Race of Boasting About Multiplicity!

 Dedicated to the souls examined as we grow...

Imagine attending a lecture or concert of someone you deeply value. In a vast hall, you are alone with that person...

Imagine that person, upon seeing the empty hall, says, “No one came.”

Yet how unique you are, are you not?

But to whom?

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Human beings enjoy playing with numbers...

Often, they prefer abundance over rarity.

- Psychological justifications are possible. -

You can even observe this truth in eating habits.

I will not even mention hoarding disorder...

Shouldn’t our minds feel at ease? Did not insurance itself arise from such a need?

A system that tells millions who work for retirement: “We are saving on your behalf.”

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With social media, a new model of accumulation has emerged: the “cillop.”

Like the number of likes and followers.

In some environments, a person’s worth (!) is determined by their follower count—the more popular, the more valuable.

The curious thing is that people who cannot remain indifferent to this reality in life do everything in their power to increase their follower numbers—even doing things they once swore they would never do. This reaction resembles that of an addict...

Audiences always demand more and different content. Thus, even those who began as shy influencers gradually descend into absurdity, exposing their most private moments. A person who once received one million views is never satisfied if their next post receives fewer.

The simple formula for increasing views is clear: behave in a clearly outrageous and absurd manner.

This part is easy; the difficult part is producing quality content, which requires time, thought, and effort—and, of course, avoiding the temptation to compete with others.

You can see examples among influencers.

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While a human being carries within them an entire universe, their existence among crowds amounts to no more than a speck when viewed against the cosmos—truly thought-provoking and profoundly humbling... for those who understand.

As someone who has breathed the air of these lands for years, I have observed that we now begin our actions with different intentions.

Keeping our intentions pure is difficult—I know this, I live it. We have witnessed how projects begun with good intentions are corrupted when met with even slight attention. Paths taken to nurture people, do good, or contribute in even the smallest way to noble causes have become corrupted as opportunities have multiplied.

Yes, human nature brings such tendencies with it, but humanity also possesses another dimension—one that strives to prevent this decay. Therefore, we cannot accept what happens to us as “normal” and simply surrender to the flow. If we have positioned ourselves rightly, we have no such luxury.

We are Muslims!

What does “Çoklukla övünme yarışı sizi kabirlere varıncaya kadar oyaladı.”^【1】 teach us? When it speaks of wealth, property, riches, and abundance of relatives, does it not now also point to the abundance of followers and likes?

Öyle ki Peygamber Efendimiz (sav) bu sureyi okurken ağlanmasını, ağlayamayanların da kendilerini ağlamaya zorlamalarını istiyor.^【2】 This is a striking phenomenon that deserves reflection.

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They say it is more important to read one good book many times than to read many books once.

It is more vital to know and spend time with good people than to know many people.

On the streets, they say: “Where there is abundance, there is a problem.”

There is even a prayer: “O Allah, make me among the few,” which the one who utters it grounds in the Qur’anic reference to the scarcity of the truly grateful.

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In a world transformed by technology, human passions remain unchanged—and they find new expression in the digital realm. Lives centered on followers become so consumed by the pursuit of likes that they turn into models whose original purpose is lost. In this era of approval, where all moral boundaries are opened, it falls once again to the children of this land to uphold human dignity.

We must continue doing the good works we began with pure intentions, without seeking human approval, without shaping ourselves according to likes, and above all, we must always keep our intentions under control.

How is this possible?

Through reading, through standing among good people, and through generosity...

How blessed are those who reflect their true selves.