LIFE is just like that ...

I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer

She never thought her life always changes all d time.
She sat down quietly waiting for her name was called to get her monthly allowance. It was d last day of August, she and her friends were waiting nervously as d time was getting late – what time she would be home then while they haven’t got their cash yet..

Then, time for them has arrived. One by one their names were called – d response could be seen directly from their faces – and it was easy to predict. I moved a little bit toward her and greeted her - she smiled seemingly. And without knowing my question she responded what I had in my mind “ what a day !!!!!”, she was groaning with her pain – "see I still couldn’t fulfill my “dream’ to bring my own cash for family to continue their lives and for myself". She said that she has devoted her times to work and almost don’t have time for herself – d only thing in her mind was to support her family and many list which had to be fulfilled.

Well, life in a big city is very hard n rough and tough. Only d best one who can “swim” well thro d forest of big city, can reach his/her star. “My friend, I calmed her once, don’t be regret with what you have””. U are still a lucky person in d world. U are still be blessed with a good health and u have varies skills besides your 5 senses are still capable to be used. No worries now, as u r still have those things that u can consider. Then she closed her eyes for a while and looked at me back miserably.

Years later I met her again.
She was with her friends but at that time she wasn’t waiting for her payment. They r in d crowd of orphanage children kilometers away from their city to share their knowledge and channeled their cash to many needy people .. masya allah. She smiled widely to me and shook my hands firmly but warmly. She ushered me to a shadow tree and we talked a couple of minutes while having a very nice hospitality held from the orphanage.

She is “somebody” now. Her friends n my friend are somebody now. And I am proud of them. They are still friendly although they have many things now. They said that they should be thankful to their gloom times they had been thro, otherwise they will not value what life is. She showed me some list which next month her group had to visit another places to do something good for their neighbor.

O Rabb, another nite is a passing away ....

O God, Another Night is passing away,
Another Day is rising
Tell me that I have spent the Night well so I can be at peace,
Or that I have wasted it, so I can mourn for what is lost.

I swear that ever since the first day You brought me back to life,
The day You became my Friend,
I have not slept --
And even if You drive me from your door,

I swear again that we will never be separated.
Because You are alive in my heart.

(Taken from Rabi'a Al Adawiyah, a Sufi)

Enjoying HOLIDAY in DIFFERENT WAY ...

It only takes one life to make a difference n blessed, be the person who will live it

Once we know there will be a holiday ahead we directly will think …..where's d place we will hang out, make long list for doing shopping, with whom we r going to spend d holiday etc etc …. All normal things of course are not forbidden for us to dream about.

And let’s be realistic … Be honest to urself, please see our families, our environment - we see many of them are still suffering, some of their children are not having a good school yet, many still have to do “fasting” because are hard for them to get healthy meals etc etc etc.

Alhamdulillah we r educated well, we should think them as our “project” in the community, so all good things should be felt and make them happy even though only on a small thing. Let’s share d idea within best friends around and make the goal works – and it will have a good impact on our hearts definitely insya allah.

Time to Relax

The most important cause of morbidity today is the stress and strain of life.

As life is about balancing within dunia and akherat (the afterworld), then we should set our mind on certain standards of living within proper limit. As human being, we need time to have relaxation too based on our belief.

Varies fun things we can enjoy. We can have enjoyment like anyone else and still maintain the good behaviour and manners. And it does more enjoyable if there are good friends around. As it is common that GOOD FRIENDS - GOOD FUN.

Staying up at NITE

That’s true, person without a job is more busy than a person who is working because a jobless person is always going here and there to look for jobs. Sending many CVs and meeting for group of appointments with fails which has ever happened to my life. But once I get a job that needs me to stay up all nite will do so as I need to earn money (this is nature of human beings). When I know d value of something, I will try to make it even if it be hard for me.

I heard n learnt that Tahajud Prayer can give many blessing from Allah swt. Problems such as sickness, family issues, money, hunger etc can be removed by praying to Allah at Tahajud Time. However, because we did not recognize d value of this prayer, it is very difficult for us to spare only 10-20 mins of our sleep to get up and pray. On the other hand, for some money, we are ready to stay up the whole night ..astagfirullah al adzimmm