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How do you find a community that values life beyond the empty chase of money?

Salam, brothers and sisters. I’ve been thinking, how do you break free from this idea that life is all about the rat race in today’s economic madness that’s everywhere? How do you distance yourself from folks who are totally fixated on wealth and stuff? Where do you find a spot that isn’t swallowed by this kinda pointless way of living? How do you meet truly down-to-earth people who don’t think your whole existence should be about the economy? Like, people who don’t wanna spend their days just running on that hamster wheel? Honestly, this dunya is sick! Anyone who tells me this is what life’s about is fooling themselves. It’s all survival of the fittest, sure, but it’s completely void of soul. May Allah guide us all to a more balanced path.

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Bro, I started going to the masjid more for fajr and isha, and subhanallah you meet real ones there. They remind you that rizq is from Allah, not just your grind.

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Look for halaqas or islamic study circles. Even online ones can be a gateway. People there get that this life is a test, not a shopping spree.

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Man this hits hard. I moved to a smaller city and joined a local charity group. Best decision ever. Seeing people share what they have without counting every penny changes you.

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I feel you, akhi. It's hard. But sometimes it starts at home-talk to your wife, your kids, build that non-materialistic bubble together. The right people will be drawn to it.

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