WHERE HAS KINDNESS GONE TOO…?

In my most humble opinion, I question what drives us to do what we do on a daily basis. I mean, we get an education to secure a job, in order to earn money (to me, money is not an evil but it’s what we do with it that’s evil). We are nice to people most of the time because we need something in return and we buy the nicest clothes because we have a desire to show who we are through what we look like. Don’t get me wrong, there are amazingly wonderful and caring people in this world, but those are few and far between…

What disturbs me are the true reasons that drive people to do what they do. It’s scary that actions can be directed by pure unkind and cruel behaviour-emotions like jealousy could lead to such harsh words that I find truly sad. And I will be the first to take these words as advice…we need, as young intelligent Muslim women, to remember what we come from and what is really important in life before we choose to unleash the less nicer individual that exists in all of us. Life is too short, too brittle and way too much of a test to give in to our lesser sides.

Be good to your families, to your friends, to your neighbours but mostly be good to yourselves and stay true to who you are.
By: Farhana Bham