Suaramuslim.net – Paris Hilton is the son of the billionaire owner of the Hilton Hotel chain. Raised in a rich environment, he once thought that other people were rich like him. An artist who was blind from birth also once stated that he thought the world was dark and everyone felt the same way.
It may seem strange to us, but that's what happens, and it shows a person's perspective or mindset. A person's mindset is also determined by their experience and knowledge. We assume their mindset is wrong, because we have different experiences and knowledge from other people. The same phenomenon and object can be perceived differently by different people, because the brain has different experiences and knowledge.
It may be that we often have the wrong mindset, especially when we were children or teenagers. A small child who is told to pray may become jealous of his mother who is unable to pray, " It's nice, Mama, not praying... " Thoughts like this arise because based on his experience, prayer is not fun and even reduces his playing time, his knowledge is still limited about the benefits of prayer. Therefore, we need to change his mindset, we can say to him, " Wow, yes, you are losing out, Mama, sis , losing the opportunity to get a reward, not being able to pray to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. ”
Wrong thought patterns are often very extreme, for example thinking that God is cruel, because his life experience is bitter. God is like a dictator or policeman who requires humans to follow the orders that have been given and monitor them closely so that when we violate them, what awaits us in return is hell.
In fact, what happens is the opposite, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is Most Gracious and Most Merciful. Umar bin Khattab radhiyallahu 'anhu narrated as follows:
' A number of captives were brought to the Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam . Among the prisoners was a woman who was running around confusedly looking for her baby. After finding the baby, she immediately picked him up, carried him and breastfed him. The Prophet turned to his companions and said, "Can you imagine that woman throwing her baby into the fire?" When they answered “No,” the Prophet said, “Allah's love for His servants is greater than the woman's love for her child . "' (HR Bukhari)
The most beautiful greetings to always be kind to the Creator, for what He has presented and given us.
Author: Dr Gancar C. Premananto*
*Coordinator of the Master of Management Study Program, FEB, Universitas Airlangga , Surabaya
Source: https://puasmuslim.net/mengubah-pola-ikir-pada-allah/
