Theres a saying in urdu that goes “Raat ke baad aati hein Savera”
Loosely translated, it means ‘After Dusk comes Dawn’;
Ive heard countless sayings like this in practically every language and I believe the reason for the consistent repition is simple: It is a concept that is very common for most people.
As the summer comes to an end; its always a good time to reflect on the last couple months; and whoa this summer has definately been…interesting; to say the least! I can simply say (without divuldging too much information about our personal lives) this summer was truly a big test for all of us at the MT House. We all have had to deal with countless tests in our personal, professional or educational lives. Most of you should by now know of one of the major occurances that has effected myself personally this summer(and if you dont, you havent been reading! FOR SHAME!! ok ok..ill let it slide this time; read below!) And alhamdulillah; this was only one of the many things that tested me this summer. I say alhamdulillah because now that some time has passed; I am truly greatful for all those instances because Alhamdulillah, it has made my Faith in Allah (swt) stronger.
A good friend of mine, upon my consistant whining (u know the ‘WHy Me!!’ sort), once said this to me:
“Zamin.” (don’t u love when people start with your name?)
“Zamin. You know in Life, the things that hit you out of nowhere and knock you to the ground are good for you. They are tests. And why you? Well the answer is simple. You passed the previous test and now you are being tested again! Think of it like school; You work hard all year to achieve greatness and at the end of the year you must Pass a tedious, difficult exam before your allowed to move to the next grade. And if you do then the course-work (see: Life) only gets tougher and the exam is even harder up ahead. So if you are being Tested; it only means that you successfully passed the previous test, and now is the time God is trying
to get you up to the next level; but Before you can, He must know if you are ready; and So you are tested.”
So quotation marks for that are a bit Sketch ’cause i dont really remember what they said word-for-word; but Im on the right track..
After all is said and done; I think the only way to truly represent how I feel right now (as cliche as this may be) is:
What doesnt kill you (and subhanallah I mean this literally) Will only make you Stronger.
And mashallah I think as a person I feel very strong and as a team, we have never felt stronger! They say that most businesses fail within the First year; and for those that survive; 90% fail within the first 5 years. Mashallah we have passed the one year mark and a little after our 2nd anniversary this past summer, we were hit by something that, in my opinion, could definately have made us fall. But we fought hard, and we are now Stronger than Ever!
I think what I am coming to is this:
From personal experience; I can only tell you that we will always be hit and thrown to the ground by a mountain of unexpected obstacles. And we have a choice: You can Give up, or you can be Strong. And in my opinion, giving up is not an option because Alhamdulillah we have Faith; to give up in Life is to Lose Faith in Allah and his Title ‘All-Knowing’;
So Fight my Brothers and Sisters; Fight with all your Might; and I promise you (from personal experience) you WILL end up on Top.
Thank-You to all of my well-wishers in my time of illness; I can truly say that I am now alhamdulillah back 100% and feeling better than Ever. I honeslty wish I could thank everybody for their support; but alas that List would be too long; So i will just take the time to thank the few who, in retrospect, had a profound effect on me:
1. Allah (swt) for testing my Faith, helping me understand that i am Mortal and Helping me make my faith Stronger.
2. My mother; for Everything.
3. Z, and the MT fam. For the inspirational conversations, for giving me the time I needed and for their Patience.
3. H&M/BK; Thankyou for Believing in Me; your friendship and love is what makes me stronger.
To all of you I can say one thing: Life is too Short to not follow your dreams. We do not know what tomorrow holds in store for us; So why wait? Do it NOW!
You dream of building a house? Do it! Want to go back home to see the family? Do it! Dream of finding the 7th Horcrux so you can finally destroy the evil Lord Voldemort? Whats holding you back!
Wallahi life is too short; so Take one step at a time; keep your Faith strong and let your Dreams guide you: Who knows where you will reach; but atleast you will be happy when you get there..
So heres your task; Click the word ‘comment’ below (see it? its not That small come on!)
and tell me; What are Your Dreams? Lets’ make ‘em Happen people.
W’Salam.
Zam
Ps-is it weird that I am so excited that i just learnt how to use color on here!?!?!
