NOT THINKING

A human being strives for a state of happiness, intern peace and perfection. And everyone has his own vision and definition of these terms. But I think that there is a kind of magic string that bind us all together and what I can call the string of “shared happiness”.

These ideas have emerged from my visit -yesterday- to Yamanashi city in Japan. It was an amazing and unforgettable visit! I will talk later on about this magic visit that allowed me to know more how Greater is the Creator (God/Allah) and to warm up my soul with the hidden and appealing beauty of this city and the kindness of its inhabitants.

But in this article, I will share with you a part of my visit that makes me “think” more. In fact, when I was in Yamanashi we have visited a Buddhist temple and I have talked with the Buddhist priest.

I have asked him “which is the ultimate aim of this philosophy and religion?” He answered me “to bring happiness to human being”. Than, I asked him “what makes you the happiest according to this sect of Buddhism?”. He took some time and told me “NOT THINKING” because when “not thinking” you get rid of all your sufferings and grieves.

I said to him “what are you thinking of when not thinking? and how could you not to think?”. A silence veiled his words and he does not gave me any answer.

Actually, I think that “not thinking” could never bring happiness to human being because if I suppose that you are “not thinking” than your memory stops working too because our memory saves our thoughts. And if you really reach happiness when “not thinking” you will never remember it because your memory was “set off”. Consequently, you will never be happy when “not thinking”.

Actually, a riddle was not the end of our discussion because the priest asked me “what make you people the happiest?” I answered him simply “when feeling the existence of the unique (wahid) and inherently one (ahad), all-merciful and omnipotent Creator (God/Allah) who created me and all the Universe and knowing that he loves me and all the human being, he is watching me in every moment and every second even if I can't see him and he fulfills my prayers, then I try to get closer to him and to follow with my deepest love and absolute freedom his orders, hence I am the happiest person on the Universe.”

Maybe my answer was not so perfect but it was and still real because I feel that my happiness is everlasting and eternal, I can feel it with every breath and heartbeat. It is not a state of mind but a stable state of consciousness of God's Existence that makes me try my best in my life to obtain his consent. Furthermore, my love to our prophet “Mohammed” and all his fellows -peace be upon them- makes me happier. And the more I discover (when reading or watching a TV show) the beauty of his acts and words the more I love him and the more I try to be a good Muslim like he was. I hope that all the people that they don't know him, try even once in their lives to know him by reading his deeds, way of living and traditions (Sira and Sunnah).

And finally, I just want to remind you to fulfill your day with faith, love, beauty and justice because maybe there is no tomorrow.

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"O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes that you may know each other (not that you may despise each other)." (The Qur'an, Al Hujurat, 49: 13)