Prune the Negative Aspect of Facebook I am going to talk about something thats probably highly relevant to every single person reading this. Thats right… Im talking about Facebook. The chances of you having an internet connection and not having a Facebook profile, are quite low, so Ill make the assumption that you are a member of that site and move on from here. Im sure there are lots of opinions on Facebook itself, whether it is or is not okay to be a member. However, again, the issue is not one of permissibility at the moment, but about what happens when you are area member. Of the many new things out there, Facebook is one that is affecting our lives in many different ways, both positive and negative. The great thing would be if we somehow prune the negatives and develop on the positives. Is there a need to develop the positives and prune the negatives? Yes, definitely. But, why? I admit Facebook has its plus-points, such as sending people quick messages, exchanging photos, interacting with distant relatives, reaching out to a wide audience, etc. However, Ive noticed I often end up spending more time on the website than is necessary or advisable. Wastage of time, is such a serious issue that I should be talking solely about this. Yet, there is another thing we do not realize, which is equally,if not more, important, and that is the issue of the content we are exposed to and what effect it has one our iman. Every day, our Facebook news feeds bring us information from our contacts. Status updates of all kinds, photos, shared movie clips, cartoons, music videos, news articles, game scores, applications, birthdays, anniversaries, likes and dislikes. Consciously or unconsciously, were taking in information from multiple sources, unedited and uncensored. Sometimes, we do not even realize what were seeing or reading, such is the level of exposure to it. Depending on the kind of contacts one has, the newsfeed can be full of predominantly good and useful content or otherwise have more of the indecent, obscene, harmful or useless content. Even when the content is midway between those two types, what suffers most is the iman. Yes, that precious treasure that we have, that makes all the difference in life. The difference between success and failure. Joy and sorrow. Its iman in the heart that guides the actions of our limbs and the words that issue from our tongues. And one of the ways in which iman wanes is being exposed to ugly and indecent content, no matter how strong we may assume ourselves to be. Our surroundings influence our thoughts, moods and thus our actions. By trying to make sure that influence is pure and good, as much as possible, we can be happier and more optimistic people. The world in which we are living today sees no shortage of trials and things which seriously damage the strongest of iman. Can we afford to go on with unhealthy habits then, exposing our fledgling iman to such harm? let us all say Yes We Can and then wisely use social networking sites. Dec12, 2014 Abdifatah Musa .
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:12:34 +0000
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