Sorry, put the blame on me.....

Yesterday, I've came across this lyrics while surfing the internet. It's a song by one of today's popular Western artist, Akon. I'm not going to talk about the melody or the popularity of this song (it's gaining high acceptance and popularity lately in my hometown), nevertheless, the meaning of the lyrics has caught my eyes and made my mind boggles, thinking and questioning about some of human behaviours:


-Why human beings seldom admit their mistakes ?
-Why human always blame other persons for everything they just couldn't do or get?
-Why human can't accept other person's mistakes and forgive them with an open heart?
-Why human fails to see their own mistakes and weakness?
-Why human prefers finding other's fault and mistakes rather than contemplating on his own?
-Why is it so difficult for us to say sorry and apologize?


Do we realize that being a 'servant of Allah', we have no rights to blame other person for all the things that just didn't turn out well as we planned? In Islam, we must believe in the qada' and 'qadar' of Allah... destiny, fate...Allah's plan for us.

Most importantly, Allah knows best for us. As a human being with many limitations and weaknesses, we should always bear in minds that since Allah is Most-Knowing and Most-Gracious, whatever Allah has destined our lives to be is the best for us, eventhough evidently it is against our own hopes and preferences.



So, if all of us can reflect our own attitudes and contemplate on our own behaviours, we could come to a conclusion that blaming each other will not give us any solution to our everyday problems. We are human beings, whom are not free from making any mistakes or wrongs. that's why, remember, before we blame other person, always think of our own mistakes.

On top of that, don't feel reluctant to admit our mistakes and take the responsibilities. A true believer (mu'min) will confess his mistakes and wrongs upon Allah and asks for His Forgiveness.

That's why, when I read through the lines of this song entitled "Sorry..put the blame on me", I wonder if everyone of us are able to admit mistakes and say sorry profoundly, we could make this world a better place for us to live, and subsequently a better means to seek Allah's Satisfction, insya Allah.


"As life goes on I'm starting to learn more and more about responsibility
I realize everything I do is affecting the people around me
So I want to take this time out and apologize for things I have done
And things that have not occurred yet
And the things they don't want to take responsibility for

I'm sorry for the times I left you home
I was on the road and you were alone
I'm sorry for the times that I had to go
I'm sorry for the fact that I did not know
That you were sitting home just wishing we
Could go back to when it was just you and me
I'm sorry for the times I would neglect
I'm sorry for the times I disrespect

I'm sorry for the wrong things that I've done
I'm sorry I'm not always there for my son
I'm sorry for the fact that I am not aware
That you can't sleep at night when I am not there
Because I am in the streets like everyday
Sorry for the things that I did not say
Like how you are the best thing in my world
And how I am so proud to call you my girl


I understand that there are some problems
And I am not too blind to know
All the pain you kept inside you
Even though you might not show
If I can apologize for being wrong
Then it's just a shame on me
I'll be the reason for your pain and you can put the blame on me"