Asia!!!

AsSalaamu Aleikum bloggy readers!
As you can see I am certainly in a more energetic mood today.
I am in Asia to visit family and already I've been subjected to many things that challenge my religious values. In the bigger picture, there are many smaller pictures. The chinese family unit cannot function efficiently if it is not held together by pride and respect. Family pride is fed by respect and submission from the younger individuals. By obeying and pleasing older family members, we respect them but we also feed their pride. Of course the intention is the most important issue here, but the lines are indeed hard to draw when your intention is to do something to please Allah (SWT) and the outcome will be quite muddled.
My dua'a these days has become one that asks for more strength and knowledge to walk the straight path and forgiveness for ignorant things I have done intentionally.
I will update again tomorrow insha'Allah!!!!
Hope you are well,
cm

Interesting conversations

AsSalaamu Aleikum my dear friends,



An interesting conversation I had with a friend the other day led me to say something most people would consider to be quite morbid. I said: "I find solace in my own death". I think it's beautiful though.

Take away everything in your life...What is definite?

People, advice for the day:


Face yourself.


Thanks,
cm

Masha'Allah

AsSalaamu Aleikum.

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun for all of those who have passed this week.

Your life's span is but one day, as if you were born in it and will die at the end of it.

Organize the hours of this day, so that you make years out of minutes and months out of seconds.

You must engrave onto your heart one phrase: Today is my only day.

Taken from: Don't Be Sad - By Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni (A Few Excerpts from the Book about Happiness)