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We only work together through fear of extinction and loss of the ones we hold so close to our hearts. Humans have become a very selfish race with everyone out for themselves, as if it were a lolly scramble. If we are to be granted by Allah (SWT) to go to Paradise on the Day of Judgment, we have to work with each other, not against ourselves. Money now means Power in this day and age, this is now the main focus on a majority of Humans to achieve, as if you do not get enough of it, you will be tossed aside to let room for someone whom can gain all this so-called Power.

 It is because of this external insecurities of wealth and so-called freedom that we are forgetting about what created us and where we are heading, not only as a race, but as individuals as well. Allah (SWT) is all that we should be focusing on firstly, not ourselves, as only Allah (SWT) can grant us what else we need and it is granted to you in a due course of time. Look at the Word "Human" where did it come from, what does it mean, maybe we will never know, but if you look at the word in a different angle it could be seen as "Huhmain" maybe not the right spelling but it gets the point across. To be "Huhmain" is to be kind to others, so what is going wrong here then? We lost the "h" and the "i" that's what! and you know, if you join together the "h" and the "i" we would be saying "hi" which is a kind of warm greeting to one another correct? This word "hi" is not used as much as it should be these days, perhaps we should say it more to each other and to complete strangers, as you would most certainly have a nice feeling within you, just prior to saying it and isn't this what Allah (SWT) wants of us? To be in constant harmony with each other? Saying "hi" actually opens you up to feeling happier within yourself, I know that, as since I became a Practicing Muslim I have been saying "hi" to so many more people I did not know, as I did earlier, 95% more. And a majority of the time people will say "hi" back to you, if they don't do not get angry, just be happy that you have said it to them, (plus, it was from your heart) and that that person will be better off for having you "except" their presence and being. I was in Fiji close to two years ago and I learnt a very valuable lesson whilst being there. I had hopped onto a bus and it was full of Fijians, I was a little nervous at first, as I knew nothing of the Fijian Culture, I just smiled bravely and to my surprise, I received about 23 full faced smiles back.

A seat was happily cleared and offered to me too. I felt instantly warm inside and the feeling of acceptance was somewhat overwhelming, as here in New Zealand, if you were to smile in that situation, you would have been frowned upon as being weird and under the influence of alcohol/drugs or they would smile just because they felt they had to, not because they wanted to. What made my bus ride even more wonderful was the fact that everyone was laughing and talking so openly in the bus, even the driver, no one cared about what the other was thinking about them or what they were saying, to me this was perfect harmony within "Huhmain" society. Well when I got back to new Zealand and hopped on the bus and smiled (remembering my wonderful experience in Fiji) I decided to focus on just one person and that person looked at me and was a little unsure at first, but when he looked into my eyes and saw total honestly behind my intentions, he gave out the most beautiful ear to ear smile.