Page 10 - Unawareness: A Sly Threat

INTRODUCTION

The happy and joyful movements of a small child amuse
people. The hard decisions and reactions to events that are
so important to adults, such as economic crises, natural dis-
asters, wars, and oppression, have no meaning for them. As
long as they are not hungry or thirsty or have lost a toy, they
live in contentment, unaware of what is going on around them.
And as long as they are content, they unconsciously go on
sleeping, playing, and laughing.
However, although it may not be obvious at first, many
people are hardly different from children when it comes to
their level of awareness. This characteristic is especially evi-
dent in their lack of appreciation for such important matters as
Allah’s (God’s) existence and the Hereafter, the purpose of
their creation, the certainty of death, and the account they will
give to Him in the Hereafter for every action or thought while
alive.
Most people live according to their own desires and
intentions, unaware of Allah’s commands and prohibitions,
even though He informs us of them through clear signs. They
only want to enjoy the world’s pleasures, be happy, and sat-
isfy their own egos. They pursue its temporary allurements to
the exclusion of all else, working all their lives to get what they