EVE OF RAMADAN
The thought
has been moving around in my head for the past many days. I kept erasing it again
and again thinking that everything will be alright and it is going to be easy
when the time arrives. But today, when I heard the thakbeer echoing from a
distant masjid which should have been the beehive of activities this eve, I
couldn’t hold on any longer. I knew this was not going to be like that of old
times. I broke down. Tears of pain and grief came streaming down and I had no
words left to motivate myself. Sitting down before my PC, I wrote.
Today I
realized how beautiful the Ramadan of the past 19 years had gone by. Today I
realized how blessed I was to have been in a complete family for Ramadan. Today
the absence of a member makes me realize the value of relationships, no matter
the frustrating times we shared. Today I realized how happy the times were,
year before year, when I looked forward to the congregational prayers at the
masjid, when the masjid was full of life. Today I even realized how a small
cup of steaming kaava after the prayers was refreshing like no other drink.
Today I realized how productive the classes of quran we sisters had during the
month. Today I had many more realizations. Yes, life has witnessed change in a
way that nobody ever dreamt would happen. What more do we need to realize the
power of the creator?
On deep
reflection, I felt my mind asking me that how can you just let go of the string
of hope like that? With news of people around the world suffering, how can I not
realize that I have things that I should really be grateful for? After all, I
have a bed I can stretch myself on when I want to. I have people around me whom
I can confide to. I have food I can eat when hunger creeps in. I have health
that I hope will help me fast during these days of heat. And above all, I have
my creator who knows what I don’t know and whose mercy keeps me moving on in
this journey of life.
Yes, this
Ramadan, things are going to be different. But that teaches us a lot of things
for future right?
Lesson #1 Take
nothing for granted
Lesson #2 Things change within a flick of a second
Lesson #3
Always look beneath you, not above you.
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