Few months ago, I went to MPH Bookstore. While my eyes were lingering at the 25% discounted books, I bumped into so called motivational book named ‘One Month to Live – Thirty Days to a No-Regret Life’. It was still covered in plastic, so I just had a quick glance of the book description at the back of it, and..pheww..off to the cashier I went and paid 25 bucks like there’s no tomorrow.
To cut it short, I reached home, eagerly teared the plastic, fixed myself onto the couch and suddenly spotted two small words on the price tag written:
Spirituality-Christianity
My first reaction was, what??? I just bought a book of Christianity written by the founding pastor of a church?? Then I thought, should I return the book to the bookstore? or give it away or just ignore it like it never exist?… While contemplating, I heard a Knock Knock on my head.. Yes, I am a Muslim and this book is written to inspire people on life and Christianity.. Then what?? Am I scared reading it will change my faith??? I was angry with myself for being so shallow. Ain’t Allah s.w.t give us aqal to think rationally? He asked us to contemplate things for that we are supplied with chickens not KFC.. because God knows that we are capable of turning chickens into clean, slaughtered, delicious Kentucky Fried Chicken. What I mean here, you are given the general ideas of life (for muslims, through the Quran) and you decide what’s good with it.. and most importantly, there’s no religion teaching you to be bad. We all know that relating Islam to terrorist is simply insane. It came from the mind of some selfish individual that is using the religion to cover their butt. Because if you really study Islam or Christianity or Hindus or Buddha, you know that these religions strive to generate kind-hearted, humble, knowledgeable, successful human being. Whatever you faith is, at the end, you yourself will decide. Just check this out, two great individuals in which I assume has close relation to their religion..
