Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said,
"Weigh your actions before they are weighed,
and reckon with yourself before you are reckoned with,
for today's reckoning will be easier than tomorrow's.
And prepare yourself for the great appearance
(of the Judgement Day)."
What a sound advice,
and so I look at the person I was yesterday and think,
"Damn I would hate to be him",
and then I look with greater certainty to the day before,
"Damn how much more I would hate to be him",
but then, what is this revulsion compared to
how much I would hate to not hate the person I was yesterday
and to be content with the person I am today.
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For more fabulous advice from Umar ibn al-Khattab (one of the ten promised Paradise whilst still alive, the second Caliph and the Companion for some strange inexplicable reason I find my heart most attached to), may Allah be pleased with him, check out this Blog, it's a real gem, maa sha Allah:
http://umar-farooq.blogspot.com/
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