Look in the mirror

I've recently been questioning a fellow student's actions, motives and character. My initial view of this person was one of respect and honour - someone who is firm to their principles and acts accordingly. However, having known this person for a bit longer it becomes clear to see that it is all not as it seems, I may be wrong and I honestly hope that is the case. In my opinion, what one does and what one says can be very different things. You may even fool yourself into believing that those principles that you stick to on the face are those that you stick by on the inside as well - but from a 3rd person perspective disparities between the two can be unveiled quite easily.

The 3rd person perspective is the image you convey of yourself to the rest of society - which for a Muslim is very important. Muslims should aspire to have the best manners and present as active contributors to the society in which they live. Actions speak louder than words, and places where the Muslim voice is muted somewhat our actions can do the talking instead.

Anyway, last night as I pondered over this person, my judgment of them, my altered perception of them and whether I should tell this person what I felt was going wrong in my eyes; I realized I had made a mistake. I looked at this person again and felt I was almost looking in the mirror. I should try and fix my own hair before I criticize others. May Allah(SWT) forgive me for my moments of weakness and replace my weaknesses with strengths, and be able to help others with their weaknesses and help them to overcome them to become strengths. Ameen.