the past few weeks served as a great lesson for me, and probably everyone else that knows and is involved. nothing less, insya Allah. a lesson that i will carry and remember throughout my time here, while im still breathing. insya Allah. never have i thought i would encounter such a situation. masya Allah.
everyday, there is always something new to learn. something new to discover. it may not necessarily be new even. but whatever it is, everything that happens to us, always benefits us.
sure things would have been great if it was all smiles and laughter. but that's exactly it. life is not a walk in the park. life is not always easy. life isnt about getting something hands down. life is everything else, but that.
the past few weeks got me thinking about so many different things. allowed me to view things from more perspectives than one. about my relations with God, my relations with people and my relations with myself (if that makes any sense). my relations with animals even. about what's happened and how i can better myself from hereon. because times passed can never be rewound, aye? there's always room for improvements right? ;)
good is not enough if better is expected and excellence is possible.i believe everyone of us seek ways in improving ourselves.
today, oprah's topic was about changing lives. not just any lives but lives of the younger generation, the future generation. the generation that will be running the country, the world. aka, students like you and i. heh.
it was about how a group of people made huge efforts to change lives of children through education. there is no one solution to it. so many different ways of educating. in one of the schools,
KIPP, they learn mathematics by singing and rapping. we know how powerful music and melody can be. i remember lyrics better than i remember the quotes in twelfth night, the year the cold war ended, or the kreb cycle. darn the PCK SARS song stuck with me so much that i will remember forever and ever that
SARS is the virus that i just want to minus. X)
ok, that wasnt the point i wanted to make. not about SARS at least. the point i wanted to make was that sometimes in our efforts to change, we need assitance. assistance in every sense of the word. be it changes for better or for worse. hopefully never for the worse.
for example, the influences from the people that surrounds us. these influences assist us in changing. makes sense? influences are strong and powerful, arent they?
there are negative influences.
e.g.
when asked, 'why do you smoke?'
answer, 'i was dared by my friends', 'all my friends are doing it'.
there are also positive influences.
e.g.
forming study clusters, going to classes together, learning something new together, talking about good, beneficial things.
people we surround ourselves with will eventually make us who we can be tomorrow.
like how mama would put it, 'kalau masuk pasar, baju akan tetap bau ikan.'
that is why kami digalakkan bergaul dengan mereka yang beriman. insya Allah, there will be positive influences.
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the past few weeks have made me realise how something can be taken away from me just as quickly as it has appeared.
its reminded me to be grateful for everything that i hold dear to me; because i can never know when it will be taken away from me. it could disappear the very next day.
its reminded me to never take anything for granted.
its reminded me that i am just human. and as a human being, i do falter. but its how i pick myself up that is important.
its reminded me of just how much more i can/need to/should do before my dying day.
its reminded me of who i really want to be.
its reminded me that there is so much one person can do. but everyone has to take ownership of their own actions; verbally or physically. we are held accountable for our own actions. no one else.
its reminded and made me realise just how much i dont know and just how much i know.
its reminded and made me realise that there is nothing wrong with sharing a bit more of myself to other people. how are they to understand?
its reminded and made me realise the blessings that comes with being surrounded with good good people that cares about your well being.
its made me realise and discover more about myself.
its made me realise and discover more about the people around me.
more importantly its reminded me, made me realise and discover that if i want to be a better muslim, a better daughter, a better friend, a better student, a better human being, it will take more than just words. it will require strength, courage and the willingness to change. it will ultimately come from within. and most importantly, it will require action and the fighting spirit.
Revelation is hard. Revolution is harder.
Awakening is hard. Action is harder.
- Barbara De Angelis – How Did I Get Here?may we all be given the strength to change for the better. =)
do correct me if there is any mistakes in this post. we all need a little reminder once in awhile. for everything good only goes through me and comes from no one else but Allah. and any wrong is from myself. =)
mama always said,
ini dijadikan pada kita, itu dijadikan pada kita, bukan aper. cuma kiter nak ditambah dan dikayakan dengan pengalaman dan ilmu. =)
