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xenophobia [(zen-uh-foh-bee-uh, zee-nuh-foh-bee-uh)]

An unreasonable fear, distrust, or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or anything perceived as foreign or different.

I was reading an article online ytd when i came across that word. And i've been wondering, doesn't everyone in this and, the previous era have xenophobic expressions? Although an almost limited percentage as like that of an atom in comparison to a person's body, you're still a xenophobic. Human nature? You see something, someone you're entirely clueless about. You start to have an imaginary dotted line drawn between you and the subject. Personally i think it is, human nature. To feel xeno: strange around a stranger. Suddenly, a quirk of the lips forming a smile which connects to the smiler's eye...and that breaks the barriers. The wonders of a smile.

I was reading, and i can't help it, but share this. Citing some lines from The Ideal Muslimah by Dr Muhammad 'Ali al-Hashimi:

"... The Prophet s.a.w never disappointed anyone who came to ask from him. There are three characteristics that he did not posess: he was not argumentative, he did ot talk too much, and he did not concern himeslf with matters that were not his business.

There are three things that he never did to people: he never criticised anyone, he never said "Shame on you!" to anyone, and he never looked for anyone's faults. He never said anything but that for which he hoped to earn reward. When he spoke, the people around him would listen earnestly, sitting still as if there were birds on their heads. When he was silent, then they would speak. They never argued with one another in his presence.

They would smile at whatever he smiled at, and would be impressed by whatever impressed him....He never accepted praise except from someone who was thanking him for a favour, and he never cut short anyone who was speaking; he would wait untl the person indicated that he had finished, or stood up. ..."

simple ethics instilled throughout a person goes a gooood long way.

I've gotta gear up my stamina for this month. So much to do, so little time.