Allah Does Not Make “Throw-Away” People

Have you ever felt "thrownaway"? Cast aside like trashthat is no
longer valued or wanted?
It's not a good feeling, is it?
Sometimes we feel this way when we've been rejected by someone we
love; or when we are relentlessly criticised by a spouse, parents,
family or friends. We can also feel this way when it seems like we're
not living up to society's expectations.
Feeling this way makes you doubt yourself, makes you wonder if you are
a worthwhile human being, if you have anything meaningful to offer, if
you are someone worthy of love and praise.
When you feel this way, you might begin to act thisway. You stop
valuing yourself, and you start behaving as if you are worthless,
ugly, invisible, unredeemable. You do things that you know are bad for
you, either becauseyou no longer care, or you think no one else cares.
Or maybe just to fulfill the negative labels that others have put on
you.
I want to tell you something very important: Allah does not make
"throw away" people. He does not create waste.
We humans do that. Increasingly in this modernsociety, we manufacture
cheap items that are meantto be used once then thrown away. Disposable
razors, diapers, soda bottles, packaging… hospital visitors are given
disposable gowns and gloves… Our oceans are filling up with garbage.
There is a floating plastic garbage patch in the Pacificthat is the
size of Texas. It is known as the Pacific Gyreand contains 3.5 million
tons of trash.
We human beings do that. We create such waste.
Allah does not do that.
Look around at what Allah has created: the oceans, mountains, clouds
and majestic trees; birds and animals from the eagle to the elephant;
the stars, sunand moon; the four seasons, each with a special beauty;
and a treasure-trove of amazing, healthy foods like olives, mangoes,
almonds, oranges…
Allah says in the Quran, Surat Aal-Imran, 3:190-191:
"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the
alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of
understanding. Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or on
their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the
earth, [saying], "Our Lord,You did not create this in vain ; exalted
are You [above such a thing]…"
Allah created nothing in vain. Nothing that He madeis disposable or
worthless. Every one of His creations is precious and has a profound
purpose, from the smallest bacterium to the greatest nebula.
Everything is beautiful. Including you.
Allah did not create you to be thrown away. You are not disposable.
Whether ornot you are ready to admit it, you have a profound purpose
in this life. You arepriceless, beautiful, unique, redeemable, and
worthy oflove. Because Allah made you that way.
We must begin valuing ourselves according to howAllah has valued us.
Those people who would devalueus, they are not walking in our shoes,
living our reality. They're not responsible for our souls, and we are
not responsiblefor theirs:
"No bearer of a burden can bear the burden of another." (Quran 6:164; 17:15)
If others are not responsible for us, and cannot bear our burdens,
then they have no right to value or devalue us. Allah has given us
honor, therefore our honor is withAllah, not with the people. Allah
has given us purpose,therefore our purpose is with Allah, not with the
people.
Every person has a dignity and value that has been granted by Allah.
It is inherent in our makeup and cannot be taken away by anyone. Every
person is a gift. Every person is a miracle. Including you.

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