Captured Feelings

We can have it all, but not in this world

How Islam transforms the quest for fulfilment

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You can have it all.

This message was a constant promise throughout my life.

It painted a picture of seamless success: a thriving career, a joyful family, vibrant personal pursuits, and unwavering well-being.

This was the ideal I was taught to strive for, and I certainly did, pouring years of effort into making it my reality.

But slowly, the perfect image began to crack. It wasn’t a sudden shock, but a gradual, quiet understanding that this all-encompassing promise was simply unattainable in this life.

For a brief moment in time, sadness settled in regarding my unfulfilled dreams, and the never-reaching state of completeness.

But then, a different perspective began to emerge, bringing with it a deep sense of peace. Perhaps the saying itself wasn’t a lie, but simply an incomplete truth.

We can have it all, but not in this world.

And this is where my faith truly helps me understand this universal human experience.

This Life: A Test, An Investment, Not a Destination