Advise of Salman Al-Farisi

The advice I carried for years in my Wallet.

One of the early companions of prophet Muhammad sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam named Salman Al-Farisi said:

قال سلمان الفارسي رضي الله عنه: إنك لن تنال ما تريد إلا بترك ما تشتهي، ولن تنال ما تأمُل إلا بالصبر على ما تكره، فليكن كلامك ذِكراً، وصمتك فِكراً، ونظرك عِبَراً، فإنَّ الدنيا تتقلب، وبهجتها تتغير، فلا تغتر بها، وليكن بيتك المسجد.

"verily, you will not achieve what you want except by leaving what you desire, and you will not achieve what you wish except by being patient of that which you dislike. Let your speech be Dhikr (remembrance of Allah), you silence a reflection, and your sight (vision, seeing) a lesson (i.e. to learn from). For this world fluctuates (it's not stable), its happiness changes, so don't be fooled by it, and let the Masjid be your abode (i.e. go often to the masjid)

When I first read these words of Salman Al-Farisi in Arabic I was shaken by it and wrote it on peace of paper and carried it in my wallet for years during my college years. The more I learned about religion and the life of the very pious the more deeper meaning I learned as I looked from time to time and read the paper. The more I learned the more I realize how distant I am from the way of those who are very pious and the more respect and appreciation I gained for the Awliyaa' of Allah. And as such different people will have different levels of insights from his advice, and those who are more knowledgeable and well aware of the life of the very pious will gain a deeper understanding. And Allah knows best