Friday 19 May 2017

Introspection

Usually, we become disengaged whenever we are being counseled against our moral wrongs, oversights, and weaknesses. So we say: you know what, live and let live, judge not, each to his own; even to the sincerest of reminders. And the one reminding us is seen as smugly moralistic. We are so blind yet so confident that we have all the time to live rowdy and wild, and as if our longevity is assured, myself included.

Suddenly tragedy happens, especially one involving loss of souls that we were so closed to. Then we want to re-assess our living, become a lot more religious, out of fear than faith, more like. My type will start to contemplate marriage, at least to have children to be remembered with, you know... anyways, may Allah's mercy be with the beautiful lady that just passed, and with all departed souls. May He continue to guide us and not cause to die unprepared.

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