Shoo! Keep away arrogance!

سُوۡرَةُ بنیٓ اسرآئیل / الإسرَاء

وَلَا تَمۡشِ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَرَحًا‌ۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخۡرِقَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَلَن تَبۡلُغَ ٱلۡجِبَالَ طُولاً۬ (٣٧)

Al-Isra And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance. Verily, you can neither rend nor penetrate the earth, nor can you attain a stature like the mountains in height. (37)

i was taught and conditioned by my respected teachers and elders that there is nothing so great about me other that i am one of Allah's creations. just like a spec of dust in the Universe - i must however remain thankful and in constant gratitude for being that spec of dust.

hehe somehow it reminds me of Dr Suess story of "Horton hears a who" even tho u r a spec of dust. U still belong to a universe of your own and u deserve all the respect bcos u r still created for a purpose.

سُوۡرَةُ المؤمنون

أَفَحَسِبۡتُمۡ أَنَّمَا خَلَقۡنَـٰكُمۡ عَبَثً۬ا وَأَنَّكُمۡ إِلَيۡنَا لَا تُرۡجَعُونَ (١١٥)

Al-Mumenoon

"Did you think that We had created you in play (without any purpose), and that you would not be brought back to Us?" (115)

And so I must always remind myself not to be arrogant for what ever you have done well or otherwise it is because The Creator allows it to happen. Nobody can stop it from happening. So when u see someone doing stupid stuff - imagine yourself doing it too, this will help you from being judgemental towards that person.

The same goes when u see someone successful and you wish for the same, imagine yourself being one and work towards that purpose, insyaallah you will achieve it too.

I once laughed or commented on how could a person made such a stupid mistake and unknowingly I had made the same mistake at another time. When I realised it was too late to turn back. It was a painful yet very valuable lesson which taught me never to laughed at others because it could happen to me too. 

It also made me realised that at that point of time if Allah had wanted me not to make those mistakes earlier He would have allowed it but it was meant for me to make those mistakes so that I will learnt from it and become stronger in faith, be humble and never be arrogant. Insyaallah, Allah will keep me away from making the same mistakes again.

Everything that happened is already written, the difference is how we will handle the consequences. If we redha and accepted it as it is, we will be able to move on - if we don't than we r being too arrogant to accept what Allah had given us.

May all of us see the path that is meant for us clearly and move towards it calmly with Allah's blessings, insyaAllah. Amin