Practicality

A person can have a lot of knowledge, but the knowledge becomes insignificant when it is only stored within the mind and/or heart.

For it is only by action, will the knowledge have meanings and have lasting impacts on the person him/herself and others.

As an example, I can memorize all the psychological theories, nutritional facts, brilliant ideas I picked up from books but, it comes down to nothing if I have no intention or any idea of how to apply them in my reality.

So often these days, people talk a lot about theories, ideas and facts without giving any ideas of how these ideas could be practical in the real life. 

Consequently, the mind zeroed out when asked to come up with realistic solutions to deal with real-life problems/situations.

Hence, the question of the self being either realistic or idealistic.

I'd say I'm the latter.

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Alhamdulillah...from the talks I've listened to these past few days (ISNA-ISK), I have come to realization that I, if not all, should have the ability to transform the idea that I have in my mind to improve myself and my community in my reality (namely, columbus and malaysia) in hopes that the knowledge would not go wasted and that it would make changes in life be it small or big ones.

=> 'Ilm + 'Amal = Increased P and PC. 

So yeah...I must admit that I am still in the process of understanding and learning how to be practical right now. After all, efforts to change should begin not with others but with oneself. 

InshaAllah, may Allah bless me with His guidance along the way.

May Allah make it easy for all of us who are struggling with whatever difficulties we have in life too.

Ameen ya Rabb.

p/s: let the journey to Muktamar begins!!  :D