The Nature of Self-Love (Self-Affirmation)
📌 True self-love is difficult and not easy, contrasting sharply with the ease of indulging in immediate desires like oversleeping, immoral acts, or corruption.
❤️ The ultimate journey for humans is not physical travel but the journey of self-recognition (knowing oneself).
📜 Many people are more aware of others' flaws than their own shortcomings, actions, or necessary plans for self-improvement.

The Role of Faith and Islam in Self-Development
🕋 Islam is a comprehensive religion that regulates not only outward rituals (like prayer) but also inner states of the heart and mind, including how to love oneself correctly.
⚖️ All religious injunctions (commandments and prohibitions) are ultimately for human benefit, not to gain advantage for God; for example, avoiding *khamr* (alcohol) protects physical health.
🏃‍♂️ Practices like intermittent fasting are shown to benefit health by allowing organs to detoxify, illustrating that religious teachings prioritize our best version of self.

The Dangers of Misguided Self-Love and Sadness
😈 Actions driven by immediate satisfaction, often claimed as "self-love," such as promiscuity or drug use, are actually just **feeding desires (*syahwat*) and are vehemently opposed by true self-love.
😥 Sadness and depression are gates to various forms of harm and are actively desired by Satan, as implied in Surah Al-Mujadilah (58:10), which states secret whispers come from the devil to make the faithful sad.
🧠 Self-love must be based on knowledge (*ilmu*)**, otherwise, one may pursue fleeting satisfaction (pleasure) instead of true contentment and peace, mistaking indulgence for self-care.

Four Pillars of True Self-Love (Based on Hadith)
1. 🧘‍♂️ Patience in Adversity: When faced with difficulties or trials, true self-love is expressed through unending patience (*sabar*), recognizing that trials shape and mature one's character, just as parents discipline children for their long-term good.
2. 🙏 Gratitude in Ease: When receiving blessings or ease, one must show unconditional gratitude (*syukur*), which leads to contentment and reduces the endless cycle of desire.
3. 🕊️ Forgiveness When Wronged: If one is victimized or oppressed, one must easily forgive and not hold onto hatred, as resentment is heavy and detrimental to both mental and physical health.
4. 🌟 Seeking Redemption When Wronging Others: If one commits a wrong, they must immediately seek forgiveness from God and reconciliation from the person harmed, understanding that injustice acts like a boomerang.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ True self-love is a challenging, lifelong process that involves mastering one's desires, not indulging them.
➡️ **Contentment (*kecukupan*) is the highest asset in faith, determined by gratitude, not by the quantity of wealth; the rich often feel insufficient, while many with modest means feel content.
➡️ Those who practice the four points (patience, gratitude, forgiveness, and seeking atonement) are promised security, tranquility, and divine guidance** (*Al-An'am 82*).

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