You will not be asked what they used to do

Assalamoalaekum

I would like to share an that inspired me today. I seek forgiveness and guidance and help from Allah سبحان و تعالى

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

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 Al-Baqara (البقرة) / 2:134

تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ وَلَا تُسْـَٔلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

That was a nation which has passed on. It will have [the consequence of] what it earned, and you will have what you have earned. And you will not be asked about what they used to do.

تِلْكَ This  -  أُمَّةٌ (was) a community  -  قَدْ (which)  -  خَلَتْ has passed away,  -  لَهَا for it  -  مَا what  -  كَسَبَتْ it earned  -  وَلَكُمْ and for you  -  مَا what  -  كَسَبْتُمْ you have earned.  -  وَلَا And not  -  تُسْءَلُونَ you will be asked  -  عَمَّا about what  -  كَانُوا they used to  -  يَعْمَلُونَ do.  - 

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This ayah inspires me because it makes me accountable for everything I do. This ayah appears right after the mention of Ibrahim عليه السلام And Yaqub عليه السلام and after the mention of giving of will to his sons. And mashaAllah his sons said they will worship one Allah after him.

If I am honest I am influenced by people around me, sometimes positively and sometimes negatively. And my thoughts go here and there being inspired by some, frustrated by some, wondered about some.

I am inspired by some when they are doing good deeds which I am not doing. I am frustrated by some because they cause hinderance in my work sometimes knowingly and sometimes unknowingly. I am wondering about some because I keep telling them something according to my understanding but they don't seem to understand or may be I don't see them absorbing it.

But sometimes these inspirations, frustrations and wondering take me nowhere. Because if I keep getting inspired by good people and don't take an action myself then what's the benefit.
If I keep getting frustrated by those who hinder my work then again my loss and if I keep wondering about those who don't seem to understand what I say then again my loss.

This ayah reminds me I am responsible for my own action. It reminds me good people have passed and will keep passing. For me is what I earn and for them is what they earned. And I won't be questioned about they used to do.

An exactly same ayah appears in Soorah AL Baqarah 141.

That one reminds me again, I shouldn't worry about people who seem to hinder and seem to be unresponsive to my calls. For me is what I earn and for them is what they earn. My job is convey in best possible manner.

May Allah make me beneficial for all His creations. Ameen. Oh Allah give us the ability to be grateful for the favors You bestowed upon us and our parents and help us do something that pleases You and add us with Your mercy with the righteous people. Ameen.