Original post by Inzamam99A friend sent me this. An interesting perspective:
It was #Ashura this week, and as a kid from a Shia family, I always wondered: if I was Imam Husayn, and God told me that sacrificing my entire family would get all of us an eternity of paradise with eternal bliss, reward, ecstasy, reunion and love with my family, friends, and everything I cared about (as an infallible member of the Ahlul Bayt)––would I do it?
Of course I would!
Imam Husayn and his family were only alive for a few decades here on Earth––but they were guaranteed Paradise and have been there now for over 13 centuries.
Is this is a sad thing worth mourning and crying and bleeding for?
Consider this: According to historical Shia myth, Imam Husayn was infallible, which means he was free of sin and guaranteed Heaven. Most of us, on the other hand, can, will, and DO sin. This means we have a lower chance of getting into Paradise than he did.
So, logically speaking, HE should be crying for US.
Same thing goes for Jesus Christ: If I was told that I'd be tortured and killed on a cross, but with the 100% promise of rising from the dead in three days, and living in Heaven forever and ever and ever for eternity––I would be INSANE not to agree to it.
What people like Imam Husayn and Jesus did wasn't a sacrifice at all. It was a winning lottery ticket.
Having one earthly day of pain in exchange for an eternity of pleasure and bliss isn't a sacrifice. All of us sacrifice much, much more on a daily basis, and for no eternal reward. And these everyday sacrifices are the ones we should honor. Millions today stand up to injustice without any guarantee of reward, and that makes them bigger heroes than Husayn or Jesus.