Just for today

Just for today, cultivate the virtue of benevolence and be like the sun that shines for all without taking anything in return.

Wish to be like that one day :)

Tuesdays with Morrie - 2

"Mitch, you asked about caring for people I don't even know. But can I tell you the thing I'm learning most with this disease?
What's that?
"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in"
His voice dropped to a whisper."Let it come in.We think we don't deserve love, we think if we let it in we'll become too soft. But a wise man named Levine said it right. He said, 'Love is the only rational act'"
He repeated it carefully, pausing for effect " 'Love is the only rational act' ".
from "Tuesdays with Morrie" for Mitch Albom, 1997- an old man, a young man and life's greatest lesson
page 52.

While everyone strongly advises everyone else to give out love, to enjoy giving, to give because giving is a noble act- most of us deny themselves the right to take in love.
It is a right, that every creature needs to survive:human being, animals and plants are equal in this part.
it is nature's rule to dry out and die if love is missing.
give love as much as you wish and can afford, but never forget to let it come in your heart.
if it makes you soft, then you are human
if it makes you happy, this is the main purpose of life
if it makes you feel satisfied, this is justice of life: to give & take in equal parts
if it makes you feel grateful, then you are a good soul
if it touches your heart, then the loving gesture you have just received is very sincere. double happiness.

allow those who love you to "love" you. it is not bad. it is human.

A beautiful, wise, romantic and Proud-to-be Virgo

She is my friend, who I got to know about 10 months ago.
We got quickly attached to eachother, feeling that there are many things in common and therefore there is no formal introduction needed.
On the first day of Adha feast she simply called to wish me a happy feast. that first call wasn't for few minutes- i still remember it was for almost an hour.
this is our habit, late night phone calls for hours, sometimes it ended after dawn :) - 2 crazy souls talking about God and the world :)

She is my friend with the beautiful mind and soul - as i used to call her.
She likes writing, drawing, pencils, coloured pens, block notes, anything related to writing and arts is her favourties.

She is a very good writer, who enjoys writing as activity and most of her writings are not for publishing. it is her personal pleasure to write down her thoughts and feelings in the most sincere way. i can't resist not being touched by what she writes.

She is creativity walking on 2 legs, in a beautiful way you won't want her ideas to end- if you got to see them :)- yet she rarely shares them.

Rawanie, or rounie as i love to call you: Happy and blessed Birthday dearest.
May today be just the start of a beautiful, happy and blessed year to come
may this new year of your life be a start to many healthy and blessed years to come
may Allah protect your beautiful soul and your faith enlightens your face more and more.
May we always remain friends, no matters where we are or how life treats us.

All i am trying to tell you- dear- that you are a treasure friend and sister I am blessed to have.

Yellow is her favourite colour, that's why I am using it.

"Tuesdays with Morrie" - 1

" So many people walk arround with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. this is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning".
from "Tuesdays with Morrie" for Mitch Albom, 1997- an old man, a young man and life's greatest lesson

I love Mitch Albom's writing, because it is a very simple yet a very deep style of writing. touching, creative and human. the above quote is from his bestseller, where he published his re-meeting with his old teacher, what they talked about and what he has learned from the old man.

the above quote doesn't really need much commenting from my side. i found it so much true and wished to share with whoever reads it.
the keyword for me in this quote is "love". it says it all. love yourself, love those around you, love your life by doing things, that would take you from the narrow "my life" into the wide "human life".
enrich your life by being useful to mankind, and the satisfaction you will get would be very rewarding when compared to the effort you have done.
You might not have time, money, effort or ability for great doings, however never underestimate a simple kind action, like for instance a smile to an old, tired or desperate person passing by you on the street.

El Aar- The Shame

I am not a fan of TV series, and never follow any especially in Ramadan.
Qadaran, I got to watch few episodes of this series.
The number of evil actions and thinking way in this series scared me, but what scared me more was the way Allah's hand has taken revenge from those evil people.
it is not just a TV series, it is more the revenge or giving back the rights to those who were hurt.
the concept of allah's hand keeping the justice in this world - although i always believed in it- shook me to the roots.
Dear Lord, dont ever let me hurt anyone, for i fear your revenge.
and if i do it - i am human afterall - please forgive me and let them forgive me, before it is too late for me to come back to your correct path.
Dear Lord, I am forgiving those who have hurt me - throughout my life. and You are hereby my witness- for i hope if i ever hurt someone, they would forgive me too.
Dear Lord, as much as i hoped for your justice, as much as it scares me how it can destroy a weak human soul.
Grant us all your mercy and help us to overcome the evil in us.
Amen

كيف أنت يا سراقة و في يديك أسورة كسرى Light of hope in a dark moment

Suraqah, how would you feel, if wearing the royal barclets of the romanian King?

a simple question, which he asked his follower, on the day he was running away from his hometown.
while everyone was looking for him, he was wanted alive or dead, only his friend as companion, travelling a long and unknown road to escape his enemies and reach his destination city as safe as possible.
facing one of his enemies who has found him, he never lost his courage, hope and faith in Allah's hand.
he was very sure of his victory, as Allah has promised him a complete victory ove his enemies, but he taught me so many things, from this very short incident.

- set your goal, plan for it and work hard to reach it.
- never loose hope.even in darkest moments, keep your head up, trust in Allah's judgement and keep working to get there.
- a kind approach-even with your enemies- has a magical influence. being cruel is the easiest way, strong kindness is your weapon to fight your enemies.
- If today you are the weak party, tomorrow you will be the strong one. just work on it.
- The true leader is the one who spreads positive attitude to those arround him. His calm, positive attitude in dealing wiht this man gave Abu Bakr -his friend and companion- the time to calm down and gather his courage again, ready to fight if needed.
- let go of hatred and forgive who used to be your enemy. you never know, tomorrow he might be your companion and supporter.
- never use people's weak moments. think of your own weak moments.

Suraqah ibn Malik has lived few years after this incident and at the time the Muslims won the romanian empire, while Omar ibn el Khattab was ruling- Suraqqah got the royal barcelts of Qissrah and wore them infront of everyone- as HE promised him.

When i am down, loosing my faith in myself and the world, i run to him. read his life story, listen to people talking about it, learning from him how to overcome my weakness.
and he never failed to help me, whenever i looked for a sign in his life.
I always find the answer to my question in his life story and find my way back to the right path

Allahoma sally wa sallem 3ala saidna Mohammad wa 3ala aleh wa sa7beh ajma3ien.

roses for a very special occasion

I stood with my back to the kitchen door, about to take the food off the cooker.
Kareem just drove in few minutes ago and I expect the three of them to burst into the kitchen any second.
surprisingly he walked in alone, the kids not chatting with him as usual.
I was about to turn around, when his arms slid arround my waist, his right hand holding a bouquet of beautiful red, white and rosa roses- just infront of my nose.
hey, these are lovely."
"so are you"
"what's the occasion?"
"a very special one: I love you"

Me and the roses ended up in his arms resting on his shoulder, a tender smile on my lips, love shining from my eyes.
"I love you too"