Well, hi hi hi to you too. It would be awesome if life were just fun and laughs, but right now it's time to get serious. Don't you be concerned about what I have to do, right now you need to pay attention to your career. Accept it or not, right now you are at the top of your game. So right now, you need to regard and behave that others are wanting your position. You need to have absolute confidence as to who your allies and enemies are, and what tasks are of priority. Did you inspect your finances like I told you? I want and need you to keep safe, and take care of yourself. I love you and I need you.
Let's discuss the nature of jealousy. I told this story before, and it's time to tell it again. I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.
In the Qur'an chapter 5 verses 27-31 tells the story about the two sons of Adam who presented a sacrifice, and it was accepted from one and not the other. Said the latter, "Be sure I will kill you." "Surely," said the former, "Allah does accept the sacrifice of those who are righteous."
28. "If you do stretch your hand against me to kill me, it is not for me to stretch my hand against you to kill you, for I do fear Allah, the Cherisher of the worlds."
29. "For me, I intend to let you draw on yourself my sin as well as yours, for you will be among the companions of the fire, and that is the reward of those who do wrong."
30. The soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother: he murdered him, and became one of the lost ones.
31. Then Allah sent a raven who scratched the ground to show him how to hide the shame of his brother. "Woe is me," said he. "Was I not even able to be as this raven, and hide the shame of my brother?" Then he became full of regrets.
You see that jealousy is a spiritual problem. People feel the way the feel, and they act because they can't help it, because that's how they feel. That's their excuse, anyway. But it's an excuse that's not acceptable to God. But what do we do in the meanwhile? Let them get away with their shit? I don't think I'm as elevated as the righteous brother in the above story. If I had loved ones to protect, I wouldn't let them do whatever they pleased. But even that, sometimes my hands are tied. No revenge, only patience. From Allah is our origin, and to Allah is our return.
I had to finish off that thick generic curry I made, so I heated it up and added the rest of my Mom's "sambal belacan" (hot red pepper condiment) which I also had to use up. Then I made my bread nuggets to go with it. Dinner was a heaping helpful of fried calamari. Want some?
