"ibn Abbas reported that the Prophet(peace be upon him) said, Grab five things before five others: your youth before you decrepitude,your health before you ilness, your wealth before you proverty, your leisure before your work, and your life before you death."
(AL-HAkim)
hurmmmmm....This hadith is full of meaning and advice from the prophet. I realy to take time to ponder upon it. Shall we do this together??
The first thing that attracted me was the use of the word "grab". "Grab" realy donate quick reflex,right? Taking something, not in slow motion, but instead, in a quick and fast way. This may be due to whatever that was supposed to be taken would disappear very quickly.Failure to respond in an appropriate and timely manner would mean that the oppurtunity would disappear as oppurtunities come within a certain time frame.
Interesting...wouldn't u all agree??
Prophet Muhammad's advice here was that: take advantage of youth, health, wealth, leisure, and life. Wow! aren't these the things that might really slip between my fingers f i not careful and aware?
I chuckled at how true this fact when i remembered an incident one of my birthday when i asked how "young" i was. Being a person who never realy cared about the aged factor, I actually had to calculated the years that would indicate my existence on this planet! And after realizing the painful and awful truth, i was like. What? Realy? It can't be! I don't believe it! And I calculated the result again, twice!
I sat down that day asking my self if i had actually "grabbed" my youth. The good news is that alhamdulillah. I am still in the age youth. So i know that i have to start grabbing, or else it will soon will be another episod of what? Really? It can't be! I dont beliave it! down the road.
I start to thing about the other things that my Prophet had reminder me of- my health,wealth,leisure and life.
Did i take advantages of these wonderful, but soon-to-diappear, oppotunities? I am healthy now, Alhamdulllah for that. I recalled my mother talling me stories of her difficulties in dealing with arthritis , and how that ilness had compromised her movements.
Given these blessing, what have i done with them? Have i use them to make me a better daughter, a better friend, a better sister? Or have waste my health by being lethargic and lazy most of the time? Did i help to lessen the burden of another person? Did i use my leisure time and health to study well?
Or did i use the blessings to play with my play station? Did i use the blessings to read ang gain knowledge as has been advice by my religion, or did i decide to sit idle and watch TV the whole day? Did i go visit my relatives, help out in the kitchen, and do some charitable work, or did i prefer to sit at home and disconnect from society?
Oh no...i had to much to ponder upon.
Suddenly i bacame worried. Worried that my time would soon be up, and i would to answer to my Lord to what have i done with all these wasted oppurtunities that have given to me....(~.~)
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