even in Islam, we're taught to make hijrah. if you don't like where you are, move. if your environment drains you, change it. if what influences you isn't good for you, walk away. there's nothing wrong with leaving what harms you
Sรธren Kierkegaard on the Importance of Walking
โAbove all, do not lose your desire to walk. Everyday, I walk myself into a state of well-being & walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. But by sitting still, & the more one sits still, the closer one comes to feeling ill. Thus if one just keeps on walking, everything will be all right.โ
I finally understand what Machiavelli meant when he said, "Never play fair in a game where others cheat." It doesn't mean become evil. It means stop being naive. Stop bringing honesty to people who study manipulation, stop giving access to people who weaponize closeness, and stop expecting clean hands from people who already showed you they'll throw dirt. Sometimes wisdom is not revenge. Sometimes wisdom is learning the rules of the room before the room uses your goodness against you.
The sun travels for its fixed term. That is the design of the Almighty, All-Knowing.
As for the moon, We have ordained precise phases for it, until it ends up looking like an old, curved palm stalk.
It is not for the sun to catch up with the moon,ย nor does the night outrun the day. Each is travelling in an orbit of their own.
[Sลซrah Yฤสพ Sฤซn, Verse 38-40]
The greatest middle finger you can give modern life is becoming impossible to rush. Look around. Taste the coffee. Finish the conversation. Let impatient people overtake you. Most of them don't even know where they're sprinting.