Thanks to this
divine grace, there is a special feeling of contentment and devotion despite
difficulties in the whole struggle. It is a conscience that empowers man to
persevere, to leave the consequences to the Almighty, and to trust in Him with
the strongest belief that he does not waste the reward of those who do good.
In any case, the
Muslim believes that everything is from Allah Almighty, and in return for every
sorrow, trouble, and suffering, the Muslim gets the reward and exalted rank,
his status increases in the Hereafter, and he is close to Allah Almighty. He
becomes a beloved servant of Allah and gets innumerable rewards for his
patience.
But in today's
ostentatious and extravagant world, sudden ups and downs, fluctuations, and variations
in circumstances are a major cause of frustration. The reason for this is to
live in a world of dreams and fantasies beyond the real world, which keeps man
in imaginary deception and delusions.
Bright illusions
of hopes, desires, aspirations, wishes, expectations, ambitions, daydreams,
cravings, aims, and plans, grip his
conscience and become so ingrained in his subconscious that man loses himself
in this self-made fantasy and imaginary utopian world. This is the starting
point for ignoring unexpected facts and neglecting the harsh realities. The bitter truth of the matter is that such a person would be going astray
in a wrong direction.
Soon after, he is prone to sadness and
despair because the stars seem to be shining in his apparent eyes, and the imaginary
sky, filling with assumed light, are not real. If his vision was
factual, concepts were realistic, and activities were true-to-life, he would
not be exaggerated in his sadness, and if he had softened his gazes on what he
saw, he would have seen what he thinks is a shining star is but a brittle
lightning. Here for him who do not be dazzled by its rise, would not be
distressed by its setting.
If one has taken
a vow and covenant from the time that the
rotation of the night and day will be according to his desires and intentions,
then he may be rightly saddened at the loss of his every purpose or at the time
of every difficulty and failure.
But, if someone knows the well-established universal morals of the time in dealing with
creation, then he will be well-aware of the fact that there is a constant change
and instability in the nature of the universe. Circumstances change continuously
from the differences in the seasons to the differences in ages and conditions,
an unavoidable process continues. Anyone can face the difficulties of ups and
downs, advantages and disadvantages, fluctuations and alternations. Such a real
person will move forward with patience. The sorrows of his heart will not flow
in the form of tears nor will he cry out in front of others because he will not
be the first person to be pierced by the arrows of time.
Now every human being must decide
for himself whether he wants to join the mob of ordinary people by giving up in
the face of adversity or he wants to get his name on the list of great people
by bravely competing with them. Both avenues are open, and everyone is free to
decide his future according to his courage and passion.
Success is most often achieved
through hard work. There are very few people who are born with a gold spoon and
a royal toothpick in their mouth. Finding shortcuts and leverages to avoid struggle
is not the way. Therefore, by taking the path of hard work and honesty, everyone
should proceed with the utmost faith in Allah Almighty.
May Allah bless us all. Aameen.
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