Do Not Be Distressed If Someone Refuses You a Favor,

Do Not Be Distressed If Someone Refuses You a Favor, or If You Are Frowned Upon, or If the Miserly Person Refuses You.

If, by refraining from asking others, you prevent the sweat of humiliation from pouring down your face, then a wooden hut or a tent of cloth is better for you than a spacious house and a beautiful garden, material things that will only bring you worry and disquiet.

Tribulation is similar to sickness:it must run its course before it goes away, and the one who is hasty in attempting to remove it often causes it to augment and increase. It is imperative that the one who is afflicted be patient; he must wait with hope for relief, and he must be persistent in his prayers.

[SOURCE: Laa Tahzaan – Don’t Be Sad]