Greetings,
Life is Short but Beautiful
On 19th Aug 09, I laid one of my closed friend whom I considered as a father figure to rest in peace...
We knew each other when I did my Hajj in 2007.
It was Enlightening & Beautiful...
I hope to be there again InsyaALLAH [With GODs Will]
He passed away peacefully on Tuesday night.
Alhamdulillah [Thank GOD], he was so friendly to me & we became close friends...
I lost my beloved dad in 89 suddenly due to heart attack at the age of 53 & forced to be the Breadwinner in the family since then...
Life was tough as I was still an undergrad in NUS..
Trying to balance between attending lectures, tutorials & laboratories.
Being in Chemical Engineering faculty was no joke with 36 hrs per week / 5.5 days a week
But having my friends as my mentors truly helped me in the journey of my life...
Sadly, he left me earlier to meet the Almighty
Life is Short but Beautiful
To those who still have Dad & Mum, please appreciate them
Visit them regularly as we never know that the short moments you have with them will be the last ones.
As I can recollect some Wise Sayings
If I were to leave my job suddenly, they can find a replacement easily,
But if I were to leave this world suddenly, my mum & family will never find a replacement in me
Lastly, I truly LoVe & Appreciate my Beloved Mum
To ALL My Muslim Friends..
Eid Mubarak
To the rest,
Have a Blessed 2009 & great weekend
May ALL Our Wishes come true
Take care & GOD Bless...
Life is Beautiful...
Just me,
aLi
Below is a beautifully written letter from a Dad to his son...
Tears did role my cheeks when I read it with my heart...
Hope it does too on you...
Dear son...
The day that you see me old and I am already not,
have patience and try to understand me
If I get dirty when eating
if I can not dress
have patience.
Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you.
If, when I speak to you,
I repeat the same things thousand and one times
do not interrupt me
listen to me.
When you were small,
I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story until you gets to sleep
When I do not want to have a shower,
neither shame me nor scold me
Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I invented,
in order that you wanted to bath
When you see my ignorance on new technologies
give me the necessary time and not look at me with your mocking smile
I taught you how to do so many things
to eat well,
to dress well
to confront life
When at some moment I lose the memory or the thread of our conversation
let me have the necessary time to remember
and if I cannot do it,
do not become nervous
as the most important thing is not my conversation but surely to be with you and to have you listening to me
If ever I do not want to eat,
do not force me.
I know well when I need to and when not.
When my tired legs do not allow me walk...
give me your hand
the same way I did when you gave your first steps.
And when someday I say to you that I do not want to live any more
that I want to die
do not get angry
some day you will understand
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived.
Some day you will discover that,
despite my mistakes,
I always wanted the best thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you...
You must not feel sad, angry or impotent for seeing me near you.
You must be next to me,
try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you started living.
Help me to walk
help me to end my way with love and patience.
I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you son
Your father
Incredibly beautiful...thank you so much for sharing your story and the letter....
dillymaumoon 2 weeks ago
all i can say is "wow"
ISSY426 6 months ago
your story in the side bar...made me so emotional...life was tough..and in Allahs tests...you succeeded MashAllah...if you need anyone to talk to i am here fo ryou inshALlah...InshAllah you will reap your rewards in jannah..ameen ameen ameen
p4kiprincess 2 years ago
simply beautiful
natalievlad 2 years ago