Words of courage..

Dear you,
Who's reading this letter,
Where are you and what are you doing now?
Are you still being the same you?
Or have you changed into someone I can be proud of...
For you are the future me, that I'm worried of..

I don't know what tomorrow holds but I certainly know who holds tomorrow

"Hasbunallahu wa ni'mal wakeel"

"Allah is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs."

If this is a letter addressed to my future self,
Then I can truly confide to myself..
Now it seems that I'm about to be defeated and cry,
For the wind of changes that I am so afraid of has started to take its flight..
In this land so foreign to me,
With different people and views,
Which may change me for good..
For better or worse..

Dear you,
still I thank you for being you,
and I have something to tell to the 20-year-old you,

The rough seas of youth may be tough,
But row your boat of dreams on,
Towards the shores of tomorrow,
Now please don't get defeated and please don't shed a tear,
During this time when you're seemingly about to disappear,
Just believe in your own voice..
If you keep on asking what and where you should be going as a Muslim..

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

"I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me"

You'll be able to see the answer..
An answer all so many have lost..

For me as an adult, there are sleepless night when I'm hurt,
Not only because of other people but because of what I did,
But I'm living the bittersweet present,
There's meaning to everything in life,
Failure, success, love, hatred..
They all come together to make you who you are..

“No amount of guilt can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future. Go easy on yourself, for the outcome of all affairs is determined by Allaah’s decree.If something is meant to go elsewhere, it will never come your way, but if it is yours by destiny, from it you cannot flee.”  Umar al-Khattab R.A

So build your dreams without fear
Keep on believing,
No matter what era you're in,
There's no running away from sorrow,
So show your smile and go on living the present..
You can be all "aya chan in One litre of tears" for all that matters,( kalau tengok citer ni, then you'll know)
who would smile in the midst of tears..

Dear you,
Who's reading this letter,
I wish you happiness in this world and here after...

Adapted from : Angela Aki, Tegami (letter)

P/s: Dear me.. please smile.. don't ever shed a tear no matter how hard things may be :')

اللهم إني أعوذ بك من الهم والحزن ، والعجز والكسل والبخل والجبن ، وضلع الدين وغلبة الرجال

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being overpowered by people.