Reflection 1-50
A child learns to walk first by faltering, even falling down, but always getting back up.
So too is the case for one who looks to gain consistency in their actions.
Reflection 1-49
Altercations have the uncanny ability to induce deafness, making the benefit of screaming incremental to absent.
Reflection 1-48
Yelling and education are often mutually exclusive. Teach children what to do calmly but firmly. This serves the latter goal better than incessant tirades which usually are dismissed presently despite their force.
Reflection 1-47
The language of love is felt not heard. That is why it is hard to convince someone to love you.
Reflection 1-46
There is an element of masochism in choosing to be a prisoner of love.
Reflection 1-45
Bondsmanship to the Infinite removes bounds; attachment to the finite imposes them.
Love, however true, seems to me tenuous.
Reflection 1-43
To love is to open oneself to hurt; without this risk, it is not love.
Perhaps the only haven lies in the Lord and His Messenger. Why we choose to invest of ourselves elsewhere is puzzling.
Reflection 1-42
Actions are not spontaneous; they are but branches of a tree. And any agronomist will tell you that every tree has roots
Reflection 1-41
A sign of love for Allah is that you continue to seek Him even when you feel nothing inside.