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F$%! the poor video
Three kinds of people
1. the ones who are indifferent
2. The ones who only react when they are offended
3. The ones who give to charity in either situation
[7:176] Had we willed, we could have elevated him therewith, but he insisted on sticking to the ground, and pursued his own opinions. Thus, he is like the dog; whether you pet him or scold him, he pants. Such is the example of people who reject our proofs. Narrate these narrations, that they may reflect.
It is good to speak up, but it shouldn’t be the only time we react is to an external stimulus
This is the difference between a thermometer and a thermostat
Thermometer only reacts to the external environment
Thermostat adjusts the settings of the environment
If we are only going through life reacting to events then we are just being a thermometer
This isn’t bad, but it shouldn’t be our end destination. Think of these moments as our call to action.
David vs. Goliath
Example of Moses
Kills a man
Almost kills a person again
Comes back as a change agent
Rather than just getting mad at the person who is saying these terrible things about the poor. Go and give to the poor.
[2:274] Those who give to charity night and day, secretly and publicly, receive their recompense from their Lord; they will have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.
[3:92] You cannot attain righteousness until you give to charity from the possessions you love. Whatever you give to charity, GOD is fully aware thereof.
[25:63] The worshipers of the Most Gracious are those who tread the earth gently, and when the ignorant speak to them, they only utter peace.
[84:19] You will move from stage to stage.
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
[3:175] It is the devil's system to instill fear into his subjects. Do not fear them and fear Me instead, if you are believers.
The devil wants to fear, to incite, to get you outraged
But fear and outrage are not virtues
The question is what do you do when you experience them?
7 stages of grief
Shock & Denial
Pain & guilt
Anger & bargaining
Depression, reflection, loneliness
The upward turn
Reconstruction and working through
Acceptance and hope
Why so angry?
Same thing we go from fear to love of God.
[72:13] " `When we heard the guidance, we believed therein. Anyone who believes in his Lord will never fear any injustice, nor any affliction.
Injustice only exists if you don’t believe in a Hereafter
[4:79] Anything good that happens to you is from GOD, and anything bad that happens to you is from you. We have sent you as a messenger to the people, and GOD suffices as witness.
It is easier to destroy than to build
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Why do people like spicy food?
Believed to originally be because to mask the taste of food particularly meat that was not fresh.
Found that in climates the more hot the more the use of spices in their recipes
But this for the most part no longer applies as we have plenty of access to fresh meat by means of refrigeration yet I don’t think there is a decline in human desire towards spicy food
With the exception of the tree shrews, I don’t think there is any other mammal that has a fondness of spicy food
https://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/stories/man-is-the-only-animal-to-find-pleasure-in-the-pain-of-peppers
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/science/21peppers.html?pagewanted=2&_r=2&ref=science
https://www.thrillist.com/health/nation/what-makes-some-people-like-spicy-food-and-others-hate-it
And the only reason that tree shrews like particular chili peppers is because they have a mutation that lowers the sensitivity to the compound that gives spicy food that burning sensation in all other mammals.
Dr. Paul Bloom: “How Pleasure Wor