We have to be constantly aware of our flaws,instea of waiting for somebody else to point it out. I should be the first person to point out what's wrong with me and constantly acknowledge that before Allah Azza Wa Jallah.

You can like things,but you have to have a sense of limut. Put some brakes on. You don't have to get everything you like. You can learn to be more satisfied with what you have. You can spend on things you like,but don't overspend because it becomes an addiction then.

PUTTING LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE
Allah is saying whatever experience happened to you ,part of the reason for giving you these experiences is you're going to mature; This is part of you growing. The good and bad things that happen to us are part of us growing.
Part of our growth are sometimes things that we're proud of and things that we're not proud of.

-"Yutazawwad bihi" - Now ALLAH is saying every single object that we own,every last bit of of our possessions and every single experience is actually supposed to be utilized. They are a part of something better. Meaning this life,the things that we are given,they are given to be put to use.

➡"Mata" something at its climax,maturity.
➡When your life is full of 'Mata' now its time for you,to put yourself to use.
➡Looking back,for a lot of people when they look back at their life, their past experiences,their failures and their tragedies. They regret them and are not able to do anything in their future.
But for people who understand what 'mata' is what this world is for. They look at their past experiences and it makes them stromger . that Allah put me through that must mean am stronger than this and maybe I  can help a million other people. Help them go through these experiences and see them in the way that they're supposed to be seen. This would be looking at one's own experiences as 'mata.'
➡ 'Mata' is also something that will not last, will not be used forever.
➡ We have to be conscious of the fact that time is leaving us. This 'Mata' is not staying. Our entire life is passing us by and the only thing,at the end of it that we can put it to use for is the Akhira.
➡So every experience in life I compare to something else that Allah has, and what He the Almighty has must be better. Anytime you have  something e.g buy new clothes,eat good food. You remind yourself  verily , Allah has with Him the best of clothes and the best foods!
➡ It becomes a part of your daily life. The akhira becomes something you think about all the time because Allah didn't just describe it as something that's there in the heavens, But as something that is with Him Rabbul Izzah.
➡ 'Inda' means closeness,so the acquisition of Jannah necessarily means closeness to Allah.

THE AFTERLIFE
My actions don't die with time,whatever I do,its consequences are recorded and they are going to have repercussions in this world and the hereafter. Some of the benefit of this are:
➡It makes me conscious of my actions.
➡I start thinking not just of the consequences they are going to have here but later on also.
➡It removes from me the idea that nobody saw what I did. That's gone.
➡GOD saw what I did and its on record and am going to answer for it, and there will be accountability for everything that I do.
➡I realize that as a result I have to keep turning back to God for forgiveness, because there are a countless number of mistakes I make all the time,so when I seek Allah's forgiveness,As a result I become closer to God. So the concept of the afterlife  actually drives me to become closer to Allah. Because the focus in Islam is always Allah. It goes back to Allah every time. Even if the conversation is about paradise or hellfire,the point of it is to take us back to Allah Himself.
➡So when you compare all these stops in the journey of life you will realize that this life,I.e from birth to my worldly death, is the shortest stop in this journey- the shortest span. When you realize that,then you also realize this tiniest lifetime that I have, this will determine all of my future. My eternal life is based on these very few moment,so my time is no longer trivial. I have to make the best of it. I  have to make the most of it. There is no such thing  as free time for me now. What the afterlife does is give me respect for my time. A sense of urgency to accomplish more and more good  and to get away from more and more evil. It destroys laziness inside me. So,if we find ourselves being lazy then you have to ask whether or not,your beliefs in the afterlife are concrete enough.
➡Maybe you need more reminders about the afterlife because they necessarily give you a sense of urgency. And those of you who think,well,judgment day,paradise,hellfire,its so far away.
What does Allah Rabbul Izzah say?
6. Verily they think that the chastisement is far off.
7. While we think that it is near at hand.   (Surah ma'arij: 70:6-7)
           From➡Revive your heart
            By➡ Nouman Ali Khan.

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May Allah guide us to practice all these beneficial knowledge and reminders. May He grant us success fi Dunya wal akhira (ameen ya Rahman)

May Allah also bless our Shaikh Nouman Ali Khan and guide him all the way to His jannatul Firdaus (ameen ya Mujeeb).