A bitter experience.

Life is never a plain sailing, sometimes you are up and sometimes you are down. Today you are the pride of the family, the pillar but watch out the sky is not always blue. When the dark cloud comes, the bright blue sky is no bluer. Today you are the Boss but when you retire no one cares about you anymore. They don’t even remember the good things you did for them, but they remember the bad things even though that was of their own doings. Retire means to some; you are poorer so you are of no good use to them.

In life when we do good for someone, don’t expect the good deed would be reciprocate. After sometimes as years go by, the people that we render assistance become rich or successful in life they would not look back to reminisce the good deed that we have done for them. When you come to that situation, stay cool and confide with Allah. Allah knows what you did yesterday, last month, last year and many many years ago. Allah would bless you in return; you never realize it, a good health or a harmonious family life.

Humans are like that. They tend to easily forget, especially when they are comfortable monetarily. People always choose to associate in comfort zone where the surroundings are advantageous to them. Anyway, who wants to befriend a poor people, a retiree, the pensioner non contributory to their well beings? Just leave these people alone for one fine day they would come to the day of your day.

There are times when the same people that you help would turn around and bite you back. These are the ungrateful and often happen at workplace or even among family members. At workplace they even aim for your position. They badmouth and slander so that they can climb on to the ladder and on doing so they drown you.

When you are down, not to worry, think of the good times and the good deeds. Perhaps Almighty Allah is testing your patience or perhaps Allah penalizes you for the bad things (with intention or otherwise) you have done. After all we are all humans. When we were young we tend to be crazy, arrogant, hard headed or rebellious. Never regret, you can never undo what you regretted of. Just take it as milestone guidance for you to proceed with life. Don’t blame anyone for you are responsible for your own doing. It was a destiny that Allah had set for you. Whatever setback in life there is a “hikmah” behind it.

Life must go on. The world is a stage where you have to play your part. However there is another world after death and do not forget to prepare for that stage.



(Written in memory of 2009 Aidilfitri after meeting someone who was once my Boss).