Waiting Or Becoming Poem by Mystic Qalandar

Waiting or Becoming?

"Waiting for the Messiah or Mahdi—and they will never come. Fearing the Antichrist or Dajjal—and they will never come."

This observation cuts to something essential: the tension between waiting and living. Across religious traditions, figures like the Messiah, Mahdi, Antichrist, and Dajjal act as mirrors. They reflect not only belief but also deep human psychology—hope, fear, longing for justice, and anxiety about chaos.

From a modernist, secular, or skeptical perspective, these figures are human constructs, not destined historical facts. Yet for believers, their coming is a matter of faith—and waiting itself can carry profound spiritual meaning, regardless of whether they ever appear. Even as narrative constructs, they are not meaningless; they have shaped civilizations, ethics, and countless personal choices.

But the deeper issue is this: waiting for a savior can become an escape from responsibility. Fearing a deceiver can become an excuse for paranoia or control. Both can anchor us psychologically in the future rather than ethically in the present.

Still, there is a more charitable reading. The Messiah can symbolize the possibility of ultimate justice. The Mahdi can represent the restoration of balance. The Antichrist and Dajjal can embody the ever-present potential for deception—both around us and within us. Seen this way, these figures are less about literal arrival and more about recognition.

The real turning point, then, is not whether they will come. It is this: Are we postponing responsibility?

If justice, truth, and compassion are always deferred to a future savior, they are never fully lived. But if those archetypes are internalized, then the savior becomes the ethical self in action, and the deceiver becomes the ego, illusion, or falsehood we must confront within.

In that sense, whether they "come" or not becomes almost secondary. What matters is this: Are we becoming what we are waiting for—or just waiting?

MyKoul