Pull yourself together! | Ali Reza Panahian
Pull yourself together!
Let’s have a program for our lives.
I ask every one of us to put Islam to the side and also worshiping, faith, etc. Now, let’s concentrate on Taqwa and vigilance for a while. Let’s not do just whatever our will wants.
What is the opposite of being vigilant? I desire this. Or, I’m tired. For example, when they give you a schedule to follow, you become tired of it after a while. Becoming corrected starts from this point. “I’m tired and not in the mood to do it today. I had a schedule every day at this time. Today, I’m not in the mood to do it.” Today when you are not in the mood to do it, it will become clear whether you are vigilant or not. Or, are you following your own desires?
If you don’t want your desires to overcome you, you shouldn’t behave according to them. So, what should we behave according to? According to a program. When you want to act according to a program, if it is a little complicated and demanding, you’ll need vigilance. For example, the people who drive in the streets are careful not to have an accident. God doesn’t allow anyone to live without vigilance. One of the things that vigilance does is that it brings order. This point has been mentioned in the beginning of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali bin Abi Talib’s (‘a), will. The wills of regular people are their most important words. The Imam wasn’t a regular person. All his words were the most important words in the world of creation. “I advise you to adhere to Taqwa (vigilance) and discipline in your affairs.” (Nahj al-Balaghah, letter no. 47)
Discipline is the result of Taqwa. Ayatollah Shari’at Madari’s grandchild shared a room with Imam Khomeini in the Islamic seminary. This old man said, “The Imam was always ready to work whenever we saw him. When he used to wake up at dawn, make the minor ablution and start worshiping, in this shared room - before getting married - it was as if he was going to a gathering. Well groomed! We never saw him being sloppy.”
I don’t want to set rituals for you! The important point is that a person shouldn’t be sloppy. He should be vigilant and careful. Be careful of yourself and collect yourself. If you don’t pull yourself together and you let yourself go, no matter how much goodness you have, “Allah only accepts from those who guard (against evil).” [Qur’an 5:27]
A person has let himself go. Now he misses the Imam of the Time (‘a.j.) and suddenly wants to have a gathering for the “Nudbah Supplication.” You should collect yourself first. He has let go of himself, now he sometimes has a whim to do good deeds. Who are you trying to deceive? Be vigilant. See how much you can handle. Start gradually. I want to act according to a program and be vigilant. If you aren’t vigilant, what are you behaving in accordance with? Your will. Don’t act according to your own will. Taqwa means vigilance. Let’s have Taqwa and vigilance for a while. Let’s not do just whatever our will wants. God doesn’t allow anyone to live without vigilance. Let’s act according to a program.
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