Good deeds....

This proverb makes me thinking about Islamic teachings on doing good deeds as much as we could in order to attain God's Satisfaction and an opportunity to enter Jannah. As a Muslim, we shouldn't stop trying our best from doing good deeds to everyone around us, without thinking and wondering of what can we get in return. We are encouraged to be nice to everybody, young and old, man and woman, living things and animals; anytime and anywhere without prejudice and condition. We should stop thinking of how other persons treat us. On the contrary, start thinking of how do we treat people around us: family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, etc. Do not ever try to demand nice treatment from other people before contemplating of how much have we been really nice to others and to what extent.

In our everyday lives, we may encounter failures, disappointments, angers, and many other negative things and incidents. We may even once in a while think that our efforts of being nice to the others are useless and in vain. However, whenever we start to feel down and feel 'tired of being nice because nobody treat us nicely', do bear in mind that Allah the Almighty is always Just. No good deed will turn out in vain. Most importantly, every single thing that we do is counted.

So don't be frustrated with our lives. Don't expect something in return from other people because Allah is the only one Whom we can depend on and hope for. As a teacher, we should just teach and deliver knowledge sincerely without wondering of how the students will rate our performance. As a mother, we must love our children unconditionally, do the house chores and sacrifice our time and self-interest for our family members without thinking of getting acknowledgment or reward. In essence, whatever we do, never expect reward from human being, since Allah is the only one who will assess our deeds.