Did you notice the ease? (DW#591)
In verses 5 and 6 of Sura Inshirah (Expansion), the Quran states:
For truly with hardship comes ease! Truly with hardship comes (more) ease!
The scholars tell us that the verses means that
1) Whatever difficulties or troubles are encountered by men, Allah always provides a solution, a way out, a relief, a way to lead to ease and happiness, if we only follow His Path and show our Faith by patience and right action. The solution or relief does not merely come after the difficulty: it is provided right along with it.
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2) Emphasis and repetition may imply that there is more ease than difficulty.
It is so easy for our attention to zoom in on what is wrong, what is troubling us and what is not quite right. It takes consciousness and intention to direct our attention to the ease that may still be present in our lives. If our knee is hurting, for example, we tend to focus only on the knee. What about our feet, our hands, our head and our organs which are pain free and working fine?
This verse is a beautiful reminder that whatever difficulties or troubles we encounter, there is still more ease than hardship in our lives. That we can choose to direct our attention to what is working well at the same time as the troubles that surround us. Doing this as a regular practice can enhance our confidence to deal with problems as they seem more limited and time bound rather than global and all-pervasive. It also reminds us that we have resources to deal with the situation at hand.
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