What is leaving music doing for me
I have had quite some time now to experience the differences in a life with or without a lot of music. By a lot, I mean me going out of my way to turn the car radio on, hook up my iPod, or surf Youtube for different kinds of music. I can not say partial, but the entire reason for me to even consider such a thing was Islam. It has been quite a debate for me to understand the wisdom behind the music prohibition but I suppose, with time, you come to realize that it isn't up to a person to understand the wisdom behind a religious ruling, but it is to accept that you don't understand but submit anyway.
And through that - and believe me, there are many things I need to submit to and it's a constant struggle - I found the courage and strength to let it go to see how everything changes for me. And it changed quite a lot! You see, many of us have "the blues" in our lives. And I actually used to turn to the band U2 to help me get through the hard times in my life. Music, as people say, is supposed to be soothing and relaxing when you are feeling stressed or tired. It's supposed to ease the feelings which you don't want to feel. And in my humble opinion, that is the essence of the problem with music. I never learned to cope with the feelings based on my strengths and a change of thinking, but I focused more on relying on it to help me get through those times. Because I was relying on it, I never developed the skills necessary to teach my brain to come in agreement with my current state of mind - whether it be bored, stressed, inactive, or depressed. I allowed a foreign entity which can never be a part of me to control my emotions in a way that I can never control on my own.
To have control over yourself, your thoughts, your actions, your behavior, and your morality is our daily struggle. And that is the wisdom I get from the ruling of prohibition of music. To me, after following it (even though I have a long way to go to follow it fully), not before, I have to come to understand that it is a much better way of living for me than it was before. And I hope that my words can help you understand and maybe even undertake a journey to limit your exposure to what I consider a mind debilitating act, and keep me in your thoughts and prayers to enhance such a lifestyle. After all, there is a certain attraction to everything that is, quite frankly, wrong.
And through that - and believe me, there are many things I need to submit to and it's a constant struggle - I found the courage and strength to let it go to see how everything changes for me. And it changed quite a lot! You see, many of us have "the blues" in our lives. And I actually used to turn to the band U2 to help me get through the hard times in my life. Music, as people say, is supposed to be soothing and relaxing when you are feeling stressed or tired. It's supposed to ease the feelings which you don't want to feel. And in my humble opinion, that is the essence of the problem with music. I never learned to cope with the feelings based on my strengths and a change of thinking, but I focused more on relying on it to help me get through those times. Because I was relying on it, I never developed the skills necessary to teach my brain to come in agreement with my current state of mind - whether it be bored, stressed, inactive, or depressed. I allowed a foreign entity which can never be a part of me to control my emotions in a way that I can never control on my own.
To have control over yourself, your thoughts, your actions, your behavior, and your morality is our daily struggle. And that is the wisdom I get from the ruling of prohibition of music. To me, after following it (even though I have a long way to go to follow it fully), not before, I have to come to understand that it is a much better way of living for me than it was before. And I hope that my words can help you understand and maybe even undertake a journey to limit your exposure to what I consider a mind debilitating act, and keep me in your thoughts and prayers to enhance such a lifestyle. After all, there is a certain attraction to everything that is, quite frankly, wrong.