Right Path
I have a lot of thoughts in my mind and a lot of things that I plan to do. I've got so much stuff that I want to do. But today, I'm just going to express a little opinion of mind.
As a human being, I've always wanted to be a better person. I'm trying to be a better person in the direction to God. But sometimes, I'm not always a good person. As much as I try to be patient and positive, there's darkness in everybody and I have accepted that there is a darkness in me that perhaps won't go away as long as I live. All I can do is keep trying and be better, and look back on my actions and decide to stay away from anything that will cause me to be the person that I don't want to be.
I also believe that anybody can change for the better. No matter what their past may be, there's always a potential of good in every single human being. I truly believe that. It is up to God to open their hearts and show them the way, and it's up to the person themselves to will themselves towards good. A simple thing may lead them to good, and a simple thing may also lead them to ruin.
I've always supported the opinion that not everyone who looks good is actually good, and not everyone that looks bad is actually bad. I'm talking about outer appearances which reflect their 'akhlak' or their character. I've always heard cases where people who look 'alim' are actually back-biters, ill-mannered people. And people who don't wear modestly or in bad company are not actually all bad and they are actually loyal and mannered people. I find that kind of sad, but we should never judge someone by their appearances. Although I admit that this is a feat, because it's natural for human beings to derive characteristics from things that they see. I feel pretty close to home with this argument, because I do look the part as a really modest muslim. I admit that I am not knowledgeable in anything and I'm still learning my religion bit by bit, and it's taking a while because I'm pretty slow with self-learning. But I do find it concerning that people might think badly of me by the way that I dress. And I understand so many people who wears opposite of me would feel like this too.
In nature, I've always been a pessimistic person. I can't help to expect the worst and think about the worst case scenarios. So I've been worrying a lot if people would think badly of me.. which is pretty funny because I've always thought that I don't care for people's opinions regarding myself. Like, strangers who don't know me. I always think that when I die, these people won't go to the grave with me anyway. So like that, I understand that people will always have something to say, and all I can do is focus on bettering myself and try to do more good everyday. I totally agree that we shouldn't judge people from the way they look, and that every person has good in them, even as small as an atom, and God will reward them for it. Our job as the creations of God on this earth, is to never judge anybody for anything, and keep on the path towards our Creator. Wallahualam.
As a human being, I've always wanted to be a better person. I'm trying to be a better person in the direction to God. But sometimes, I'm not always a good person. As much as I try to be patient and positive, there's darkness in everybody and I have accepted that there is a darkness in me that perhaps won't go away as long as I live. All I can do is keep trying and be better, and look back on my actions and decide to stay away from anything that will cause me to be the person that I don't want to be.
I also believe that anybody can change for the better. No matter what their past may be, there's always a potential of good in every single human being. I truly believe that. It is up to God to open their hearts and show them the way, and it's up to the person themselves to will themselves towards good. A simple thing may lead them to good, and a simple thing may also lead them to ruin.
I've always supported the opinion that not everyone who looks good is actually good, and not everyone that looks bad is actually bad. I'm talking about outer appearances which reflect their 'akhlak' or their character. I've always heard cases where people who look 'alim' are actually back-biters, ill-mannered people. And people who don't wear modestly or in bad company are not actually all bad and they are actually loyal and mannered people. I find that kind of sad, but we should never judge someone by their appearances. Although I admit that this is a feat, because it's natural for human beings to derive characteristics from things that they see. I feel pretty close to home with this argument, because I do look the part as a really modest muslim. I admit that I am not knowledgeable in anything and I'm still learning my religion bit by bit, and it's taking a while because I'm pretty slow with self-learning. But I do find it concerning that people might think badly of me by the way that I dress. And I understand so many people who wears opposite of me would feel like this too.
In nature, I've always been a pessimistic person. I can't help to expect the worst and think about the worst case scenarios. So I've been worrying a lot if people would think badly of me.. which is pretty funny because I've always thought that I don't care for people's opinions regarding myself. Like, strangers who don't know me. I always think that when I die, these people won't go to the grave with me anyway. So like that, I understand that people will always have something to say, and all I can do is focus on bettering myself and try to do more good everyday. I totally agree that we shouldn't judge people from the way they look, and that every person has good in them, even as small as an atom, and God will reward them for it. Our job as the creations of God on this earth, is to never judge anybody for anything, and keep on the path towards our Creator. Wallahualam.
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