A certain reality

There were a number of people complaining from Muslims around the world, different cultured and different backgrounds, but all Muslims who are complaining from other Muslims around them.

Complaining from what? Well.. If you are a Muslim with a certain profile then you know what I am talking about.

Well, my answer was the following:

here is just one reality we have to accept here..

The Majority of People (not just Muslims), are suffering from a number of mental and psychological discrepancies that make them act in certain ways that seem "not so acceptable" by those who are not suffering from those same discrepancies..

Literally, we cannot categorize people as such, because maybe WE are the ones who are not on the correct path and they are the ones who are right, who knows?

Also, this IS the way people have been all throughout history: the Majority have a certain not so sophisticated way of thinking and/or feeling that makes them do things without too much thinking and/or feeling, thus they might seem harsh or unintelligent or.. or.. or.. to the end of what we complain from.

So how do we handle that? We suppose that we are holding the middle lane of things because we follow with both our hearts and our brains, instead of sheer heartless manner that dictates what the brain tells about "rules rules and nothing but rules so help me God", or the totally brainless manner that pulls us into the realm of "OHHHH.. HAAAH.. people are so bad so we will have to isolate ourselves in a mosque and forget about society"

Believe me, when you look for what "drives" people to act in the way they are acting things will get a lot easier, because simply you will "understand" why X is acting that way (X is any person here).. for example i've seen those who go into religion all of a sudden grabbing the baggage they have from a deep case of an inferiority complex, so they end up in growing a beard, holding the siwak to the masjid on every prayer, wearing the short trousers, and saying that this is Islam, and anyone who doesn't do what I do is not a good Muslim. The poor guy here just wants to feel that he has an identity, and that he is doing something unique: as a form of the simplest human right: to feel distinguished, and to feel that one has an attribute that makes him/her stand visible from among the crowd.

What I mentioned just here is a sort of sickness. Now do you think that we should treat a sick person as if he/she is a normal healthy person?

Another question arises here: Was prophet Mohamed PBUH sent only for those with enough complexion and awareness to hold the middle path between the brain and the heart? Those who reflect, think, understand and apply?

In addition to that: what was prophet Mohamed's reaction to those people with a certain psychological or mental defect that makes them act in a way that disrespects them in the eyes of those with intellect? Did he bash them? isolate them? Definately NO because he was sent to save them from themselves.

And the formation of the people around Prophet Mohamed PBUH was picked from those who are on a higher level of intellect AND sincerity to aid in paving a path of guidance that can save all those others from the simplicity of their brains and hearts.

So if we consider ourselves with a certain amount of visibility, then I think we should tolerate, understand the drives of people, and treat them accordingly, instead of just demonstrating the act of walking in an opposing path to theirs.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is life's toughest test.