Patience, Trust and the Big Picture
“Surrender is non-negotiable. Sincerity is unpretentious. İhlas is not worried.“ İsmet Özel
If we could be patient… More importantly, if we could surrender completely… Then we will be able to see that what God has prepared for us is the best option, the best plan, and the best outcome…
Who did we meet today? What consequences has this had for us? Or what will we notice in the coming days about that encounter?
It can also be the other way around… Your contact with someone is suddenly cut off. You get upset… You get angry… Anger, grudge, hatred… You wear yourself out. However, you will see that the best for you is this crossroads. Even if it’s painful at first…
Maybe some relationships that have been cut will be instrumental in removing insincerity from your life and be more sincere…
Believing that everything happens because it has to be lived… Knowing that everything that happens to us raises and matures us. When we accept this fact, many secrets will be revealed. Then, as Tolstoy said, we will understand everything and we will not have to ask any more questions.
“Is there such a beautiful word as ‘nasip’? Neither confident nor hopeless. But surrender to the one who knows best for you.” Anonymous
We always look at people, events, the plan and flow of life with concern. However, surrendering means that everything settles down and becomes calm. What we need to do; we wait for the plans to manifest with patience, surrender and curiosity, we do not hide our amazement when we see the behind the scenes and we contemplate everything that happens in the universe with admiration.
In fact, Allah has “made the best plan for me!” To be able to say, to be patient without saying “but, but…” up to this point. Endless belief that the result will be the best… That’s when we become winners. It’s not all about what happened to me, it’s my attitude towards them. Otherwise, we lose both in the sight of Allah and in the worldly and psychologically…
“Experience is not what happens to a person; it is what he does with what has happened to him.” Aldous Huxley
The important thing is to focus on the big picture without getting bogged down in details. Of course, there will be many negatives during the day. However, after a while, if we can manage to look from afar and understand the wisdom behind it, we will understand that all the events were brought before us because they were supposed to happen.
Shouldn’t we listen to the stories of Hazrat Musa and Hazrat Khidr (pbuh) again as examples of wisdom rather than stories?
Human beings are impatient… We want it to be immediate, immediate results. When we want it, we want it conditionally. We can’t ask for the best without putting conditions. As if he knew what was good…
“To submit to what comes to hand, to meet with surrender; patience.. The state of being ready to consent to what may happen in the future is called tefviz.” Bedri Gencer
Man can never be satisfied with what comes from him… Even in prayers, there is always a concern… Fancy expressions, demands that involve bargaining (!)… However, wasn’t prayer actually being able to establish a relationship with God (cc) beyond a request?
Isn’t it important to stay on the right track? Have we been conscious of saying “Guide us to the straight path” forty times a day? Can we say this by begging? What does it mean if you have the most valuable brand in the world after you can’t be on the right track? I want you to remember the words of Steve Jobs before he died.
“Our Lord! Don’t let our hearts go astray after you guide us to the right path!…” (Al-i Imran, 8) Were we not asked to pray?
Why do we always make our best asylums when we are worldly stuck? Why do our tears always flow for worldly desires and desires? When was the last time we ran to Him (cc) again, worried about our place next to Him?
Aykut GÜL
Note: This article is the English version of “Sabır, Tevekkül ve Büyük Resim” published on May 16, 2022.
