Knowing what to do

Sometimes we take ourselves for granted. For other people's sake, we say we can. For other people's peace of mind, we tell them we know what to do.

But often, we don't really know what we are doing?

Life is not made up of perfect packages for display.

It's more complicated than that.

In our religious belief, we are not animals. But we have some of their traits and make-up. For sure we are a living being, made up of cells and DNA...and that we will die. We are not inanimate, that's for certain. What differs us from animals is 'ihsan' or the humane part. The so-called higher part of 'intellect'. We could reason out to be human is to exercise intellect. So intellect is not for the learned but for everyone.

Let's go back to the point of "knowing what to do". To use our cognitive faculties, we become more skillful with our intellect. But there is a thing call common sense and there is a thing call "reality check".

If we do not know what to do, why must we make believe we know what to do? Why is it when we keep on trying to do some things, we keep on 'hitting a blank wall' or keep on 'slipping while trying to grip on the slippery walls of a well'?

Keeping a check on reality, we must first admit that, we do not know what to do. We need help to get it done. So we must call for help.

Sometimes it is so difficult to ask for help. Barriers such as pride, guilt, prejudice, hate or anger may block us from willing it. Pulling us back from saying "help".

Knowing what to do, must first constitute of realising that you know not what to do and asking for help.

The very first step is "to ask" what to do, in order to do it.

"What should I do, God? Please give me your Rope to grip."