In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Words to ponder upon!
A wise man once said: "The greatest asset anyone can ever have is a good human being."
We should not get too overwhelmed by the status the world accords us, for we should always remember that those that were power brokers yesterday are now seeking for relevance today.
In case you still haven't fully understood the reality of this world, take a look at how yesterday's heroes are today's zeroes.
Those that were celebrated yesterday are denigrated today and those that were looked down upon yesterday are celebrated today. It's a cycle that many are aware of but are not learning from.
As the events of the world unfold we see the traces of it's deception. Don't be carried away by the accolades coming your way today, rather see them as tests from Allaah to either make us better or push us down the path of abasement.
What was quite difficult for you to afford years back have become very easy for you to afford now and for some, what was easy has been made difficult now. That is dunya (Life).
Just like the luxuriant green gardens that eventually turn yellow afterwards so will everyman taste the bitterness of this world.
Strength to weakness, relevance to irrelevance or sometimes weakness to strength and irrelevance to relevance until life leads to death.
Sadly, man will still not learn, for we are easily driven by the intoxication of power, wealth, fame and proximity to the seat of power as though it's permanent.
My humble message to myself first and to us all is that whatever heights we attain, we should always connect with those at the lowest footing of life because one day we will leave everything behind and the point of reference will be our legacies and footprints if ever we left any behind worthy of emulation.
May Allaah guide us all to that which pleases Him and keep us steadfast in Deen till death reaches us. Ameen
As salaamu alaykum warahmatullah wabarak
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