Thoughts Milling About

Read the caption from the star below (pic. from http://www.thestar.com.my/archives/homepage/2008/6/12/n_01mixrice_focus.jpg ) A meal of rice with 4 dishes and 1 soup costs RM3.30 at a shop in PJ Section 17. Yesterday I had lunch at BSN -- a plate of rice with paceri terung and a piece of ikan masin -- that cost me RM2.50, alhamdulillah. What does that tell you about the shops selling lunch at wisma central or bsn or angkasaraya or getah asli? I'm leaving out shops at Suria KLCC for the obvious reason. This restaurant in PJ section 17 sells to students and it charges students rate. Why the big difference? Why do they have this two-tier pricing? I think the answer is in affordability, not so much in operating cost or cost of materials. Shops surrounding KLCC can sell at higher prices because they know people working there can pay the higher price and they can make a bigger margin. That ain't fair. That is profiteering. p/s: I heard over BERNAMA radio today that a shop in Kuala...

Heard a tazkirah at masjid after maghrib tonight. It's about giving priority to Allah Taala. According to this guy, there's a hadith qudsi that says, if we make time for Allah Taala to enslave ourselves to Him, He will close the doors to poverty for us. However, if we do NOT make time for Allah Taala to enslave ourselves to Him, He will keep our hands and feet busy and He will NOT close the doors to poverty for us. Which sets me thinking. How much time have I consciously put aside to enslave myself to Him? I have been busy with my errants. The more I try to catch up with them, the less I accomplish anything meaningful. And the errants become an endless list. Another hadith says, being wealthy is not about having a lot of material goods, but is about having a big heart. How big is my heart? What have I sincerely and selflessly given away for His cause? Man, I have a long way to go. I mean, dear God, I have a long way to go. Please help me.