Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Today is all you've got!

When you wake up in the morning ,
do not expect to see the evening live as though today is all that you have. Yesterday has passed with its good and evil, while tomorrow has not yet arrived. Your life's span is but one day, as if you were born in it and will die at the end of it. With this attitude, you will not be caught between an obsession over the past, with all its anxieties, and the hopes of the future, with all its uncertainty.

Live for today: During this day you should pray with a wakeful heart, recite the Qur'an with understanding, and remember Allah with sincerity. In this day you should be balanced in your affairs and satisfied with your allotted portion.

Organize the hours of this day, so that you make years out of minutes and months out of seconds. Seek forgiveness from your Lord, remember Him, prepare for the final parting from this world, and live today happily and at peace.

When you achieve this attitude, you will profit from every moment of your day, by developing your personality and imaan, and purifying your deeds.


(Slightly abridged excerpt from the Book 'Don't Be Sad' by 'Aaidh Ibn Abdullah al-Qarni )

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