Ultimate Happiness

"Sepanjang 27 tahun aku disogokkan dengan idea bahawa kebahagiaan hanya boleh dicapai dengan menurut perintah dan untuk tidak menjadi anak yang derhaka," said one of the cast in a local soap opera last night.. (yeah... I am a big fan of dramas.. whatever language..) he said it with full of anger and as if it was all lies...

So what's the message behind this? Being an insolent child will make you happy because you are following what you want and you are in control of your own life? Being an obedient child will make you unhappy?

Well, i beg to defer! "Syurga di bawah telapak kaki ibu." That's what we've been told for ages. So it's pretty clear that if we want happiness, obey our mothers we must. So long it is not contradictory to the teachings of Islam.

I guess if we can remember why we are in this world.. as caliph.. and that this world is a temporary place, a pit stop .. determining where and how we will be in the thereafter, we won't feel being obedient is a burden. Of course, love for our parents is unconditional, loving them for our Creator but must not be above the love for Him

So coming back to the statement, well.. duh! Happiness is to be achieved by being an obedient child.. that should be THE ultimate happiness. You may think you will be happy to just follow your dreams, follow what your heart says to the expense of being an insolent child.. but is our mind so tiny that we think about ONLY today and not tommorrow? THE THING IS.. broaden our mind and think again why we are here is this today and without our parents and their upbringing, we won't be where we are now.. I am so blessed to have wonderful parents and family.. and I know we all are...