Life why are you so confusing?
Why you want me to be self-doubting;
Why you showcase glittery things around me;
Why you want me to get divert from the path;
Why you want me to be like others;
Why you want me to be in a state of chaos;
Why can’t you accept me being me!
After all you are my life, why can’t you like me.
Me Being Me
Life throws us curveballs. It is the nature of life, and human nature is trying to give a six out of that curve ball. Sometimes you can win and other times you will fail as well.
Examining yourself is an essential part of living, don’t get bogged down from ur mistakes learn from it somehow .
Connecting to Allah through Dua
The story of Musa ( alaihi al Salam) is mentioned in many places in the Quran. In this particular place, Allah is telling us about the part of his life before he speaks with Allah on the mountain of tur.
He Escaped Egypt and made it to Madyan. He escaped because he was wanted for murder even though it was a mistake, he had punched someone and they had died by accident. In the middle of the desert he found some water some lake and ponds so finally he rest there sitting getting some relief drinking some water Allah (azza wa jall) tells us that :
There were two young ladies that had some animals but they are not letting their animals drink the water, while all the rest of the village is feeding their animals water; but these women with their sheep they are just tugging away at them obviously the sheep sees the water so they want to go to drink but they are not going there staying in place.
Musa ( alaihi al Salam) asked them:
So Musa ( alaihi al Salam) doesn’t continue talking to them he actually just grabs the sheep goes to the well, and moves those guys like they were a bunch of insect because he is a very strong man .He fed the animal and brought them back.
Lesson 2: Why teach financial literacy?
1. It’s not how much money you make . It’s how much money you keep.
2. Nowadays people are too focused on money and not their greatest wealth that’s their financial education. If people are prepared to be flexible keep an open mind and learn, they will grow richer despite tough changes.
3. Intelligence solves problem, money without financial intelligence is money soon gone.
4. Rich acquire assets. The poor and middle class acquire liabilities that they think are assets.
5.An asset puts money in our pocket whether we work or not, and a liability takes money out of our pocket.
6. If you want to be rich simply spend your life buying or building assets. If you want to be poor or middle class ,spend your life buying liabilities.
7. 80% of most families, the financial story paints the picture of hard work to get ahead. However, this effort is for naught because they spend their lives buying liabilities instead of assets.
8. Money only accentuates the cash flow pattern running in your head. If your pattern is to spend everything you get, most likely an increase in cash will result in an increase in spending. Thus the saying,” A fool and his money is one big party.”
9. The real trouble is how they choose to spend the money they have. It is caused by financial illiteracy and not understanding the difference between an asset and a liability.
10. Japanese were aware of 3 powers :
. The Power of Sword (symbolises weapons)
. Power of Jewel ( symbolises power of money)
. Power of Mirror (symbolises power of self knowledge)
11. Too often the poor and middle class allows the power of money to control them.
12. If they used the Power of mirror they would have asked themselves,”Does this makes sense?” All too often instead of trusting their inner wisdom most people follow the crowd.
13. That’s why Japanese values the power of mirror the most, for it is only when we look into it we find truth. Fear is the main reason that people say play it safe.
14. Schools were designed to produce good employees instead of employers.
15. The greatest losses of all are those from missed opportunities. If all your money is tied up in your house , you may be forced to work harder because your money continues blowing out of the expenses column instead of adding to the asset column the classic middle class cash flow pattern. If the young couple would put more money into their asset column early on , their later years would be is easier . Their assets would have grown and would be available to help cover expenses.
16. If you want to buy a bigger house first buy assets that will generate the cash flow to pay for the house.
17. Keep liabilities and expenses down so more money is available to continue pouring into the asset column.
18. The investments which the middle class calls “too risky“, those investment is not risky for the financially literate
19. Want to grow rich ? Concentrate your efforts on buying income producing assets -when you truly understand what an asset is keep liabilities and expenses low . You will deepen in your asset column.
20. Financial aptitude : What you do with the money once you make it, how to keep people from taking it from you, how to keep it longer and how to make that money work hard for you.
Lesson 1: The rich don’t work for money.
Highlights
1. Most people have a price bcz of Human emotions called fear and greed. First the fear of being without money motivates us to work hard,and when we get our paycheck then greed or desire starts us thinking about all the wonderful things money can buy.
2. People’s lives are controlled by two emotions fear and greed. Offer them more money and they continue the cycle by increasing their spending “The rat race.”
3.Human’s life is struggle between ingnorance and illumination.Once a person stops searching for information and self knowledge ignorance sets in.
4.Don’t be a donkey chasing a carrot. Never forget that fear and desire and lead u into life’s biggest trap if u are not aware of them controlling ur thinking.
5. Cruelty is both, living ur life in fear,never exploring ur dreams and working hard for money thinking thatit will buy u things that will make u Happy.
6. Learn to use ur emotions to think, not think with ur emotions.
7. Money is really made up.Rich knows that money is not real it is an illusion just like the carrot for a donkey. But this house of cards, that the money is real is standing on just 2 things ignorance and confidence of masses who think that money is real.
8. Life pushes all of us around. Some people give up and others fight. Just a few learn the lesson and move on. They welcome life pushing them around.