Wednesday, March 02, 2005
In the Blink of an Eye................
"To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return" (al-baqaarah v:156)
The verse came racing to my mind when I found out about the death of my good friend's father. In the blink of an eye, he was gone....just like that.......taken away......similar to how each and everyone of us will go one day. It serves as a reminder until its memory begins to slowly fade away only to be brought back by another similar incident.
How much did he make? How many degrees did he have? What were his aspirations?? his goals???......................Does it really matter anymore?? Is any of that going to help him where he is now?????
Did he wake up that morning knowing that he would be the only person to die in a car accident which leaves all the other passengers alive???? What were his thoughts while in the car???? when the train hit???
We go about living and planning and planning and planning.......oblivious to everything.....to the truth......thinking our achievements will last us a lifetime and beyond, looking to leave a legacy that will have our names echoed through the ages.......will it happen????
........that we cannot control.
But I GUARANTEE you this much: we will all be together again for one last time. Whose name will then be echoed and whom will be forgotten??
.......that much is upto us.
The verse came racing to my mind when I found out about the death of my good friend's father. In the blink of an eye, he was gone....just like that.......taken away......similar to how each and everyone of us will go one day. It serves as a reminder until its memory begins to slowly fade away only to be brought back by another similar incident.
How much did he make? How many degrees did he have? What were his aspirations?? his goals???......................Does it really matter anymore?? Is any of that going to help him where he is now?????
Did he wake up that morning knowing that he would be the only person to die in a car accident which leaves all the other passengers alive???? What were his thoughts while in the car???? when the train hit???
We go about living and planning and planning and planning.......oblivious to everything.....to the truth......thinking our achievements will last us a lifetime and beyond, looking to leave a legacy that will have our names echoed through the ages.......will it happen????
........that we cannot control.
But I GUARANTEE you this much: we will all be together again for one last time. Whose name will then be echoed and whom will be forgotten??
.......that much is upto us.
Faraz Ahmed 12:04 a.m.