A Positive Reminder
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A verse in the Quran reminds
everyone that no one is so powerful that they can prevent the onset of
death, “Every soul shall taste death“ (3:185). However powerful a person
might be, in comparison to death, every hero becomes a zero. Death
gives one this message, `Even if you are a super-achiever, when it comes
to death, there is no exception at all.' Death is the greatest
reminder, which makes every person a man `cut-to-size'. Ignoring the
reality of death is not possible for any human being. Every death
admonishes a person to live in his world with modesty .
According to a saying of the Prophet of Islam, “Remember death much, which demolishes all desires“ (al-Tirmidhi).This means that the thought of death serves to make a person a realist. It is the reality of death that helps one to come out of wishful thinking. Death makes a person distinguish between `what he is' and `what he is not'. If a person focuses on `what he is', it would bring about realism in his thinking.
On the contrary , if a person is governed by thoughts of `what he is not', he would develop an unrealistic approach to life. It is realism that makes a person a right thinker. One who is a right thinker is in a position to do successful planning for his work; no one can place obstacles in the path to his success. Remembering death is the greatest source of wisdom for any person -it guarantees that one's planning will be realistic.There is no more stronger incentive than the thought of death to keep a person active on a permanent basis.
According to a saying of the Prophet of Islam, “Remember death much, which demolishes all desires“ (al-Tirmidhi).This means that the thought of death serves to make a person a realist. It is the reality of death that helps one to come out of wishful thinking. Death makes a person distinguish between `what he is' and `what he is not'. If a person focuses on `what he is', it would bring about realism in his thinking.
On the contrary , if a person is governed by thoughts of `what he is not', he would develop an unrealistic approach to life. It is realism that makes a person a right thinker. One who is a right thinker is in a position to do successful planning for his work; no one can place obstacles in the path to his success. Remembering death is the greatest source of wisdom for any person -it guarantees that one's planning will be realistic.There is no more stronger incentive than the thought of death to keep a person active on a permanent basis.
