Perfection Part 2

Well now let's continue. :)

On to the 4 aspects of life.

1st off is Physical Limitations~
-at birth, born weak
-no choice of parents
-no control of the environment
-no control of SELF
-many threats

We don't realise how weak we are sometimes, especially when things have been going our way for a long time. The fact is we are weak. Notice that we don't even have control on ourselves. Remember what we read in the doa after reciting Al-Mathurat?

[Walaa takkilna ilaa anfusinaa tharfata'ainin walaa aqalla mindzhaalika yaa ni'malmujiib]
"Jangan (Ya Allah) Engkau biarkan nasib kami ditentukan oleh diri kami sendiri; walaupun kadar sekelip mata atau kadar masa yang lebih mudah dan cepat wahai Tuhan yang memperkenankan doa (perkenankanlah)"

We ask for ourselves not to be controlled by ourselves. Why? Because we do not know what's best for us. Allah does. We face many threats too that we have no control on whatsoever so there is just no way to be perfect. PHYSICALLY, we can't.

BUT to excellence, there's a way.

Humans despite the limitations I mentioned, have the capability of stretching their potentials. This way we are able to do great things but don't forget that even this is provided that Allah wills it.

2nd would be Intellectual Limitations~
-stupidity, idiocy
-wrong shifts in paradigms
-mistaken beliefs
-limitations in opportunity

There is no denying that Allah has created some of us to have certain strengths over others. When you're good at something there's surely someone out there who's better and at times you may not be as lucky as others. Wrong shifts in paradigms are so scary to me. Pray to be far from it. Here again you see no way of being perfect but for excellence when it comes to the mind we have the ability to MEMORIZE.

I don't really like that word but I realise now it's importance. There's no running away from it. Your brain capacity can take it so do memorize.

For excellence you need to have a clean HEART~

You know the requirement of taking care of the knowledge you have? One way it may leak is by looking at 'aurat'. It sure is difficult for men nowadays coz so many girls aren't taking care of their aurat. Be it muslims or non-muslims it will affect you. But to my brothers be strong. Again I say be strong. To my sisters it's easier for us since men at least here in Malaysia don't show off their aurat like women but don't take things for granted. Watch your eyes from sights you're not supposed to see. Conclusion for this part is, we are not INTELLECTUALLY capable of being perfect.

3rd is Emotional Limitations~
-chemical impact on emotion
-depression
-mania
-suicidal tendencies

Ahh...how I relate to this very much. (pinches self :P) For excellence follow the ways of our Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h. There are a few stories that the speaker mentioned that touched me very much. It's not that I've never heard of them but the fact that I have forgotten to use those examples made my eyes teary. How easily we forget. Stories next time alright? :) That'll give you something to await for at least. Stories like these are so beneficial and so to spread from mouth to mouth would be so much greater than other stories. ;) And as the above two, we are EMOTIONALLY incapable of perfection.

4th is Spiritual Limitaions~
-don't realise existence of spirit
-spiritual emptiness
-loneliness inside

Another moment to pinch myself! haha :P We are so not doing justice to our souls aren't we? Why? We pay too much attention to this walking, breathing, making mistakes body. :P For excellence we must be fair in treating the two. Now remember, fairness is not about equality. It's about doing what's right. (meletakkan sesuatu pada haknya) Have we deprived our souls from it's right? I know I have :( also some stories to share but again, later cay? :) so finally we are not SPIRITUALLY perfect.

So brothers & sisters to achieve perfection is not quite right. We should strive for excellence. But hey, don't completely forget the word 'perfect'. Perfection is saved for us in heaven. To put it simply, it's not the right time for perfection. Be patient because insyaAllah, you will get to experience what's perfect when the time comes :)

You know, nearing the end of his talk, the speaker mentioned,
"Any form of extremism is not acceptable"

I asked him how do we know whether the extent of what we're doing is extreme? Ye la orang Melayu selalu kata kalau nak buat sesuatu tu buatlah dengan bersederhana dan jangan berlebih-lebih. Tapi apakah yang dikatakan 'lebih'?

He answered that it depends on the situation a person is in. Yup, that helped me but I would like to hear other opinions as well. You reading, please help me. An example I'd give would be this. We feel it's important to explore as much as possible the creations of Allah. We want to study many things at once. Does that make us extreme? If it does, how about those before us who are masters in many fields? 2nd situation is we realise that we must submit ourself to Allah and do as much ibadah as we can. By doing that are we said to be too much? If so, how about those before us that even pray up to more than 300 rakaat per day and khatam the quran every week? What exactly is extreme? Do comment on this.

Finally the end of a very long post. haha... For those who made it till this line, thank you for reading :) May Allah bless you.