Wondering...why?

I can't stop thinking these days.

I wonder why...

...it's easier for us to push each other away than it is for us to come closer together?

...it's easier to look the other way than it is to confront injustices?

...it's easier to keep our walls up than it is for us to open our hearts?

I decided there are a couple reasons:

• Because this temporary world is all one. big. TEST. It's supposed to be easier for us to take the unprincipled, crooked route--because God is testing the purity of our souls, if we are of the few that are willing to choose the demanding and obstreperous path, which is also the straight one.
  

• Because humans are naturally weak beings, unwilling to take risks that may jeopardize our security, our feelings, our 'images' in society. Without faith--and without the guidance and strength of the Lord--we have no capacity to rise above the sickly societal norms that we are surrounded by. By making decisions and choosing paths that are unpopular and against the heavy, negative tides of society, our minds, bodies, AND souls grow stronger.
  

One who remains a stranger in this world (for the right reasons) is truly a permanent citizen of Jannah!!

I leave you with a few words of wisdom (though unrelated, entirely relevant in any forum):

"When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself." - Wayne Dyer