If you, like me, have nothing much to do, then you too would have gone through the list of posts on your blog and found that you have 26 draft posts yet to be published. And, like me, you would choose one that was most relevant to this day and age.
This one is on happiness, with extracts from God knows where (it was centuries ago!).
From omputih's point of view:
1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
4. When you say, "I love you", mean it.
5. When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. Please, no name calling.
11. Don't judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly but think quickly.
13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
How do you say that effectively in Malay?
14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
Say "yarhamukAllah/yarhamukIllah".
16. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
17. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.
18. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
19. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
21. Spend some time alone.
From an Islamic POV (based on Dr.'Aidh ibn Abdullah Al-Qarni's La Tahzan):
1. Know that if you do not live within the scope of today, your thoughts will be scattered, your affairs will become confused, and your worrying will increase - these realities explain the hadith:
"When you are in the morning, do not expect to see the evening, and when you are in the evening, do not expect to see the morning."
2. Forget the past and all that it contained. Being absorbed in things that are gone is sheer lunacy.
3. Do not be preoccupied with the future. Because the future is in the world of the unseen, do not let it bother you until it comes.
4. Do not be shaken by criticism; instead, be firm. And know that, in proportion to your worth, the level of people's criticism rises.
5. Faith in Allah and good deeds: these are the ingredients that make up a good and happy life.
6. Whoever desires peace, tranquility and comfort can find it all in the remembrance of Allah.
"Verily in the remembrance of Allah do the hearts rejoice."
7. You should know with certainty that everything that happens, occurs in accordance with a divine decree.
8. Do not expect gratitude from anyone.
"We feed you for the sake of Allah alone: no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks."
9. Train yourself to be ready and prepared for the worst eventuality.
10. Perhaps what has happened is in your best interest (though you may not comprehend how that is so).
"But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not."
"It may be that ye dislike a thing, and Allah brings about through it a great deal of good."
11. Everything that is decreed for the Muslim is best for him.
12. Enumerate the blessings of Allah and be thankful for them.
13. You are better off than many others.
14. Relief comes from one hour to the next.
15. In both times of hardship and ease, one should turn to supplication and prayer.
"O ye who believe! Seek help with patient perseverance and Prayer: for Allah is with those who patiently persevere."
16. Calamities should strengthen your heart and reshape your outlook in a positive sense.
17. Indeed, with each difficulty there is relief.
"Verily, with every difficulty there is relief."
18. Do not let trifles be the cause of your destruction.
19. Indeed, your Lord is Oft-Forgiving.
"Pray for His Forgiveness: for He is Oft-Returning (in Grace and Mercy)."
20. Do not be angry... Do not be angry... Do not be angry.
"Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported that a man said to the Prophet (pbuh): 'Advise me!' The Prophet said, 'Do not become angry and furious.' The man asked (the same) again and again, and the Prophet said in each case, 'Do not become angry and furious.'"
21. Life is bread, water and shade; so do not be perturbed by a lack of any other material thing.
"And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised."
22. Most evil that is supposed to happen never occurs.
23. Look at those who are afflicted and be thankful.
24. When Allah loves a people, He makes them endure trials.
25. You should constantly repeat those supplications that the Prophet (pbuh) taught us to say during times of hardship.
26. Work hard at something that is productive, and cast off idleness.
27. Don't spread rumours and don't listen to them. If you hear a rumour inadvertently, then don't believe it.
28. Your malice and your striving to seek revenge are much more harmful to your health than they are to your antagonist.
29. The hardships that befall you atone for your sins.
"Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree r.a. reported that the Prophet s.a.w. said: 'A Muslim is not afflicted by hardship, sickness, sadness, worry, harm, or depression – even if pricked by a thorn, but Allah expiates his sins because of that.'"
Indicates points/comments that I added.
This one is on happiness, with extracts from God knows where (it was centuries ago!).
From omputih's point of view:
1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
4. When you say, "I love you", mean it.
5. When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. Please, no name calling.
11. Don't judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly but think quickly.
13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
How do you say that effectively in Malay?14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
Say "yarhamukAllah/yarhamukIllah".16. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
17. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.
18. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
19. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
21. Spend some time alone.
From an Islamic POV (based on Dr.'Aidh ibn Abdullah Al-Qarni's La Tahzan):
1. Know that if you do not live within the scope of today, your thoughts will be scattered, your affairs will become confused, and your worrying will increase - these realities explain the hadith:
"When you are in the morning, do not expect to see the evening, and when you are in the evening, do not expect to see the morning."
2. Forget the past and all that it contained. Being absorbed in things that are gone is sheer lunacy.
3. Do not be preoccupied with the future. Because the future is in the world of the unseen, do not let it bother you until it comes.
4. Do not be shaken by criticism; instead, be firm. And know that, in proportion to your worth, the level of people's criticism rises.
5. Faith in Allah and good deeds: these are the ingredients that make up a good and happy life.
6. Whoever desires peace, tranquility and comfort can find it all in the remembrance of Allah.
"Verily in the remembrance of Allah do the hearts rejoice."[Ar-Ra'd, 13: 28]
7. You should know with certainty that everything that happens, occurs in accordance with a divine decree.
8. Do not expect gratitude from anyone.
"We feed you for the sake of Allah alone: no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks."[Al-Insaan, 76: 9]
9. Train yourself to be ready and prepared for the worst eventuality.
10. Perhaps what has happened is in your best interest (though you may not comprehend how that is so).
"But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not."[Al-Baqarah, 2: 216]
"It may be that ye dislike a thing, and Allah brings about through it a great deal of good."[An-Nisaa', 4: 19]
11. Everything that is decreed for the Muslim is best for him.
12. Enumerate the blessings of Allah and be thankful for them.
13. You are better off than many others.
14. Relief comes from one hour to the next.
15. In both times of hardship and ease, one should turn to supplication and prayer.
"O ye who believe! Seek help with patient perseverance and Prayer: for Allah is with those who patiently persevere."[Al-Baqarah, 2: 153]
16. Calamities should strengthen your heart and reshape your outlook in a positive sense.
17. Indeed, with each difficulty there is relief.
"Verily, with every difficulty there is relief."[Al-Inshiraah/Ash-Sharh, 94: 6]
18. Do not let trifles be the cause of your destruction.
19. Indeed, your Lord is Oft-Forgiving.
"Pray for His Forgiveness: for He is Oft-Returning (in Grace and Mercy)."[An-Nasr, 110: 3]
20. Do not be angry... Do not be angry... Do not be angry.
"Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported that a man said to the Prophet (pbuh): 'Advise me!' The Prophet said, 'Do not become angry and furious.' The man asked (the same) again and again, and the Prophet said in each case, 'Do not become angry and furious.'"[Narrated by Bukhari]
21. Life is bread, water and shade; so do not be perturbed by a lack of any other material thing.
"And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised."
[Az-Zaariyaat, 51: 22]
22. Most evil that is supposed to happen never occurs.
23. Look at those who are afflicted and be thankful.
24. When Allah loves a people, He makes them endure trials.
25. You should constantly repeat those supplications that the Prophet (pbuh) taught us to say during times of hardship.
26. Work hard at something that is productive, and cast off idleness.
27. Don't spread rumours and don't listen to them. If you hear a rumour inadvertently, then don't believe it.
28. Your malice and your striving to seek revenge are much more harmful to your health than they are to your antagonist.
29. The hardships that befall you atone for your sins.
"Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree r.a. reported that the Prophet s.a.w. said: 'A Muslim is not afflicted by hardship, sickness, sadness, worry, harm, or depression – even if pricked by a thorn, but Allah expiates his sins because of that.'"[Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim]
Indicates points/comments that I added.
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