Thoughts 2

1. Everyone is so infused by the idea of perfection. But that's the thing, perfection doesn't exist in this world. The goal here isn't towards perfection. Then, what's the goal here? To always turn to Allah whenever we screw up.

2. Want and need differs from one another. Always ask ourselves whether we want this or we need this?

3. Bad things always happen to good people? Is it really a bad thing? Or is it just a blessing in disguise? Maybe those things happened because we need it. It gives us liberation and thus free us from the things that drown us.

4. Are you in love? Are you sure? Or you're just in love with your perception of love and the idea of it? You're just in love with the idea of being with someone? The expectation you have in your mind?

5. The thing is, we just need to be real with ourselves. Even if it scares us. We just can't be in denial with ourselves. Don't lie to ourselves just because we can't face the truth. Face the music, because if we don't, sooner or later, it's gonna bite us so hard and hurt us even more.

6.  We tend to have this misconceptions about soulmates. That we only have one soulmate. Do we? That once we found "the one", everything is going to be perfect and we're gonna live "happily ever after". Fairy tale doesn't exist.

7. The reality is, love requires work. Not only with your partner, but with the people around you. You need to straighten your love. Even with Allah. Think about it. The obedient we are towards our parents, how we treat them with ehsan, they will love us even more. My point is, it needs work. You can't expect that someone to love you unconditionally, no matter what.

8. Those butterflies that you have in your tummy. Is that really love? Or is it just infatuation? Just because we have those feelings, we tell ourselves that it is love?

9. True love is more than that. It is deeper. It consist emotions, the character of a person. How both souls blend. And for the love of the creator. How the creator created someone for you, someone to share a life with in the remembrance of Him.

10.  If a person wants to change. He should at least try. Along the way, prolly he would screw up. But the thing is, don't give up no matter what. Perseverance is the key.

11. The thing is, I know what I want in my life. I have goals. Though, there are a lot of things that I still haven't figure out. But I am taking everything into action. So just because we have different perception, you don't have the rights to diss and change my perception. You don't even have to agree with me, but that won't stop me from achieving my goals.

12. I've come a long way to be where I am now. And I am forever blessed and grateful that I have been given the hidayah and the ease to go through this journey. Insyaallah, in future too.

13. People are actually selfish creatures. we think about our own benefits first without thinking about others. I think the least we could do is try to train our mind to think first before we act. It is going to take a while and it ain't easy.

14. If a person wants to change, they should take action now. Rather than telling themselves that "I will change, next year. I will change when I get married." How sure are you that you're going to change if you can't even take action now? The key here is to take baby steps. Atleast, bit by bit.

15. It is truly sad how the world have become. Where being a transgender publicly is the new definition of bravery. Where exchanging nudity is the new norm. What has happened? Corruption is everywhere. And I am deeply sadden that people put their personal greed first before anything else.

16. You do kindness to please Him. You do kindness, and you will get kindness. Don't expect it from the creations but expect it from the creator. And it'll make you content.

17. What you give is what you get. and it might take a while to actually get what you give.

18. I came to realise that sometimes it's just better to keep your opinion to yourself because not everyone would understand you and not everyone will agree with you and even if they disagree with you, they can't seem to agree to disagree.

19. If you know the thing that you're doing triggers your negative emotions, don't you think it's better if you just stop whatever you're doing? What's the point of feeling emotional and sad? To what benefit does it give you?

20. I find it hard, still. To balance everything out. To balance work life and personal life as well as spiritual all together. I am struggling to balance it all out.

21. I guess this is what most of us are going through. I feel jaded and lost at times, even if my life is preoccupied with work. Isn't it obvious? The human heart will always be yearning for Him?

22. Writing this helps me. Writing this is a reminder in a way.

23. Each people that you know, that is in your life, there is a reason why they are in your life, even if you just cross path with that person in just a glimpse, there is a reason why that person is in your life. As a lesson, as a reminder, as a helper, as someone who makes you stronger, whatever it is, there is always a reason.

24. Pray to Him for guidance. Trust Him and InsyaAllah He will always always guide you with reminders all around you. Whatever that you're going through. There's always a hikmah behind it. Sabr and trust Him.

25. At the end of the day, it is you who have to make the first effort, it is you who has to figure out what you want, what kind of a person you want to be and end up to be. 10% is the surrounding, 90% is you.