HAPPY 

NEW 

YEAR!!

New year, new chapter of life as some put it and with it comes another chance to change the course of life or basically the life we live, but according to me, you do not need a new year to change your life; you just need to wake up a day and decide you will change and eventually with determination, you will change it!
I have been longing to write this article and today I have finally sat down to write it. As I said, you only need to wake up and decide and take action...so here I am today with this article; yes I have plenty to write.

"I complained because I did not have shoes, until I saw one with no feet"

All of us have a different journey of life and Allah has scripted the best for each of us...believing this is probably the basic step to happiness in life. My mother often tells me when I complain about how my friends have the things I don't that 'compare yourself to those below you and you will see how lucky you are'. To be very honest, this statement never leaves me. I find enormous reasons to be happy when I see people who are less fortunate than I am not because I feel I am better but because I see the blessings bestowed on me and how kind, how gracious, how merciful the Almighty is on me. We all need to look at ourselves once in a while and see how lucky we are. 
Today I had gone to Jumbo (a near by mall) to buy something and once done, I was stuck because of rain, or what I considered to be a light drizzle (but trust me, it wasn't light by any means). I had to make a decision as to whether I take my walk home or I wait. I think I am a very crazy individual because of the choices I make are from my heart, so yes I walked. On my way home as I received a natural shower, I was thinking how lucky I am to be going to a shelter. Much as I don't have a car like many other friends of mine do, I do not have plenty of cash to spend on a cab just like that, at least I have a home where I can sleep without feeling cold unlike those who have to spend their nights by a road regardless of weather. I say Shukar to Allah for this blessing.
PS. by the time I reached home, I was soaked in water but I had an amazing feeling. I do not like rain that much but indeed it is a blessing and I loved my walk home today! :D

"Struggle is the meaning of life, victory and defeat are in the hands of Allah"

Most of us do not realize how lucky we are. For those born with parents who have plenty of cash, either waste that money or take it for granted. I often tell myself, the day I get a car, I shall value it, like I have valued every single thing I have got because I had to earn it and not been gifted. Life has been a lesson for me and continues to do so as I struggle through this phase. I am sure my time will come too of roaming around in cars, having a reputable job and probably someone special. Right now, I must do what life demands of me and that is study hard and search for opportunities, as I am hoping right now to get a job. 

I was speaking to my grand father, a particularly religious man that I do not understand what Allah wants of me. I have been asking Him for answers and He hasn't given them to me. My grand father said, "if it was this easy to get these answers, life wouldn't be life. Search deep, search hard, search with your heart and you shall listen to Him". So yes, I shall continue my search and the one thing I haven't learned to do as as individual is give up!

I conclude this article by saying I am nervous, uncertain and anxious about the future yet very hopeful. Next Monday, I begin my final semester Insha'Allah and a lot depends on this. A lot of hopes rest on me and I understand that. I pray, hope and desire for a future that shines like a star.

"..as usual, people choose their own destiny." - The Winner Stands Alone, Paulo Coelho

Cheers!

Peace!

Champ!!