~words of wisdom~

• Never expect things to happen, struggle and make them happen. Never expect yourself to be given a good value, create a value of your own.

• What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave. What will matter is not your success, but your significance. What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught. What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.

• Every situation is a lesson to be learned. From the most mundane chores to the most complex projects, life is always ready to teach you something..

• Wherever you may be, whatever may have happened, you can make a positive difference. Live with commitment, decide to move forward no matter what, and you will.

rumput..oh rumput..

Kisah sehelai rumput*


Pada suatu hari di sekolah, seorang murid bertanya kepada guru. Ketika guru tersebut sedang mengajar mengenai kasih sayang.

Pelajar : Cikgu, bagaimana kita nak pilih seseorang yang terbaik sebagai orang yang paling kita
Sayang?macamana juga kasih sayang itu nak berkekalan?

Cikgu: Ok, kamu ikut apa yang yang saya suruh.kamu pergi ke padang dan berjalan di atas rumput
Sambil memandang rumput di hadapan kamp, pilih yang PALING cantik tanpa menoleh ke
Belakang lagi walau pun sekali. Dan petik rumput yang paling cantik dan bawa ke kelas.


Apabila pelajar tersebut pulang ke kelas, tiada sehelai rumput pun dengannya. Cikgu bertanya kenapa tiada rumput yang di pilih?

Pelajar : Tadi semasa saya berjalan, saya carilah rumput yang paling cantik. Memang ada banyak yang Cantik tapi cikgu kata petik yang paling cantik, maka   saya pun      terus berjalan ke hadapan
Sambil mencari yang paling cantik tanpa menoleh ke belakang     lagi. Tapi sampai di penghujung
Padang,saya tak jumpa pun yang paling cantik. Mungkin ada yang di belakang saya tadi rumput
yang paling cantik tapi cikgu ada cakap tak boleh menoleh ke belakang semula, jadi tiadalah
Rumput yang saya petik.

Cikgu: Ya , itulah jawapannya. Maknanya apabila kita telah berjumpa dengan orang yang kita
sayang, janganlah kita mencari lagi yang lebih baik daripada itu.kita patut hargai orang yang
berada di depan kita sebaik-baiknya. Jangan kita menoleh ke belakang lagi kerana yang berlaku
tetap dah berlaku. Semoga yang berlalu tidak berulang lagi. Dan ingatlah orang yang paling
kita sayang itulah yang paling Cantik dan paling baik. Walaupun nak di ikutkan banyak lagi
yang cantik dan baik seperti rumput tadi…

Mengapa manusia tidak pernah senang dan berpuas hati dengan apa yang di miliki? belajar lah untuk menghargai apa yang di anugerahkan kepada kita dan mensyukuri setiap pemberian Nya…Jika dia ialah seorang sahabat, suami atau isteri..terimalah kekurangan dan kelebihannya seadanya kerana kita saling melengkapi antara satu sama lain. Sesungguhnya, setiap manusia itu adalah sebaik-baik kejadian yang telah di ciptakan oleh Yang Maha Esa...

*Terima kasih kepada seorang sahabatku yang sudi berkongsi kisah sehelai rumput ini..

I'm bored??

Do we always feel bored?

When too many work that we need to do.

Perhaps, we will feel so depression, right?..huhu, what to do? Do we need enough time?

Let’s become a productive Muslim(“,)…Do we really appreciate 24 hours that Allah gives us?. It’s become worse when we always delay all the works that need to be done in certain period of time.

Allah says in the Holy Book:
"By (the token of) time (through the ages). Verily mankind is in a state of loss, except those who have faith and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of truth and of patience and constancy." – Al-Asr: 1-3

There are some useful tips and n that I would like to share with you…
*Sources: www.Productivemuslim.com

Boredom is an emotional state experienced during periods lacking activity or when individuals are uninterested in the activities presented to them (Wikipedia)

i.e. when you have nothing to do, or the thing that you do is not interesting because it’s either too easy or too hard, then you “switch off” and become bored.

It’s obvious that boredom isn’t a good thing for ProductiveMuslims, but how should we fight it?

In today’s fast track world, we’re actually constantly fighting boredom but not sure if we’re doing it the right way. We’re basically fighting boredom with any stimulus we can find or what I call “distractions” that “keep us busy”. For example, at home, you’ll either be watching TV, surfing the net, listening to something, talking on the phone, or reading a novel, the moment you stop yourself from these stuff..you’re bored! .

The problem with using these “distractions” is that they are temporary. The moment you finish with them, boredom kicks in.

So how do you fight boredom properly?

Firstly, understand that boredom comes from the lack of proper utilizing an amazing blessing Allah gave us: free time. And this is common among people, Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said:“There are two blessings in which most people are in great loss: 1) Good health and 2) Free time.”So, boredom is a sign that we're becoming such people whom the Prophet mentioned.

Secondly, boredom comes from lack of focus on what is your purpose in life. The moment you realize that you’re on this earth for a purpose, and you identify that purpose within the different aspects of your life, you’ll not get bored! Because you’ll always try to fill your time with what will help you achieve that purpose. Let me give you an example, say you’re at the doctor’s clinic, waiting for your turn. Naturally, you’ll sit there and be bored. But the moment you realise that “hold on a minute” I’m a Muslim and my purpose in life is to worship Allah, and the best way for me to worship Allah in this moment is to Remember Him or read some Quran, hence you fight boredom and make great use of your time!

Here’s some tips to fight boredom:

Identify your purpose in Life, for Muslims, this is easy: our purpose is to worship Allah (in the holistic and specific sense, i.e. worship in the sense of praying, fasting, charity etc, as well as in everything we do, we should do it for His sake, include eating, sleeping.etc)

Understand that free-time is a blessing and it should be utlizied properly. This could easily be achieved by simply scheduling something during your free time. e.g. If you know you have nothing to do this weekend, schedule a productive activity, book yourself to a course, do something productive in that free time and you won’t get bored (or regret wasting time!)

If you’re bored because something is too easy - find a challenging task to do.

If you’re bored because something is too hard - ask questions and research the answers until you understand. There’s nothing that’s beyond comprehension, you just need to exert the extra effort to absorb it.

It’s OK to relax and take time out. But as long as that doesn’t lead to boredom. I don’t want you to burn yourself out. But even with your relaxation, you should schedule them, so you know when you're supposed to relax. It might sound weird to "schedule" your relaxation time, but try it. Sit down tomorrow and schedule EVERYTHING, including your relaxation time. When it gets to that time, you'll feel so good and not guilty at all, because you're now relaxing, knowing it's the time you've given yourself to relax and nothing else!

Avoid temporary distractions: TV, randomly surfing the net for no reason, talking on the phone for no reason, all these things will keep you “occupied” but in the grande scale of things, are they really beneficial?? Also, normally, we feel worse or even more “bored!” after them and look for something else to distract us thereafter.

    Indeed, Hopefully, it will helps us to manage our time wisely..throw away the boredom.. you may locate your time do  to a good thing to fulfill your time by doing a beneficial deed ... contribute for the ummah..seek the blessing of Allah (",) insya Allah. Do always remember our responsility as the servant and the vicegerent of Allah on this earth..

The Almighty said in The Holy Book in surah Muhammad verse 7:

"O ye who believe! if ye help Allah, He will help you and will make your foothold firm"

catatan naurah, 20 feb 2010