hammy mo
@hamiimo_o
hammy mo
every desire points to a way of life, a kind of person we long to become.
You're overspending because you lack values
As the Arabian caliph Umar ibn Al-Khattab wrote, “He who does not live in the way of his beliefs starts to believe in the way he lives.”
Gurwinder • Avoiding the Automation of your Heart
Being a principled person
Do what you can't, until you learn that you can.
Do what you can't
“The intelligent one is the one who holds himself accountable and works for what comes after death.” — Prophet Muḥammad
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Long term vision
“I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.”
― Vincent Van Gogh
Do what you can't
“Islam to me appears like a perfect work of architecture. All its parts are harmoniously conceived to complement and support each other; nothing is superfluous and nothing lacking; and the result is a structure of absolute balance and solid composure.” - Muhammad Asad.
Book Review: The Road to Mecca by Muhammad Asad
Why Islam?
Lust is the deceiver. Lust wrenches our lives until nothing matters except the one we think we love, and under that deceptive spell we kill for them, give all for them, and then, when we have what we have wanted, we discover that it is all an illusion and nothing is there. Lust is a voyage to nowhere, to an empty land, but some men just love such... See more
You're overspending because you lack values
Desire is about what the object seems to promise us: a fuller, richer existence.
You're overspending because you lack values
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” - Viktor Frankl