Living Life like Praying

We pray. We stand on our praying mats and worship Allah. Then I see life and wonder: What if we live life the same way too? As a prayer? Some think it is praying only that purifies your heart and saves you during the big day. But actually it is not. There are many who pray but their hearts are full of hate, jealousy and resentment.

The prayer starts from the depth of your heart and soul. What are your intentions for the day? What is your life purpose? How are you living your life today?

I like this quote I read once: See your whole life as a prayer. Everything you do in this earth school can be in the form of praying. When you eat your food and choose intentionally to experience the flavours and texture of your food and drink, that is a form of worshiping. If you have a walk beside the beach line and in wonder and amazement you watch the sky, mountains, birds flying, the smell of the fresh air from the sea and witness people with different colours and languages, that is a form of praying. When you enter a market and choose to observe the different shops, see the sales men try to sell you their products, how customers and sellers interact with each other, see the arrangements of products in shops and maybe choose to grab yourself a drink and fill up your dry throat. All these are forms of worshiping if you intentionally choose to live life like that.

Life is precious and short in this earth hotel. It is not to be wasted or taken for granted. If you want to confirm for yourself the rare taste of life, just have conversations with older people. They have experienced the different stages of life and have an interesting broad outlook towards life and living in general. They can even give you interesting reflections about it.

So if you are panicking, worried, overthinking or stressed, get still for a moment. Look at your life. Feel the object you hold in your hands. Feel the ground under your feet. See the picture of life in front of you. Smell the air you breath. Feel your lungs expand and shrink with the inhaling and exhaling. Feel the body you are being given. See your amazing reflection in the mirror. How beautifully designed you are with all your details. All these are worth to be mentioned and thanked for. The more you give thanks for what you have, the more divine peace and blessings come your way.