LOVE THE WORLD, FEAR OF DEATH

                                              LOVE THE WORLD, FEAR OF DEATH

    

         The world and all its contents were essentially created for humans, so as   creatures who control all life, they always try to utilize all the potential of nature as a means to fulfill their needs. However, some of them do not realize that life in this world is only temporary, so many are lulled into spending time seeking wealth and riches without remembering the day of death that can come at any time . If we reflect further, everyone who lives in this world will surely experience death, where death is a mystery that cannot be known by anyone. It is important to remember that   between life and death is limitless, so at any time and in any condition, death will always be present without being known or predicted beforehand, therefore everyone should be aware of the need to be prepared to face death that may come at any time, because the length of life for each human being has been determined by Allah SWT.

        It is human nature to work hard and accumulate as much wealth as possible as if they will live forever, then they use their wealth for pleasure and happiness without being accompanied by gratitude to the Almighty Creator. Excessive love for worldly pleasures certainly has the potential to forget death, which will actually come unexpectedly. In general, they do not realize that all pleasure and happiness are trials from Allah SWT, to test the extent to which they remember and are grateful for all the blessings that have been given . Furthermore, when all the happiness and pleasures of life can be achieved and felt, in general they hope to be given health and a long life, so they are often negligent, and sometimes their lives end without having prepared enough good deeds to meet Allah SWT.

        It is important to realize that life in this world is temporary, like a traveler embarking on a journey with a definite destination. Intelligent people understand that when traveling, they only need to take sufficient provisions, remembering that excessive provisions will only make the burden heavier, thus potentially failing to reach the goal. Likewise, in living life in this world, many people are fond of collecting and accumulating excessive wealth, so that they are lulled into enjoying their possessions, and resulting in a great love of the world and fear of   death that can come at any time . With many busy work schedules, in an effort to obtain abundant wealth, it will certainly take up time for the obligation of worship,   which ultimately makes them neglect to prepare provisions for charity to meet the Almighty. Intelligent people   are those who often remember death, and worship a lot to accumulate good deeds for a longer life later.

       In living life there must be a balance between working activities to  obtain wealth, and worship to Allah SWT, because it has the potential to bring happiness, prosperity and safety in   this world and   the hereafter. Furthermore, worship should not be postponed or forgotten, because death will come to anyone, regardless of age or youth, it can happen at any time and opportunity . Therefore   , are our provisions of good deeds sufficient to face the Almighty, is the life we ​​have lived from   birth until now decorated with  sins and mistakes, or perhaps more good things that we have done, for that while there is an opportunity let us introspect ourselves, because everything is only we who can judge. In order to achieve safety in this world and the hereafter, let us increase our good deeds to the maximum, as if we were going to die tomorrow, of course not forgetting life in the world with sufficient wealth, and no need to be excessive because it will make us fall into the group of people who love the world and fear the coming of death.