Mufti Menk – Don’t Let Distractions Ruin Your Journey
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While you are working
there will be distractions
sometimes.
While you are working
Whether you're going to school, you're doing your
madrasah,
you're trying to obey Allah's commands and instructions,
distractions come.
Imagine I am doing hifl. I'm trying to
memorize the Quran
and then a guy is playing games on
the side and he says come play. Come
play with us. It's okay to play but
you need to play only for 1 hour.
Only for how long?
1 hour.
Check all the older people don't agree with
me. Right? You need to play for how
long?
Come on, guys. I can't hear those base
voices of the guys there at the back.
The kids are saying one hour of each
other. They don't even know what they're in
for.
It's the older people we're trying to get.
You play for a limited time. 1 hour.
That's enough. After that, what do you do?
You go back to your work so that
you don't lose focus. Because when you lose
focus, you will not achieve in this world.
Look at the people who have good jobs.
Look at these teachers of yours.
Look at the teachers of yours. They're called
educators.
Look at those who are around. They are
here every day. Okay. Sit down. Sit down.
No problem. Masha'Allah.
They are here every day on time. Do
you ever see them just sitting and playing
games?
No. They don't play. They are here because
they are leaders.
They they are caring for you. They want
you to learn. They want you to succeed.
You might get a job and earn more
than them. They don't mind for as long
as they've helped you get up there. I
know some of my teachers who
are not maybe as successful as I am
from one angle but they are more successful
than I am from many other angles.
So it doesn't mean that they did not
do well because they didn't make more money,
but they did very well because they cared
for the rest of the people like they
like you are being cared for and cared
about right now.
So don't allow distractions
to come
in the path of
your journey to success.
You want to succeed in the exams. You
need to study. If you play too much,
will you have time to study?
If you play too much, will you have
time to study?
See the young see, I I'm really really
impressed actually by the little ones.
But at the same time, I wonder the
older ones. Is it the sun that's, or
is it just the wind that's blowing your
voice away in the other direction? Because I
can't really hear you say you want to
study. SubhanAllah. May Allah protect all of us.