Friday, July 08, 2005
Confessions of an Idiotic Mind
This photo blogging is quite addictive but it feels like a cheap imitation for the purpose of attention grabbing. Kind of like the difference between CSI and Law & Order; one is all about glit and glamour with techniques that are not realistic and almost never used in real life while the other is a hard nosed drama with the nitty gritty detailed workings of the justice system. Mind you though, this doesn't mean that I won't put up pictures!!
Three hours of my life today were wasted arguing about the different philosophies of life. Usually, the first one to avoid these kind of discussions (primarily because they don't lead anywhere), I was dragged into it by a persistent badgering of an idiotic mind. Life according to him was a mere play with all of us actors leading scripted lives. None of us really controlled anything but rather followed a pre-determined path like 'puppets.' So, in other words, none of us controlled anything in our lives but were rather the victim of our circumstances--from the highly successful self made billionare to your garden variety serial killer!!!
Its hard to say where these kind of notions pop up in people's head but it DOES make you wonder, doesn't it???
I just relayed a simple message to him: the Islamic point of view is you get what you work for, which is no different than your everyday life. You want the high marks, the flashy care, mo' money......you got to study and work harder and at the end of the day, your own actions are what determine you fate.
Similary, the overall life objective is the same. Whatever you do in this life, you will be held accountable for it, which seems fair and logical considering thats how even most societies work.
But sadly, three wasted hours and I probably just ended up making him firmer in his resolve. He's not the first one nor will he be the last. Though, what I do found interesting is that each one of them seems to think that they have found the secret formula of life which billions of people for centuries were ignorant of!! Atleast, I did my job of relaying the message for when I do see him on the Last Day, I will face him to say 'I WARNED YOU!!!'
But enough about random conversations of mine. The weekend is upon us, with a host of activities bearing down. The Islamic Symposium is taking place at university, a game on Sunday, soccer practice on Saturday, and few other things I can't remember right now. Flu and light fever have found a home inside of me for the past few dayz, but insha Allah they will be gone just in time.
Three hours of my life today were wasted arguing about the different philosophies of life. Usually, the first one to avoid these kind of discussions (primarily because they don't lead anywhere), I was dragged into it by a persistent badgering of an idiotic mind. Life according to him was a mere play with all of us actors leading scripted lives. None of us really controlled anything but rather followed a pre-determined path like 'puppets.' So, in other words, none of us controlled anything in our lives but were rather the victim of our circumstances--from the highly successful self made billionare to your garden variety serial killer!!!
Its hard to say where these kind of notions pop up in people's head but it DOES make you wonder, doesn't it???
I just relayed a simple message to him: the Islamic point of view is you get what you work for, which is no different than your everyday life. You want the high marks, the flashy care, mo' money......you got to study and work harder and at the end of the day, your own actions are what determine you fate.
Similary, the overall life objective is the same. Whatever you do in this life, you will be held accountable for it, which seems fair and logical considering thats how even most societies work.
But sadly, three wasted hours and I probably just ended up making him firmer in his resolve. He's not the first one nor will he be the last. Though, what I do found interesting is that each one of them seems to think that they have found the secret formula of life which billions of people for centuries were ignorant of!! Atleast, I did my job of relaying the message for when I do see him on the Last Day, I will face him to say 'I WARNED YOU!!!'
"Therefore leave them alone to go on with the false discourses and to sport until they come face to face with that day of theirs with which they are threatened;" (al-maarij v:42)
But enough about random conversations of mine. The weekend is upon us, with a host of activities bearing down. The Islamic Symposium is taking place at university, a game on Sunday, soccer practice on Saturday, and few other things I can't remember right now. Flu and light fever have found a home inside of me for the past few dayz, but insha Allah they will be gone just in time.
Faraz Ahmed 5:29 p.m.