Hi everyone =)
It's been a while, hasn't it? Sorry for neglecting this space for quite some time. My schedule leaves me worn out at the end of the day and I postpone any ideas of posts for this space. InsyaAllah, I'll jot 'em down soon.
Alhamdulillah, more students are registering at my mum's tuition centre this year. It's been a slow start because mostly everyone is still in their holiday mood.
A new student just signed up last week and his story just tugs at my heart. He is a form 3 student this year. He goes to school at a boarding school somewhere ( sorry for the lack of info) and he is on his break now. Unfortunately, a month ago, he had an accident. He sleeps on a double decker bunker and his bed is the one on top. He got up one morning, maybe feeling a bit dazy having just woke up, he knocked his head straight into the rotating ceiling fan. The force from the hit injured his memory. The doctors say it might take at least 6 months to see whether the injury is permanent or temporary. The parents sent him for tuition to try to trigger his memory back and recall his studies. His first class here was Mathematics and the teacher later informed us that he can't remember how to multiply or divide. He only managed to count up to 5 and do very elementary addition and subtraction. He struggles in all the other subjects as well. On his attendance, we observed that he couldn't write his name consistently and every time he would go to the washroom he would ask where the switch for the light is. His memory has really suffered.
Despite his injuries though, you can see a sparkle in his eyes and when he smiles, his sincerity is written all over his face. Despite his learning disadvantages, you can see his determination to re-learn all that he has forgotten. Despite all that he has gone through, you can see his will to be a better person because of the accident and not feed off of other people's sympathy. MashaAllah, may Allah bless him.
It makes you think though, doesn't it? How one moment can change your life, completely. Moments like important exams, entering college, getting married or going out into the workforce, we can somewhat be prepared for and expect. But moments like these, incidents and accidents that affects you physically and emotionally. And these changes aren't mere life adaptation to a new surrounding or new people, but a total life change.
Tapi ini lah kehidupan. The challenge is change. May it be many small changes or one big change and may it come sooner or later, all of us will have to face these challenges. What we can do though, is to be better from them.
Of course, change is scary. The unfamiliar makes us nervous and unsure of ourselves. We worry and we are afraid.
But, what we have to keep in mind, is that God knows what is best for us. He wants what is best for us. Allah gives us only what we can manage. And no matter how bad the situation may seem, know that there is always a positive outcome. We just have to find it, work for it and be patient. And no matter how daunting a challenge may be, know that something better is waiting for us.
"Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere" - surah al-baqarah, ayat 155
I've had my share of challenges in the past year; health issues, surgery, college, family and losing a close friend who I cared for the most, really took a toll on me. But this ayat is what has kept me going.
Folded and tucked in the heart.
Assalaamualaikum..
