Paradigm Shift

PARADIGM SHIFT
Make sure, ours is Islam-centered!

Two battleships assigned to the training squadron had been at sea on maneuvers in heavy weathers for several days. I was serving on the lead battleship & was on watch on the bridge as night fell. The visibility was poor with patchy fog, so the captain remained on the bridge keeping an eye on all activities.

Shortly after dark, the lookout on the wing of the bridge, reported, “Light, bearing on the starboard bow.”

“Is it steady or moving astern?” the captain called out.
Lookout replied,”Steady, captain,” which meant we were on a dangerous collision course with that ship.

The captain then called to the signalman, “Signal that ship: We are on a collision course, advise you change course 20 degrees.”
Back came a signal, “Advisable for you to change course 20 degrees.”

The captain said, “Send, I’m captain, change course 20 degrees.”
“I’m a seaman second class,” came the reply. “You had better change course 20 degrees.”
By that time, the captain was furious. He spat out, “Send, I’m a battleship. Change course 20 degrees.”
Back came the flashing light, “I’m a lighthouse.”
We changed course.

The paradigm shift puts the situation in a totally different light. We can see a reality that is superceded by limited perception – a reality that is as critical for us to understand in our daily lives as it was for the captain in the fog.

So, lets do some necessary changes, inside-out for a better Ummah!