Helping one another
I was at the neighbourhood mosque this afternoon, sitting cross-legged on the carpet amid the sea of devout congregants as the cleric begin delivering the weekly Khutbah (sermon). The cleric’s commanding voice reverberates within the hall and was not the least disrupted by the droning sounds of the wall fans, which surprisingly oscillated in perfect unison.
The topic for the day is about “Attaining barakah in time and age”, and where the act of rendering assistance whenever needed is highly encouraged.
Nothing is certain in life, except death.
We might learn a thing or two from our past but we will never have knowledge over the foreseeable future.
There will be times when God has bestowed us with the luxuries and resources in life, and we think that we are in total control of our lives. From the investments to our technological advances, we became prideful and we fall to hubris. We remain ignorant of the fact that there are other external unknown, influences which affect our success.
It would be wise to remember that we are just one bankruptcy or financial disaster or any other life-threatening disease away, to derail us off our pretty, manicured lives.
Darwinian mentality
Living in the modern capitalistic world has led us to believe in the concept of survival of the fittest. Those who are inferior shall naturally perish.
This is a bad way to look at things.
Firstly, inferiority holds a judgemental perception and promotes stereotyping people. When we perceive someone to be inferior, we declare their case to be hopeless and stop helping them.
Secondly, the future holds a lot of possibilities. Those whom we didn’t see fit into society might one day become a successful person. And those who might be a successful merchant may one day fail because of a financial depression.
Giving
Some people are born with more and some people have less in their life. There are also others that are given a bad hand of cards than most of us.
When it comes to charity, the best kinds are those that can have a continuous benefit to society. People need to band together to help one another. Else, we will not survive.
The best is to help one another and give sincerely.
Who knows, we might fall victim to circumstance and need a helping hand one day.
