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One who does not employ such modes of thought, on the other hand,
spends his day grumbling, fussing, and looking for someone to blame in
every incident. He will become angry at people who dump their rubbish
and at the municipality that was late in collecting it. He will busy his mind
with many subjects throughout the day such as the unjust scolding he
receives from his boss or the negative comment from his work colleague.
These vain thoughts, however, are of no use to him in his afterlife. One
might stop to think whether he should push so many things aside. Indeed,
many people claim the real reason that keeps them from thinking is the
struggle they have to carry on in this world. They say that they cannot
think because of problems such as food, accommodation and health. This,
however, is nothing but an excuse and deceiving oneself. One's responsi-
bilities and the state one is in have nothing to do with one's thinking.
Someone who tries to think to gain the pleasure of Allah will find Allah's
help beside him. He will see that the issues that seems to be a problem for
him are solved one by one and every passing day he will be able to spare
more and more time to think. This is something understood and experi-
enced only by believers.