Life isn’t Worth Getting Stressed Out Over
Recently, I’ve been doing my little observation about happiness on medium. Since I joined a medium, honestly my point of view, my knowledge and my English vocabulary has increasingly gained well. Which is good for myself who wants to learn something in the world wide not only in my country.
In my country, english is a foreign language that’s why if you have visited my country, it’s difficult enough to find someone who be able to speak english, including me, LOL.
I almost forgot to introduced myself, hi there my name is iqbal hambali, I’m muslim, and I’m indonesian, you can google it where my country is. This is my first article on medium, oh my gosh I’m really excited.
I’m the youngest in my family hierarchy, and I have two sisters and two brothers. My two sisters are married, my two brothers are not, and I’m divorced man. For me, being the youngest it’s quite tricky and confusing.
When I was a kid, my mom and my dad were very busy at work, so they were’nt noticed of my childhood. Oftentimes, my sisters who always be there for me, but my brothers were not. From elementary till high schooll, I suffered a verbally, mentally and sexually abuses by someone. Since then I became an introvert, identity crisis and anti social.
But my mom and my older sister never given up on me, they always encouraged and motivated me to survives. I’m not really a religious person, but my personal values are basically in my religion after all. Being muslim meant to be a surrender, not literally, but There’s one God and his servent.
My religion is the opposite of liberalism or secularism and atheism, if any who claim to be muslim but liberal or secular, actually he/she isn’t muslim at all.
“O you who have believed, enter into Islam completely [and perfectly] and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.”
Holy Quran chapter 2 — Al Baqarah, verse 208
I’ve tried to heal myself through psychologist and psychotherapy, read a motivational books, psychology and philosophy. None of them helping me out, made me sinking through the darkness.
“Or [they are] like darknesses within an unfathomable sea which is covered by waves, upon which are waves, over which are clouds — darknesses, some of them upon others. When one puts out his hand [therein], he can hardly see it. And he to whom Allah has not granted light — for him there is no light.”
Holy Quran chapter 24 — An Nur, verse 40.
I’ve found peace by giving all hope to Allah SWT (God), not through material things, you know what? I have nothing, no fancy houses, no fancy cars, I’m not very well educated person. There’s no jealousy, envy and I do not compare myself with others, because I can breathe and sleep easily, I have big family, and five cats, The dunya (worldly life) isn’t worth getting stressed out over.
“I do not love the earth nor count on them, in this world I was just like a wanderer who shelter under a tree to rest. Once finished, I leave it.”
(at tirmidzi hadits)
Well this is my opinion that life not always align to our wishes. It’s just not the words, but the reality of my experience so either related or not with your life it’s all up to you.
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Thankyou may Allah SWT bless you all.
