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Life is a ride full of unexpected twists and turns. We can never expect things to go a certain way and we cannot demand definitive outcomes in our future since we don’t know what lies there. But one thing we can be certain of is that life will never be perfect; it holds for us happy times, difficult times, sad times, and the unknown times.

The challenge is how I handle myself and live a positive life regardless of all the pressure and changes. A wise woman once said, falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living. If I don’t try to gain the maximum of my life and leave a mark behind, what good has my life been?
We cannot control life; we cannot control the changes in weather, health, time, our emotions, places, and condition. If we are not prepared for such changes then when they occur, will cause us to plunge in a state of despair, anxiety, emotional disability and breakdown.
Today, we as human beings, forget reality.

We forget the Truth.

We forget this basic understanding of life that we are unable to control life and are not able to avoid the negatives that it brings our way. With all their advancement, humans today are in a state of denial and heedlessness; we can also call it a state of blindness and a lie.
In order to grasp this thought fully, let’s proceed step by step.
First, I am a human being. I am a creation among many creations in this universe, and I am not a Creator. Regardless of where you are from and what believes you hold, we cannot deny one simple fact that we are humans, and thus limited. We are vulnerable in our very existence; we are born small and helpless, then we attain youth, middle age, and eventually become old and in need of help again. We are also certain that regardless of when and where and how, sooner or later we will die.

So, do we understand why we are here?

What is the purpose of our lives?

What does death mean?

Is death really the end or is it the beginning of something else?

Do you have the answers to these questions?

Regardless of our understanding of our vulnerability, our understanding of volatile future, and our certainty of death, when we actually face death, we panic, become miserable, and despair.
Why is that?

Because we realize that we have no control over these changes and that causes us to feel weak, unstable, and worried.
Most of us humans take success in life as our right and a result of our abilities. At that time in life when we get what we want, we feel secured, peaceful and successful; which causes us to be comfortable, relaxed, and eventually arrogant.

This situation can last for some time until a condition happens that shakes us from this state; let it be a natural disaster, disease, financial problem, major lifestyle difference or loss of loved ones. Because of our detachment from reality for so long and our inability to view life as it really is, we fall victim of intense agony, misery, worry, fear and sometime despair.

It’s all because I forget my state of vulnerability as a human and I don’t realize that none of these changes are under my control and there is nothing I can do about them.
Let’s ask ourselves a question: What happens if I believe I can control my destiny and I can plan the future the way I like?

If we believe that then anytime, we have an accident, natural, political, or financial disaster or any major change in life, we fail and are unable to cope with the new reality of our lives. Whereas, in truth, this constant change is the actual reality of life and it is normal. Weather change, aging, death are all very normal occurrences of life. Even the natural disasters and wars are normal occurrences and we know they will happen.

The problem arises when we believe that we are above these changes and somehow they will not affect us. When we are in this state of mind, we forget the truth and are in a state of illusion and deception. And this is the condition of the masses today. We are drugged by the high speed life and its many fading attractions to the point we forget who we are, who is controlling our lives and our future, where we are headed, what is the purpose of our lives, what really is death, and if there is any life after death.
These are very simple questions which majorities of us never even give a thought. In this state of oblivion the norm become abnormal and the abnormal become the norm. Ahmed Moait noora1.com