A bid to keep to my 2010 new year's resolutions...

He was not seen to be one who possesses a nature of greatness unlike prophets. (Anyway u cannot put him on the same level as a prophet..) But he is still a man worthy of respect and salute. I never thought that he was assasinated...always thought he died naturally a long time ago till i read a biography of his by Louis Fischer.

As i read, i felt how human he was..as much as i hear about the huge reverence of this man. He stole, like many of us did once in our life, from the table or the place our parents kept their coins. He smoked...like many of us...(but not i said Faizola as he is asthmatic..). He spent money to buy up to date clothes and also kept up to date with fashion to feel as part of the upper class of society. He slacked in school...he wasnt a born academician. He had problems making decisions. He lusted...afterall, he was human.

But like humans too...he learnt. He reflected..and he changed. He kept to promises...3 promises that he held by that was made to his mom, that was...for him not to touch wine, other women and meat. He made that promise to convince her that he should study in Britain.

A quote from a chapter i just completed that attracted me;

"Whose minds is untroubled in sorrow and longeth not for joys, who is free from passion, fear and wrath - he is called the asctetic of secure understanding. The man who sheds all longings and moves on without concern, free from the sense of 'I' and 'My" - he attains peace."

From the chapters that i have concluded..from this biography...i sense that humans..how great we are seem to go through the same weaknesses, same challenges...it may differ to certain extents and differ between environments but the challenges are equally daunting. However, the way we handle..not the problems but more of ourselves in facing the problems...is the differential point in determining our mettle and worth.

May Allah guide us all..bless us with happiness and health n protect us from the dangers of this world, physically or mentally. Help us become successful people in the world and after...