double standards

i'm having a hard time dealing with this. i stereotype people, i make typical assumptions, and i do not treat EVERYONE the same. i do not think so many times when friends ask me to do some favours, when siblings ask, and even when some "distant" people who makes a decent living ask. but i hesitate when those less fortunate seek favours from me (including those i have known for a long time), when in fact they NEED the help more then others.

why must i hesitate? Ya Allah, You have given me wealth, You have given me health, You have given me time, You have given me family and You have given me people whom i can turn to when problems come. You have given me so much Ya Allah, yet i hesitate in helping others. Your ni'mah is to be shared with those needy ones, yet i spend it on myself and those who are already fortunate.

a reminder that i must take with me everywhere i go:
as long as that person is a human being, i have the responsibility to help them, what more if they are muslims. i may not have my own source of income, but there are so many other ways in which they can benefit from my help. even by improving my attitude, the way i treat them, the way i speak to them will help.

everybody may not be treated the same way, but ALL must be treated fairly...