Timings matter a lot

Time is a treasure, who utilizes it in a proper way, is a very wise and lucky person. In our lives, some tasks demand specific timings and after that nothing matters. If one crucial step is taken at the right time, it can create great change and can make our lives from good to best and improve the whole society towards betterment. 

We all have heard the saying “Time waits for no one”. It is very true because no one has the power to stop the clock or slow it down. It will keep moving whether you like it or not. When we lose time, we can never recover it. In this scenario, we must have special care of our time.

Time is wealth and correct timings are more valuable. One task sometimes is important, but the specific time for that task is crucial. If we go to school or our office, after the required time, we have to face penalty in any form. If we take a patient to the hospital, but we are late, then we usually cannot find an effective treatment. If we have to travel by train or plane, we have to reach at the time or before some time, otherwise, we will miss our travel.

If we miss a specific time, we have to pay a lot, sometimes for a very long time. If we miss a marriage proposal or a job opportunity, unduly, sometimes we have to wait for a very long time. We have to take a true decision, at the right time.

Time is one of the most valuable things, because:

1. Time remains always with us and acts as both: a teacher and a healer. With the passage of time, we can get experience and learn a lot, which has no other option. Time also works as a healer. A difficult or painful situation will seem less bad as time passes.

2. Time is the one thing that you can never get back. Once time has gone, it will never return. Time is an asset.

3. Nobody knows how much time they have. People can die at any age and for any reason. So, we take a good care of our life and time as well.

4. Every single thing in the universe is bound to time. Gradually all things start aging and eventually decay as time progresses.

5. We are aware of three stages of time - the past, the present, and the future but the only time we actually have is the present.

Our world is filled with so many distractions that eat up a lot of our time. Smartphones have become so advanced that they command a lot of our attention. You have social media, YouTube, news, and anything else right in the palm of your hand. We feel that we are bound to use them. Those who have self-control and mental maturity, they try to control their time by using it correctly, rather than controlled by these distractions. These people became successful in life and they make their lives better and make their society a better place to live.

Ramadan: A Refresher Course

 Ramadan is a sacred month in Islam. It takes a lot of blessings for the Muslims. It is a month that refreshes Islamic teachings, which we usually forget in our lives due to our business and worldly desires. This Holly month reminds us of those Islamic pious traditions and blessings. So, we must make our whole life from good to best by getting all these benefits this month.

 

In fact, the month of Ramadan is just like a refresher course for us. It takes us back to the core Muslim traits from which we may have deviated during the rest of the year. It revives our five-time prayers, our optional prayers, our feelings for those who cannot afford all these blessings we have and our piousness during this holy month. If we do all these good deeds only in Ramadan and forget all these good activities after it, then this month will lose its effectiveness.

 

It also revives our golden family traditions as well. In the times of sehar and aftaar, all family members are together. In this way, we can have a good time with our loved ones. We can share our problems and happy events with our family in a better way. It is definitely a great blessing of Ramadan, especially for those families who could not spend their experiences with each other.

 

It decreases the gap between the people and their creator. When, for the sake of Allah the Almighty, we control our eligible desires, we come closer to Him. This practice for thirty consecutive days may change our usual daily routines in a positive direction. It may be the aim of this sacred month.

If we lead this month in a very good way and after that, we forget this holly routine after the advent of Eid Moon. In this way, the effectiveness of this month may be decreased. So, if we celebrate our Eid with full Islamic traditions and also continue our previous good Islamic rules. In this way, we can lead not only Ramadan but our whole life in an effective way.

Effects of Covid-19 on Society

 Society is in a state of continuous change and is in the effects of Covid-19 on Society. It is affected by a lot of factors including economic circumstances, natural disasters, and epidemics. Sometimes these effects become so excessive that change their basic structure like a recent epidemic through which we are passing “Covid-19”. Its impact on our lives is so drastic that restricts to make our lives to become good to best. 

This pandemic has very serious effects on the lives of people as a whole. First and foremost, among these is that many people have to lose their lives, which is an irreversible thing. Many loved ones are lost somewhere due to Covid-19. How this loss affected our lives, can be imagined if we can listen to the horrible stories of the affected families.

 

We all know that Covid-19 has changed our economic structure. People have lost their jobs due to the restrictions placed by governments all over the world. In the developed countries, affected people are provided with the maximum part of their lost salaries but what about the people living in the developing areas. They had to face the worst economic setbacks. They have to depend on their savings if any or they have to compromise on different necessities.

 

Like other fields of life, our educational system is affected a lot. Our schools remain closed for so many months successively. The management has to continue the system online. This is considered the best choice and provided an opportunity. At the same time, it can create a lot of problems. The level of understanding is compromised, teachers have to face many issues in contacting all students, so, so many students are discouraged. These all facilities are there for privileged students only, who have the facility of internet. Our vast majority belonging to rural areas are not having these luxuries. Working parents have to face extra problems in handling their children.

 

A social dilemma is also there. So many people have to stay home due to joblessness. This can result in both ways, negative or positive. On the negative side, husband and wife, along with their children have to stay at home. In the conditions of economic and psychological stress, they have to face so many clashes, which disturbs the whole scenario. The ratio of the breakage of marriages is uplifted.

 

The psychological impact of Covid-19 is of the greatest importance. All people have to face an immense psychological pressure, in the case of Covid-19 affecting their families or not. This fear is affecting day to day mode of behaving, dealing with usual fearful circumstances and the specific negative situation. Tension, depression and anxiety, all are the resulting symptoms. These resulted in many other social issues.

 

Behind these unusual and uncontrollable conditions of Covid-19, we are not in the position to stop it. We can only take good care of ourselves and the people around us.  We can act upon the precocious activities suggested by the management. We can also pray for the betterment of the conditions. One thing more can be done, is to see the situation from a broader perspective and break the circle of ‘ourselves’ and try to help out those who are in more difficult conditions, like our doctors, para-medical staff and social workers are doing. In this way, we can create some positive change in our prevalent scenario.

The Magic of Sorry

 The word “Sorry” is a small word but it is extremely effective. The giants of misbehaves can be managed with a small Sorry. It does not mean that we adopt this as a habit, but if we do something negative, we can apologize to make our’ and others’ lives easier and we can make these from good to best and this is the magic of sorry.

 

In our lives, we do some acts or show an attitude that hurts others. Many times, we realize its negativity but do not admit our mistake by saying sorry. In this way, we harm our own self-image on one hand and we also make our relations somewhat weaker. If we say sorry, at the right time, it may result in a positive way and can save our relations.

 

If we adopt this tradition of saying sorry as a habit and then again doing the same mistakes, it will not be fruitful. Sorry means feel bad about what had happened and then decide not to do the same in future. In this way, we get the maximum of its positives.

 

The attitude of others around us is of great value. If we are appreciated and respected, it will be easy for all the people around us to behave in the desired way of admitting our mistakes.

 

In the usual conditions of our daily lives, sorry is effective but it can do miracles in critical situations. Some people forgive even crimes after listening sorry, from the opposite side. It is a common practice that sorry can decrease the level of negativity.

 

It is true, sometimes we feel it difficult to accept our mistake. It may seem humiliating, but if we say this small word, we will be able to resolve big issues. If we hesitate to apologize, then there can be a regret of not saying sorry. After passing that time, the value of sorry is lost.

 

It is well said by someone, “The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest.” The first position in certain deeds matters a lot. After passing the crucial time, the best kind of action is deprecated. We must take full benefit of our good actions, to have the best results.

 

After saying sorry, if we explain the cause of our wrong attitude or a mistaken act, the effects must be stronger of this word. In this way, the impact of sorry will be long lasting.

 

It is also observed that with the sorry, we can make a good account in the heart of others. This account can be flourished by doing more positive acts. The actions after that word will weigh more due to the strong impact on your personality.

 

Another quality that is required is forgiveness. If someone says sorry but the recipient does not accept it, then the issue is not resolved. As human beings, we all do mistakes. So, if we accept others' sorry, then the results may be positive. It is a great virtue to say sorry and it is also a great virtue to forgive. If we have both, we can contribute to a healthy and happy life. Thus it would be better to say forgiven and forgotten. Stay happy and blessed.

Negativity of Jealousy

 Feelings of jealousy and feelings of desire to achieve some ones’ better position are related feelings but are not the same. Negativity of jealousy feelings are not positive, so we must travel from good to best.

 

Jealousy is one of negative qualities or attitudes like a lie, cheating and bribery. The negativity of these feelings is obvious. These create troubles not only for the people but for the whole society. The balance of human life is disturbed due to them. These negative attitudes create feelings of restlessness and resentment on the part of the person having them. On the other hand, the sufferings these people create for them from whom they are jealous. These can destroy our relationships as well.

 

Jealousy means feelings of resentment and anger towards someone when he got something better than you. These feelings will lead to doing something negative to achieve that desired thing. It can be some act undesirable or illegal, or by creating something negative with the targeted people. Both of these things are obviously negative. These feelings can be natural but undesirable. So, we have to struggle to control these ones by doing some steps. These steps can be hard but will benefit in the end:

1. The first step is to recognize these feelings. It is not necessary at all to tell others about them.
2. The second step can be to justify the others’ position and feelings of acceptance.
3. Then try to analyze your shortcomings and flows. In this way, we can improve our own condition. Some changes can be made in ourselves to improve our performance. This will be a positive reaction.
4. Do not compare yourself with others. All have different characteristics, negative and positive. No one can have all the good ones and nobody can have anything from them. So, we must satisfy ourselves, whatever we have.
5. It does not mean that we must give up. We must do every positive struggle to achieve our goals. We must be persistent to have them.
6. Jealousy creates feelings of burning but positive competition creates feelings of competition and achievement. We must have a positive competition in our lives, not by pushing others but by pulling ourselves ahead.
7. We must also be contained in whatever we have. It will create a feeling of relaxation and goodness which will help us to lead a positive and peaceful life.

In a society free from jealousy, it will be a progressive one. Due to that negative feeling, many kinds of moral crimes will be there. People feel bad about others' success. Then they try to pull their legs by hook or crook. In families, people do harmful things with the people, to whom they are jealous. This will destroy the peace of family life and ultimately the social life. It is a huge loss, we cannot afford it. Stay calm and positive.

Patience-A Precious Quality

 To lead a life in a positive way demands a lot from us. These include many human qualities and one of these is patience. It means the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious. Patience-A Precious Quality helps us to make our lives good to best and leads toward success in life. 

Patience is a quality required in all phases of life. It is crucial

to be patient in different situations in life like at the times of sorrows or grieves, at the time of waiting for a long time, in difficult economic conditions, in joblessness and in sickness. If we pass this stressful time with patience, it becomes somewhat easy to tolerate. Patience improves your ability to accept setbacks and enjoy life much more. There is a saying; “Good things come to those who wait.” Patience allows you to persevere and make more productive decisions, often leading to greater success in coming life.

It is important to improve ourselves in patience by doing:

1. Practice mindfulness by being in the present moment, remaining calm without showing stress or annoyance.
2. Practice accepting our current circumstances with a positive struggle to improve the condition. 
3. Actively build a tolerance for being a bit uncomfortable with acceptance of the negative circumstances with prayers for betterment.
4. When we're feeling bad, consciously slow down our level of stress and discomfort by doing something else to break our level of stress. 
5. Be playful by doing something interesting. To make us happy, though for some time.

The patient people are those who usually remain calm, try to be forgiving, show tolerance, be gentle and quiet. They try to be in the present moment and are accommodating with their circumstances. In this way, they can make their lives more comfortable, though living in difficult ones.

In our daily routine, patience has a very important part to play. We see a lot of massive rush on our roads. The sound of loud horns makes the environment more polluted. Everyone looks in a great hurry. It is observed that a lot of time is wasted in this situation. People have to face physical and mental torture in this condition. The main cause behind this situation is usually impatience. If everyone can wait for his turn showing patience, this traffic rush can be managed more easily in lesser time with least tension.

One way to understand the importance of one quality is to have an idea of the negative aspects of the opposite of that. There are many negative effects on our mind and body of impatience, including the physiological effects and psychological effects. When we are impatient, the body releases the stress hormone cortisol. According to a study, stress hormones stimulate platelets, making them more likely to clot in arteries. It can be more negative if someone has already narrowed arteries by heart disease that can result in a heart attack. Another effect of impatience is on our psychological health. It can create anxiety that can affect our behaviour. It can be resulted in more serious psychological issues and can be resulted in depression, which can be resulted in dissatisfaction in life.

So, we must develop patience in our lives to make our lives more easy, productive and beneficial not only for us but for others as well.

Knowledge Leads to Wisdom

 There is definitely some relation between wisdom and knowledge, however, wisdom is gained not only by having knowledge. It is also true that knowledge is necessary for life through a journey from making it good to best.

 

There is a difference of opinion, regarding the connection between wisdom and knowledge. Some have the opinion that knowledge, gained through the studying of new information, consists of rich storage of knowledge. Wisdom, on the other hand, has to do more with insight, accepting and understanding of the fundamental nature of facts. 

 

Knowledge is gained through learning facts. Someone who knows a lot about a certain subject, such as science or history, can be considered knowledgeable. Information found online or in books can help someone expand her knowledge on a topic. On the other hand, wisdom comes from observing experiences and learning from different sources. This thing affects future decisions and behaviour. That person who learns from his personal experience or learns indirectly from the experience by others’.

 

Wisdom and knowledge are linked. Wisdom is enhanced by knowledge and the ability to acquire knowledge effectively. But wisdom is also the ability to use knowledge in a practical and productive manner. Knowledge is often considered to be "externally generated," meaning that it comes primarily from outside sources, such as books, classroom lectures, videos, etc. On the other hand, wisdom is deemed to come primarily from the persons’ internal sources, by the processing of information according to introspective thinking, analysis, and judgment. 

 

Everyone in this world wants to be a wise person. It is not an easy task to be so. It requires a lot of things all to gather like

 

1. Try new things: 

We can enhance our scenario of life by trying new things and tasks. In this way, we can have different types of information and experiences that will help us to increase our understanding of the world. This can help us to lead our life in a wiser way.

 

     2. Talk to unknown people: 

If we meet and talk to people, in our closer circle, then we have very limited social experiences. So, it would be better to increase our social activities, it will help us a lot in this regard.

 

3. Be bold and do experiments:

It will be good to be bold and do experiments, within our limits. If we are afraid of doing difficult things, then our level of achievement will be below. To be a wise person, do some things unwisely. It will help you out. If we are not ready to take risks, then chances of improvement in personality will be low.

 

    4. Share your wisdom with others:

If we care enough to share our wisdom with others, it will be on the positive side for others and for ourselves as well. So, don’t be a miser in sharing good experiences with others.

 

    5. Be observant:

Try to look at things carefully. Good observation leads to a good understanding of our surroundings. If we are observant, we are informative and information helps in our understanding various issues of our lives. It will help us to act wisely. 

 

It is true that being a wise person is good for him to lead a successful life though it is not a cure at all. So many things are going to play their part. Our attitude towards life, people around us and foremost the grace of Allah. It is true that wisdom is a blessing indeed with other positive personal qualities.