All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
by Robert Fulghum
Most of what I really need
To know about how to live
And what to do and how to be
I learned in kindergarten.
Wisdom was not at the top
Of the graduate school mountain,
But there in the sandpile at Sunday school.
These are the things I learned:
Share everything.
Play fair.
Don't hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don't take things that aren't yours.
Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Flush.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
Live a balanced life -
Learn some and think some
And draw and paint and sing and dance
And play and work everyday some.
Take a nap every afternoon.
When you go out into the world,
Watch out for traffic,
Hold hands and stick together.
Be aware of wonder.
Rule 4:
Always be a good listener, but take decisions on the basis of pure logic
^This ain't good.
Imam ash-Shafi`i said:
"Whoever takes knowledge from books loses the regulations."
(man akhadha al-`ilma min al-kutubi Dayya`a al-aHkaama). [Reported by Nawawi in the introduction to "al-Majmu"]
Rule 3:
Never judge your self on the basis of other's comments/critics.
True, judge yourself according to the life of the Prophet (saws) and the Sahabah (ra)
Imam ash-Shafi`i said:
"Whoever takes knowledge from books loses the regulations."
(man akhadha al-`ilma min al-kutubi Dayya`a al-aHkaama). [Reported by Nawawi in the introduction to "al-Majmu"]
"Whoever takes knowledge from books loses the regulations."
(man akhadha al-`ilma min al-kutubi Dayya`a al-aHkaama). [Reported by Nawawi in the introduction to "al-Majmu"]
I hope i can find that story narrated by Salman(ra).
About a Grateful man who used to Praise Allah much. And strangely the more he Praised Allah , the more things would be taken from him.
And yet still he continues to Praise Allah. Until one day a man asks him; "what is left in your possession that you are still praising Allah for? You have nothing" He answered; "I Praise, Thank Allah for that which He has given me but I could not give to anyone else!"
Don't you see your eyes, don't you see your hands, your legs, your mind, your sanity, your health, your tongue, your speech, your organs.
Don't you see that you can smell, you can taste, you can walk, you can bow and you can prostrate. SubhanAllah
The ultimate state of Gratitude is to be grateful for what you have left when something you had is taken away from you.
وَإِن تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّـهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا And if you were to count Allah's favors, you would not be able to number them;[16:18]
أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ Be grateful to Me and to your parents;[31:14]
"Whoever takes knowledge from books loses the regulations."
(man akhadha al-`ilma min al-kutubi Dayya`a al-aHkaama). [Reported by Nawawi in the introduction to "al-Majmu"]
Rule 1:
Always thanks to ALLAH, no matter how sad you are or how happy you are.
A good habit to develop in shaa Allah, is to say: 'Alhamdulillah alla kulli haal' (All praise is to Allah, in all conditions) - whenever anything goes wrong in life, even if it be as small as a pin-prick.
In this way, you are acknowledging Allah (subhanawatáala) as being the One who is in control of all situations in our life - both the good and 'bad', and by saying this immediately - it prevents one from losing patience and becoming frustrated, even in a difficult situation.
It takes away the difficulty from many unexpected trials, and places in ones heart a type of peace and calmness thats quite difficult to describe....
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