Apr 20, 2010

Prison or Penthouse?

I will keep this very short and simple but it sure isn’t sweet.

Prison, physical confinement, deprived of personal freedoms. This isn’t no ordinary prison, each one of the inmates here gets the special treatment of solitary confinement. A cell size of 2 foot across, 6 foot long....no windows, no light just dull, dark, damp black. No books to read, no one to talk to. No T.V, no mp3 players, no cellphones.... no nothing....just empty silence...sit in the dark long enough and the mind starts playing tricks on you. Ever jumped into the pool at night in the dark? You see things in the dark, you start hearing things in the silence. You don’t know what you are served because you can’t see what you’re eating.. but it feels as if it’s moving! When you know you’re guilty and you regret your crime, then all that time is going to make each and every second of the sentence seem like eternity....

Penthouse, apartment on one of the highest floors of an apartment or condominium. Great view, lots of light...fresh air! Large living spaces and top-of-the line amenities... terrace, fireplace, more square footage, over-sized windows, jacuzzi ..... a luxurious lifestyle. Eat when you like, what you like and how you like it! Do as you please and be as you please !

Both are graves, one is the person who forgot his ALLAH, forgot his salat, and forgot his duties as a Muslim, the other one didn’t. So next time you need to choose between namaz and something else.... remember prison or penthouse?

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