2010 - 1431 Hijri
Original Post Date: December 30, 2010 at 10:19am (#Facebook)
Another year passed by with all months full of days and all days full of hours of smiles and happiness, joys and sorrows. I think it is same every year. The only difference is our approach to live through these moments. This difference comes with number of years one has spent in this world. Some call it wisdom, some may refer to it as maturity however I define it as "knowing the reality". Just like always, this year brought many new things in my life - two of my brothers got beautiful daughters, year started with remarkable changes from Pilgrimidge to Mecca for Haj, got a good appraisal with few bonus, my Fiance's good results in her medical academics, winning the hearts of our parents and many more. And since life is an example of equilibrium, there were sorrows mixed with joys that really made difference. I lost a very good cousin (Tariq bhai) who was a kind hearted soul that I knew, I lost hundreds of Pakistanis because of terrible flood, terrorism, extreme economic burden, felt the pain that how we are just living our lives without caring for our identity, our country and how mean we are when we think about it. I also found deep inside me twinge I have for human sufferings. This year was a blend of all tastes and as I said it has always been the same since Day 1 on earth. It is me who just realized all this in this year! Now when I look at 2011/1432 Hijri, it is full of new things, excitement, ambiguities hidden in surprises which have "fear and wonder" as a powerful combination and which do give one a reason to be proactive and plan. I will pray and wish to be an obedient son, loving brother for my family, a trustworhty friend and a perfect husband! I for sure know that it gets tougher with every passing day but in the end isnt that what we all look forward to? I probably need to stick to the right path by getting closer to the reason I am here for on this earth. And to conclude...
Many years have passed by
How many years more to go?
If I could find a reason to give you a smile
I will do anything to do so.
Happy New Year!
Maaz Ahsan
30 Dec 2010
