You know, sometimes I feel like I don't want to be living in today's world. It's all such a mess. Important things have become so worthless and we have learned to accept so many things that we absolutely should not. Or are we just jaded? In Islam, prayers, zakat, fasting these are among many "fared" that we must do as Muslims and yet we are impressed when we uncover that someone who crosses our path completes their daily prayers. Yet, this is fared and should go without saying. Walking down the street of downtown, we see the homeless sleeping on the corner. But instead of feeling for them, in our minds we are annoyed that they are polluting the streets and making our paths more unpleasant. Among girlfriends, marriage and future mates are discussed. Many do not even expect their husbands to be chaste just because they feel it would be unrealistic to have such an expectation, and yet "zina" is absolutely HARAM in Islam and is among the greatest sins. What happened? How and when did our standards for ourselves and others get so low? It frightens me sometimes.