Tuesday, 12 May 2009

We Have Our Ups and Downs

Assalamualaikum W.B.T!
In the Name of Allah,the Most Gracious,the Most Merciful,praise be to Allah,the Lord of the Worlds,and peace and blessings of Him be upon the noblest of the Prophets and Messengers,our Prophet Muhammad who has said,"Convey my message even if it be one single ayah".
Really,the writer is not a scholar enough to talk about what is related to religion,it is just to let my thought and feeling out in this one.
The writer usually grabbed paper and pen trying to think of things to write about, and me like others,writing in my free time as one hobby and pleasure thing to do.The fact is history stated that the field of writing was being considered as a sword that be able to change society's thinking.The saying goes that"Only with courage,conviction,and knowledge will one triumph in the face of adversities".Pythagoras,a Yunanian philosopher and mathematician also said that"be satisfied doing the good,and let others talk about yourself as they want".It is mean be good-doer although people don't like you,remember that only the God has right to judge~Innallah yuhibbul muhsiniin~. It seems that i might be young and naive,childlike view of the world,but for the life of mine i don't get why we can't all just get along?haha...just pouring out from my heart.

The key word of writing for this time is ambition.It is defined as an eager or strong desire to achieve something.For this,i don't wish to be controversial or draw attention.Just following...Am i ambitious?my friends(appreciating them) described me as ambitious."You've got to be kidding me,ambitious?Me?happy-go-lucky,maybe,exuberant,sometimes,patriotic,definitely^hubbul watan minal iman^but ambitious?Really?".I sat there thinking,i didn't notice it.It's interesting when someone points out something about yourself that you've never actually associated with your personality,but,let know,it made me think a lot about myself,about how others see me,and how i see myself,and if other's views are completely accurate.Talking about ambition,my life's ambition is based on age,it's means that mutable.{Man taanaa naala maa tamanna}.
I guess that i can look at myself~certainly~,and see some sort of ambition.Here,in Egypt,i am now.Allah has guided my life ever since.I believe Allah has called me to further my study in islamic studies and the knowledge of religion will come in useful later on. I still remember,while waiting for a result of scholarship interview,i sat down at home.I received none of the offers i applied for,just one offer.Nowadays,the excellent result in exam don't guarantee university intake.It focus on both of the result and personality as well as interest in certain field.I just came back from undergoing national service for 3 month.A few weeks after interview,i got the offer,quite to my surprise,surprises like these are potential direction from God,so after prayerful consideration,i accepted it and most importantly my parents supported it and offered several piece of advices that i've never forgotten.I realize that i'm certainly someone who could be happy simply being a student.As a conclusion,the solution lies only in the power of God.
So,how is success(world &hereafter) measured,anyway?It is Allah who bestows success,and guides to the straight path.O Allah!Accept from us,You are the All-Hearer,the All-Knower.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Salam,may Allah bless u