SOME OTHER EFFECTS OF DEPRESSION
I recently read the translation of Dr. Edward Bodowlski’s book, Stop Worrying and Seek Bezterment. Here are some of the chapter titles from his book:
– What Anxiety does to the Heart
– High Blood Pressure Feeds off of Anxiety
– Anxiety may be the Cause of some Forms of Rheumatism
– As a Favor to your insides, Seek to Decrease the Level of your Anxiety
-How Anxiety can be Considered a Cause of the Common Cold
– Anxiety and the Thyroid Gland
– The Victim of Diabetes and Anxiety
Dr. Carl Maninger, a specialist in psychology, wrote a book called Man Against Himself In it, he says:
“Dr. Maninger will not give you the principles of how to avoid anxiety, but instead he will give you an astonishing report on how we destroy our own body and minds through anxiety and nervousness, malice and rancor, fear, and feelings of revenge.”
(And those who pardon men; verily, Allah loves the good-doer) (Qur’an 3: 134)
Among the more salient lessons that we should learn from this verse is that we should have a sound heart, peace of mind, calm nerves, and a feeling of happiness.
The French philosopher Montaigne once said:
“l wish to help you in dealing with your problems with my hands, but not with my liver and lungs.”
WHAT DEPRESSION AND ANGER DO
Doctor Russell Cecil of Cornell University mentioned four widespread causes of arthritis:
Marital strife.
Financial difficulties and depression.
Loneliness and anxiety.
Malice and rancor.
A Doctor William Mark Gaungil, while addressing the Federation of American Dentists, remarked:
“Unhappy feelings like anxiety and fear possibly affect the distribution of calcium in the body, and in consequence, can lead to tooth decay.”
BEAR YOUR HARDSHIPS WITH SERENITY
Dale Camegie said:
“African-Americans that live in the South along with the Chinese rarely fall prey to those heart diseases that result from anxiety. This can be attributed to the serene and casual way in which they lead their lives.”
He also said;
“The number of Americans that make suicide attempts is greater than the number of those who die as a result of the five most deadly diseases combined.”
This is a startling statistic that should not be taken lightly.
HOLD A GOOD OPINION OF YOUR LORD
William James said:
“God forgives us our sins, but our nervous systems do not.”
Ibn al-Wazeer wrote in his book Al-Awuosim wa al-Qowdosimr
“Verily, to be hopeful of Allah’s mercy opens the doors of optimism for one of His slaves, making him more avid in worship, and inspiring him to be more enthusiastic in performing voluntary acts of worship and racing to perform good deeds.”
This is true, especially because some people are not moved to do good deeds except when they recall Allah’s mercy, forgiveness, and generosity. As a consequence of reflecting on these qualities, they seek closeness to Allah through diligently performing good deeds.
WHEN YOUR THOUGHTS WANDER
Thomas Edison said: “There is no subterfuge that one may resort to in order to flee from his thoughts.”
One can confirm the accuracy of this statement from experience, for even when reading or writing; one is constantly diverted by inappropriate thoughts. One of the best means of controlling such thoughts is to work at something that is at once interesting and useful.
EMBRACE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
Andre Moro said:
“Everything that is in harmony with our personal inclinations, appears to us as a truth, and everything else only serves to provoke our anger.”
A prime example of this is when we are given advice or criticism. For the most part, we adore praise and our spirits are lifted when we are the objects of such attentions, even if we are praised for the wrong reasons. On the other hand, we hate criticism and disparagement, even if what is said about us happens to be true.
(And when they are called to Allah [i. e. His Words, the Quran] and His Messenger; to judge between them, lo! A party of them refuse [to come] and turn away. But if the right is with them, they come to Him willingly with submission.) (Quran 24: 48-49)
William James said:
“When you make a resolute decision to do something on any given day, you will be totally rid of worries that seize and subjugate you concerning the results of your endeavors.”
What he means is that when you make a judicious decision based on logic and a sound premise, then you should carry out that decision. Furthermore, you must not give way to doubts, for doubts beget nothing but more doubts. And then afterwards, do not look behind. An Arab poet said:
“lf you are of sound judgment, show resolution, For ill judgment is in hesitation.”
Showing courage in making decisions can save you from anxiety and confusion.
(And when the matter is resolved on, then if they had been true to Allah, it would have been better for them) (Qur’an 4 7: 2)
Dr. Richard Cabot of Harvard University wrote in his book How Humans Live:
“As a physician, I am a proponent of work as a remedy for those who suffer from nervousness that results from doubts, fears, and indecisiveness. Work inspires bravery; it was self-confidence that made Emerson so superb.”
(Then when the [Friday congregational prayer finished, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allah [by working, etc.])
(Qur’an 62:10)
George Bernard Shaw said:
“Perhaps the secret of depression is in allowing yourself to have time for superfluous thought, especially in whether you are happy or not. Don’t allow such thoughts to creep into your mind; rather, you should remain steadfast in working. When you apply yourself to a serious task, your blood will begin to circulate and your mind will be spurred into action. You will find that your new life has quickly been removed of anxiety and worrisome thoughts. Work and do so on a continual basis; for this is the most inexpensive remedy available on the face of the earth and the most effective.”
(And say [O’ Muhammad] ‘Do deeds! Allah will see your deeds, and [so will] His Messenger and the believers.) (Quran 9: 105)
And a wise saying of the Arabs goes:
“Life is too short to make it even shorter through disputes.”
(He [Allah] will say: ‘What number of years did you stay on earth? ‘They will say: ‘We stayed a day or part of a day. Ask of those who keep account. ‘He [Allah] will say: ‘You stayed not but a little, — if you had only known!) (Qur’an 24: 112-114)
MOST RUMORS ARE BASELESS
General George Kruk, known for his subjugation of the native Indians, wrote the following on page 77 of his famous journal:
“Almost all of the misery and anxiety of the Indians originates from their imagination and not from reality.”
(They think that every cry is against them.) (Qur’an 63: 4)
(Had they marched out with you, they would have added to you nothing except disorder and they would have hurried about in your midst [spreading corruption] and sowing sedition among you…)
(Qur’an 9: 47)
Professor Hawks of Columbia University said,
“Either there is or there isn’t a remedy for a given problem. lf a remedy does exist for a specific problem, find it; and if not, then don’t bother yourself about it.”
And in an authentic hadith, the Prophet (bpuh) said:
“Allah has not sent down a sickness except that He has also sent down for it a cure. He knows it who knows it, and he is ignorant of it who is ignorant of it (so even if the most famous doctor is ignorant of it, it still exists).”
GENTLENESS AVERTS CONFRONTATIONS
A Japanese teacher said to his pupils,
“To bow is to be like the willow, and to not return force is to be like the oak tree.”
And in a hadith, the Prophet (bpuh) said:
“The believer is like the green plant; the wind blows it to the left and to the right.”
The wise person is like water, for water does not crash into a rock, trying to pass through it. Instead, it comes to it from the left and from the right, from above and from below.
ln another hadith, the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) said:
“The believer is like a camel whose reins are on its nose. If it were made to kneel on a rock, it would do so.”
YESTERDAY WILL NEVER RETURN
(In order that you may not be sad over matters that you fail to gets…) (Qur’an 57: 23)
Adam said to Moosa (Moses) may peace be upon them,
“Do you blame me for that which Allah had decreed upon me forty years before He created me.”
Concerning this last saying, the Prophet (bpuh) said:
“Adam overcame Moosa in his arguments —Adam overcame Moosa in his arguments —Adam overcame Moosa in his arguments?
Search for happiness inside of you, and not around you or outside of you.
The prolific English poet, Milton, said:
“Verily, the mind on its own is capable of transforming paradise into hell and hell into paradise!”
Al-Mutanabbi wrote:
“The one who is talented suffers because of (his unbalanced genius) while he is rich, Meanwhile the ignorant one is poor, and yet he is smiling.”
THIS LIFE DOES NOT DESERVE OUR GRIEF
Napoleon exclaimed in Saint Helena:
“I have not known (even) six happy days in my whole life.”
The Caliph, Hisham ibn ‘Abdul-Malik, said:
“I have attempted to recall and enumerate the number of happy days in my life, and I have found them to be thirteen in total.”
And his father would often repine and say,
“Would that I had never become the Caliph.”
The eminent preacher Ibn Sammack once visited Haroon ar- Rasheed. The latter felt thirsty and asked for water to drink. Ibn Samrnack said, “O’ Ruler of the faithful, if you were refused this drink, would you bargain for it with half of your empire?” He said,
“Yes.” When he finished drinking it, Ibn Sammack followed up with another question, “If, due to some sickness, you were unable to discharge this drink (through urine), would you pay half of your empire’s wealth to be able to remove it from your body?” He answered, “Yes.” Ibn Sammack then said, “Therefore, there is no good in a kingdom that is not even equal to a drink of water.”
The whole world and whatever is in it has no value, weight, or meaning if it is devoid of faith. Iqbal said:
“When faith is lost then so is peace, And there is no life for the one, who is not enlivened by religion, Whoever is pleased with a life bereft of faith Has made total ruin to be life’s substance.”
Emerson concluded his essay on self-reliance with the following:
“Political triumph, increase in wage, a cure to your sickness, or a return to happy days — these all seem to loom for you in the horizon. But don’t believe it all because things will not be as you expected them to be, and because nothing can bring you peace except yourself.”
(Come back to your Lord, Well-pleased [yourself] and well-pleasing unto Him! Enter you, then, among My honored slaves) (Qur’an 89: 28-29)
A renowned philosopher and novelist said,
“The indispensability of removing wicked notions from our thoughts is more critical than that of removing tumors and diseases from our bodies.”
And there are more warnings in the Qur’an about diseases of ideas and beliefs than there are concerning bodily ailments.
The French philosopher Montaigne said:
“A person is not influenced by what happens as much as he is by his opinion regarding what happens.”
And in the following hadith, the Prophet (bpuh) supplicated:
“O’ Allah, make me pleased with Your decree, so that I may know that whatever has befallen me was not meant to miss me, and what has passed me by, was not meant to be in my lot.”
Source: Islam Basics By Aaidh ibn Abdullah Al-Qarnee
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