The week humaira was inspired.....

Inspiration #1 - Tuesday, 24 May 2005

The book Tuesdays with Morrie was bought to commemorate her 23rd year on earth.

I'm getting older, might as well aspire to be wiser.

She thought.

And so, she read, to learn about death, and the beauty of life.

She learnt about growing old. About the beauty of age.

"Aging is not just decay. It's growth. It's more than just the negative that you're going to die, it's also the positive that you understood you're going to die, and that you live a better life because of it" Morrie said.

Hmmm... now, humaira doesnt need to hide her age =D
She's proud of the years she'd spent on earth.
She yearns to grow older. To see life. To embrace it. To cherish it.
She appreciates death.
Prepared? Not yet!
Trying to..? Yes =D

"I look back sometimes at the person i was before I rediscovered my old professor. I want to talk to that person. I want to tell him what to look out for, what mistakes to avoid. I want to tell him to be more open, to ignore the lure of advertised values, to pay attention when your loved ones are speaking, as if it were the last time you might hear them"
~Mitch Albom

Humaira wondered.

Lesson 1~If she can tell the 22-year-old Humaira what to look out for and what mistakes to avoid, life may be easier now. But hey, that's cheating. "Stand up from where i fell!" She said. "And move on!!" She screamed.

She's moving on all right.

Eh! Moving to???

Lesson 2~ LISTEN

That's when she had her third inspiration.

Inspiration #2 - Wednesday, 25 May 2005

Today... Humaira witnessed the fruits of her labour.

All the weeks of carving and shaping... playing games and processing messages...

Disclosing how disappointed and hurtful she was when her instructions were not heard...

Humaira felt like a teacher.

But, consciously telling herself, she should not.

That's the last thing the students need - to have another person shouting down their necks and telling them what to do.

She n her partner felt noble returning the power of decision-making to the students.

They were given the freedom to choose whether they want to stay in the circle.

That, alhamdulillah, broke the barrier between US and THEM.

Thanks guys for your appreciation.

The affirmation motivates Humaira to strive better for her next quest.

Thanks for the wonderful experience.

You kids, i pray for your well-being. Stay safe and trouble-free yar?

Set your goal and strive to achieve it!

Hmmm... What's HER goal and what should SHE achieve??

Humaira reflects... and reflects... and reflects...

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Inspiration #3 - Thursday, 26 May 2005

She continued reflecting.

She was given the OPPORTUNITY today... to voice it out.

She verbalised about being confused. Unsure. Puzzled.

Yeah yeah... having goals are important. But what kind?

Goals haf to be strategic. She thought. She wanted hers to be beneficial not only to her, but to the community as well.

How?

She talked about her experience at work. How she felt alone and drowning and depressed and she knows her ego is attacked countless of times.

What should she do?? Give her tips!!

The answer.

She has a good tool to be a good muslim (she was surprised by the answer)

Muhasabah.
Meta-analysis.
Superior state of thinking.

MasyaAllah. She thanked Allah for the affirmation.
Thanks sis for looking BEYOND me.

Manage her ego she must do. As ego is related closely with eeman.
Imagine when one stops listening.
Wonder how many errors can she make and not knowing that she's committing them?

Listen my dear.
Accept.
Be humble.

Humaira was touched.
Her soul was touched.
Her heart was touched.
Her mind was touched.

Just by the simple answer.
Ask Allah.

Her inspiration was concluded with surah al-Hadeed, verse 27 - 29

"Subsequent to them, we sent our messengers. We sent Jesus the son of Mary, and we gave him the Injeel, and we placed in the hearts of his followers kindness and mercy. But they invented hermitism which we never decreed for them. All we asked them to do was to uphold the commandments approved by GOD. But they did not uphold the messages as they should have. Consequently, we gave those who believed among them their recompense, while many of them were wicked.

O you who believe, you shall reverence GOD and believe in His messenger. He will then grant you double the reward from His mercy, endow you with light to guide you, and forgive you. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

Thus, the followers of previous scripture should know that they have not monopolized GOD's mercy and grace, and that all grace is in GOD's hand. He bestows it upon whomever He wills. GOD is Possessor of Infinite Grace.

~Alhadeed, 27-29

Humaira...... inspired, and smiling