Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "If a son of Adam were to own a valley full of gold, he would desire to have two. Nothing can fill his mouth except the earth (of the grave). Allah turns with mercy to him who turns to Him in repentance".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
no matter which career people are in, they will criticize it. no one is ever happy with what they have. medicine? no, nursing is better. accounting? no, owning your own business is better. list goes on. every career has flaws, but you should never decide on a career based on what someone tells you, because the way i view things, if you are a miserable person at heart, no career will ever make you happy, in fact you bring in your negativity into your career too. remember, it's about the person and not about the work they do. some people will just always dwell on things and never be happy. instead of seeing how blessed they are and how lucky they are to have the opportunities they have been given, they will complain about how hard it is and the sacrifices needed. it makes me laugh sometimes actually. people pick these paths themselves, then act as though it is a great inconvenience to them to work hard. happiness and contentment comes from inside a person's heart, from Allah.
med school, dental school, any degree of any kind, is not a giant fix-it, for life itself. if you are negative, you will be unhappy no matter what you do, and will always think you are worse off and other people have it better. whereas a true muslim can do nothing at all, or have everything in the world, doesn't matter to them, they do not dwell on it, because they understand that satisfaction and happiness and everything else comes from within you when you are lost in love for Allah, you can do something which on the surface seems so boring and insignificant to you and if your heart is true and you do it with good intentions for Allah, Allah will bless you in it and will make it interesting and easy and enjoyable for you. may Allah give you happiness in whatever you choose, and remember it is just a career, not your whole life, it does not define you as a person, never complain about what Allah gives to you, blesses you with, because when we are unthankful for His blessings, there is nothing worse than that. always surround yourself with positive people who don't moan and complain 24/7, because someone who is SO against what they do, and then contradict themselves by still doing it, those people are not good friends for you. hanging out with such people or listening to them is dangerous to you. you will find lots in your classes who complain a lot, run away from them and go sit with those who are always saying alhamdulillah, this is so hard but wow, i'm so lucky to be here, wow, Allah gave me a full body, i can do all this work, look at all those who can't, those are the people you need to surround yourself with. negativity fosters more negativity. make negative friends who complain all the time, and you will become like that too, and no one will want to be around you and worse than that, Allah will be unhappy with you for rejecting His blessings. may Allah allow you to work hard to please Him. choose your sources of advice and friends very wisely.
