Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Chapter 6 : Am I a good friend ( 3 )


6.3 How do I overcome envy of other people’s achievements?

Remember that knowledge is valued as holy and will fail only onto clean, sincere heart. Envy is something that will burn all your good deeds just like fire burning the dry leaf (hadith). Why should you feel envious of onyone when everyone is created special in his or her own way?. You may feel that the person whom you feel jealous of is superior to you and may have everything that you do not have, but you may not know what the person’s perspective of himself or of yourself.

Helpful attitude :
# Help others to receive help from God
# Do things to the best of ability
# Respect others to gain respect
# See good in others
# Be generous : Money, Love & Advise

Life is a cycle with ups and downs and everybody will have their highs and lows at some point in their lives. Just clear yourself of all these negative inner feelings as they are counter-productive. They make you a very unpleasant person and this will be reflected on your face. You will find then that you have less friends and of course, fewer blessings from God.

I have seen many people with such negative feelings who do not do well in life and God has His way of showing His punishment for them. Id does not pay to have any grudge against anybody. As I have said, knowledge only falls onto a clean heart and you have to continuously cleanse your heart by ‘zikir’ for the Muslims and some means of spiritual enhancement for other religions. Take it as a challenge or inspiration to do better. A healthy competition is always good.

Someone with shoes size of 6 should not feel envious of someone with shoes size of 8.

(How to become a good & successful medical student; Muhaya Hj Mohamad)

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