21/09/2024
Today, I don't just celebrate my birthday; I celebrate my ability and boldness to step out of my comfort zone 5 years ago.
It was unprecedented—the toughest and scariest moment of my life.
Though it is a story reserved for another day, today I look back with no iota of regret.
I am so proud of myself. I am grateful that, for the first time in my life, I dared to question the things I listened to.
My ability to stay open and honest with myself by questioning my reality, questioning the things I know and the ideologies of those who taught me, and questioning everything that makes me feel less of myself or makes me feel I have arrived.
I question my culture. I question my traditions. I question the things I know.
The so-called KNOWLEDGE I have, I question it because before it became my knowledge, it was someone else's knowledge.
I question my perception of God. I question anything anyone ever taught me about God.
I question heaven and the purpose of heaven.
I question meanings because meanings do not exist except the ones the human mind created.
Questioning my upbringing, belief system, and doctrines has, for the past 5 years, allowed me to see life from a brand-new perspective.
I question everything. And I will never stop questioning everything until my last breath. It is my life. It is in my DNA. IT IS WHO I AM.
My only true religion on earth is to question things. Five years later, I am not there yet, but at the same time, I am not where I used to be. I keep seeing myself growing.
I would humbly love to advise that one person who cares to listen: please don't feel comfortable in a cage.
If you ever catch yourself getting stuck, it is because you have decided to stay with what you know, which might not work for you, no matter how hard you try.
Let's face it, why do you need the knowledge of God or the knowledge of anything in the first place?
Is it to keep you where you are or take you to where you desire to be?
Get this straight, no one — I mean no single person on earth — will tell you the truth beyond the level of their knowledge.
You might think what you know is right; you might even feel that all they have taught you is perfect until you start seeing the opposite.
And there is always potential for a superior level of knowledge.
And that's God's greatest desire for all of us.
Please don't add your meaning to this post. Don't read it out of context. I love and respect my teachers.
I will never make them feel as if I know more than them because I do not.
Without them, in the first place, I would not be where I am or know what I know.
But one thing is certain, having discovered my untapped potential and the limitation of human knowledge, I would never allow anyone to influence me beyond my ability to question their ideologies.
Please don't disagree with your teachers, but scrutinize everything you learned from them. I hope you get the point. Happy birthday to me, Smart Akiba
