بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
1. Choose to think
There are two types of people: the people who think before they act or speak and the people who act or speak without thinking. Somehow people don't understand how their decisions can make a great impact in their lives. Even the smallest decision. For example: 'what to eat?', 'where to go?', 'what to do?' and 'what to speak?'.
If you do not care about 'what to eat?', you will end up affecting your overall health condition. Too much salty food can lead to high blood pressure (hypertension). Too much sugar, end up with diabetes mellitus. Too much fatty food, high risk of heart disease and obesity.
If you do not care about 'where to go?', you obviously waste your time stuck in places you aren't intended to go. The same thing happened if you do not know 'what to do?'.
If you do not care about 'what to speak?', you might hurt somebody with your words. Or making yourself look stupid in front of everybody. I'm afraid, you might lose other people respect towards you as well. Who would respect someone who doesn't respect other people?
Even the smallest decisions can influence people's life. Imagine the impact of a big decision. That is why people are encouraged to use their intellectual thinking to choose what would be the best to define their personality and what best to shape their lives.
Have you heard the quote, "you are who you think you are"? This is because the way of thinking can influence the hearts. Purifying your thinking means purifying your heart. Positive thinking always yields to a positive outcome and attitude. Allah has granted human with the most honorable gift which is the brain. Unfortunately, not many of them fully utilize the brain to think and ponder.
An author from Ghana, Ernest Agyemong Yeboah said, "So many people live their lives not knowing the real and exact reasons why they live. They follow anything for something and they do something for anything. When you live life with a blurry vision, you live a blurry life. Vision is life and a life without vision is a dead life."
To have a clear vision, you need to think. And the simple way to start thinking is by asking questions.
There are two types of people: the people who think before they act or speak and the people who act or speak without thinking. Somehow people don't understand how their decisions can make a great impact in their lives. Even the smallest decision. For example: 'what to eat?', 'where to go?', 'what to do?' and 'what to speak?'.
If you do not care about 'what to eat?', you will end up affecting your overall health condition. Too much salty food can lead to high blood pressure (hypertension). Too much sugar, end up with diabetes mellitus. Too much fatty food, high risk of heart disease and obesity.
If you do not care about 'where to go?', you obviously waste your time stuck in places you aren't intended to go. The same thing happened if you do not know 'what to do?'.
If you do not care about 'what to speak?', you might hurt somebody with your words. Or making yourself look stupid in front of everybody. I'm afraid, you might lose other people respect towards you as well. Who would respect someone who doesn't respect other people?
Even the smallest decisions can influence people's life. Imagine the impact of a big decision. That is why people are encouraged to use their intellectual thinking to choose what would be the best to define their personality and what best to shape their lives.
Have you heard the quote, "you are who you think you are"? This is because the way of thinking can influence the hearts. Purifying your thinking means purifying your heart. Positive thinking always yields to a positive outcome and attitude. Allah has granted human with the most honorable gift which is the brain. Unfortunately, not many of them fully utilize the brain to think and ponder.
An author from Ghana, Ernest Agyemong Yeboah said, "So many people live their lives not knowing the real and exact reasons why they live. They follow anything for something and they do something for anything. When you live life with a blurry vision, you live a blurry life. Vision is life and a life without vision is a dead life."
To have a clear vision, you need to think. And the simple way to start thinking is by asking questions.
- What is the purpose of life?
- What do I want to achieve?
- Where do I start?
- How many preparations do I make to face Allah?
- How much knowledge do I gain?
- How many benefits do I render to people?
- Am I ready to face death?
Yes, it is Allah that created human and encouraged them to reason. But never to forget that Allah also sent them the messenger (Rasulullah S.A.W) and the book of guidance (Al-Quran) for them to follow. Therefore, the fundamental aspect of thinking is faith (Iman) and not simply based on lust or the concept of freedom in thinking.
A verse from the Quran says, "And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone)." (Surah Adz-Dzariyat, 51:56)
From this beautiful verse, we can understand the exact purpose of life which is to worship Allah. The dimensions of Worship are not limited to only prayers and fasting. But it comprises many aspects of actions and activities which can be reckoned as acts of Islam.
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ
Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?
(Surah Al-mu'minun, 23:115)
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