Ibn al-Jawzi رحمه الله said:
"A wise and discerning individual refrains from overanalyzing every minor detail when dealing with family, loved ones, friends, and neighbors."
📚: Tahdhīb al-Kamāl (Vol. 19, p. 370)
I have a deep respect for people’s privacy, I can be very close to someone for years and still not know everything about them and I never feel the need to ask. It isn’t a lack of interest. I simply believe that if someone hasn’t chosen to share something, then it isn’t my place to ask. Some things are personal. Respecting that boundary without pressure or curiosity is one of the purest forms of respect.
The wildest part about POVERTY is how much time it steals. Waiting for buses. Calling assistance offices. Comparing grocery prices. Fighting insurance. Sitting at laundromats. Being poor is a second job nobody pays you for.
It is said: The greatest sign of failure is to stay where you are and never move, and to sleep instead of striving. Whoever works towards something will eventually attain it. Whoever takes on responsibility grows in wisdom. Whoever sleeps sees only dreams.
The quickest way to find your lane is to explore many roads. Try as many things as you can while you’re young, and your strengths will reveal themselves.
Once you find your lane, study history. There is little in life that is truly new. Others have walked that path before you, and the consequences of their choices have already been revealed. Learn from both their successes and their mistakes, so you can avoid unnecessary errors and shorten your own journey to success.
Then, focus. The sooner you fail, the sooner you learn. The sooner you learn, the sooner you improve. And every success is ultimately from Allah alone.