Light of Guidance

A boy may hold open a door for you, because he thinks you’re too weak to do it yourself. A man will hold open a door for you, because he believes you are better than him, and such tasks are beneath you. A boy will remind you of his birthday. A man will remember yours. A boy will dread your time of the month. A man will know when it is before you do, and have the chocolate ready. A boy believes that sometimes “no” means “yes.” A man knows that “no” means “no” and that, in fact, sometimes “yes” means “no” as well. A boy will want to do things to you. A man will want to do things with you. A boy will believe that real men don’t cry. A man will not be afraid to show his emotions. A boy will think that the idea of a threesome is awesome. A man won’t want to share you with anyone. A boy will spend his time wondering what he can get from you. A man will spend his time wondering what he can give to you. A boy will think you should be grateful that he comes home to you. A man wouldn’t leave without you in the first place. A boy will tell you what he thinks. A man will ask you what you think. A boy may call you “bitch” or “hoe”. A man will call you by name. A boy will have a back up plan. A man will be lost without you. A boy will be afraid of commitment. A man will think forever is too short a time with you. A boy will say “If you loved me you would”. A man will simply say “I love you”.

If you have food in the fridge, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of the world. if you have any money in the bank, your wallet and some spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world’s wealthy. if you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million people who will not survive this week. if you have never experienced the danger of battle, the agony of imprisonment or torture, or the horrible pangs of starvation, you are luckier than 500 million people alive going through this suffering. if you can read this message you are more fortunate than the 3 billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

“Allah doesn’t partition you into pieces and loves some and not loves others.

That’s what people do.
That’s what you do.
That’s what I do at times.

Allah, who created you, accepts and loves every little part of you, even those you deny and hate in yourself.

So next time you try to dislike a part of you, or dislike a part of people, just pause, look and remember that Allah loves it.”

via retrochic

I can’t wait to watch this!