Purpose. Everything has one. Nothing in the heavens or
the earth or inside of me or inside of you is created without a purpose. No event in your life, no sadness, no
delight, no pain, no pleasure, no loss, was created without a purpose. So just as we must read the 'message inside the bottle' of the sun and the moon and the sky, so too must we examine the messages in our own life experiences. We are always looking for signs. We are always asking for God to 'speak' to us. But those signs are all around us. They are in everything. Allah is always
'speaking'. The question is whether we are listening. If we can look beyond and through everything that happens to us, everything we do-or fail to do-and see Allah, then
we will have gotten the purpose. When something happens that you love, be careful not to miss the point.Remember that nothing happens without a reason. Seek it out. Look for the purpose Allah created in what He has given to you. What aspect of His Essence is He showing you through it? What does He want from you? Similarly, when something happens that you dislike, or that hurts you, be careful not to get lost in the illusion created by
pain. Look through it. Find the message in the bottle. Find
the purpose. And let it lead you to glimpse just a little more of Him.