Hi guys
I'm having problems with my height. I'm 18 and 5'7, hopefully I'll grow a couple of more inches this year but I'm struggling with my height psychologically. It's destryong me inside out, psychologically it's killing me, I'm fighting it with my all but every waking thought I have is about my height and I know it's silly but I can't help it one bit. Any advice?
Prophet Muhammed's (Pbuh) advice was to always think of those who had less than you and who were less fortunate than you.
So put yourself in their position and you will realise how lucky you really are.
Imagine if you were born in poverty?
Imagine if you were born with a debilitating and disfiguring disease?
Imagine if you were born in a war torn country?
Imagine if you were born with there is massacre and oppression of the people?
Imagine if you were born with no parents and was adopted?
At least you have legs to stand on as there are countless who don't.
Don't be fooled into thinking that those who have better looks or have more materialistic wealth are happy because When we look at people around us we don't know what they are going through in their life. They could be going through the worst experiences that we can never imagine.
Wealth and beauty to not bring happiness. Contentment, happiness, peace and tranquility are ONLY found with the worship and the remembrance of God!
So we should thank God constantly for what he has given us. Out of all the people in this world look at what he has given us? Do we go days without eating? Do we struggle to find clean and drinkable water? Do we have families around us? Do we have shelter to live in? Are you disabled or have a terrible disease? Why do we not thank God that he has created us without all of these terrible things in our lives?
Always thank God for EVERYTHING he has given you and think to yourself that at least you have shelter, food, drink, wealth and your health and limbs whereas most people in this world can only dream of having all of that.
Do not feel the need to conform with whatever society finds attractive. This is the same dilema most teenage girls are in nowadays as they feel the need to be a size zero and this is one of the reasons why cases of bolemia and anorexia have increased especially among teenage girls.
God only looks at piety and righteousness. That is what we should be working towards rather than being worried about what society wants us to look like. Let us care more about what God thinks of us rather than what society thinks of us!
All that should matter is for us to please him not please society. It is not society that will bring us eternal salvation but eternal salvation is only with God!
Allah says: "I have only created jinns and humans to worship Me. I do not need from them to provide for Me, and I do not need from them to feed Me. Allah is surely the One Who gives providence, and He is the Mighty and Strong." The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 51, Verses 56-58
I am also 244 pounds......yeah i know... i'm a big dude. But it's muscle mass, it took me 7 years to get this size