In a small geometrical cave of the city sprawl, we lie and wait for our death, eating
and mating. In prehistoric times, eating and mating made humans more susceptible
to predators for it was when our attention was divided and defenses lowered. For it
is when our senses are deceived into feeling good, that bad times strike us. Now,
way down our evolutionary chain, we find ourselves eating and mating beyond
measure. We hoard wealth and materials we don’t need. We remove our concerns
from the environment, we use and abuse the world around us, unwilling and unable
to recognize the danger we find ourselves in.
Quran says about those who will not enter Paradise: “(These are) they whose
labour is lost in this world's life and they think that they are well versed in
skill of the work of hands.”
At this very moment, babies are being born, people are starving to death,
murdered, robbed of wealth and dignity. Twenty species of animals are going
extinct every single day, entire forests are being cleared as we read, and no one to
declare a hint of an interest. You and I have been disconnected from reality
although we are still very much a part of it. Do you think any good can come of
this?
So ask yourself again: What is it you want in life?
Far from fulfilling our purpose, we have forsaken even the quest of finding our
purpose. The world is a giant, splendid library, and we spend our lives wandering
aimlessly. Jumping floor to floor, shelf to shelf, reading the titles of all the world has
to offer: Sports, Health, Self-help, Language, History, Fiction, Games. When are
you going to sit down and start making sense of it?
A hundred years of wandering will never remove your confusion unless you spend
them in learning. No man-made rules or guidelines are relevant here. You were not
conceived with your permission, and neither will your death befall you after seeking
your consent. So when you and I dive into this matter, we leave behind man-made
rules, limits and complications of traditional religions.
It’s all or nothing in the end, either you do or do not find the Truth. The journey only
starts when you make an effort to commit to its search. Otherwise, the cycle of
rebirth continues. You’re here now, born as the most intelligent of creatures, God’s
most precious creation. This is our best chance.
“You and I have
been
disconnected from
reality although
we are still very
much a part of it.
Do you think any
good can come of
this?”
All the photographs on this page were taken by
Kazi Akber