Let me use my purpose discovery journey as an example. Life experiences are the chapters that make up a successful and complete story. But to be frank, the chapters of my life before 2018, is something I won't be happy reading in the story of any youth. Chill, don't judge the story until I have landed.
Before 2018, I was NEVER a notorious teen, NEVER a dull child, NEVER regarded as ill-mannered, NEVER uncultured, I was NEVER corrupt, and I was NEVER what negativity many of you may be imagining in your head right now lol, but before 2018, I WAS NOTHING NEAR TO BEING AN IMPERFECT PERFECT HUMAN TALK MORE OF A MUSLIMAH.
Have you been in a situation where, you know you are doing something, but you don't know WHY you are doing it, you are not in the hospital, but you are sick, you are not doing anything, but you are always weak, you have food, but don't feel like eating, yes, that's an overview of ME before 2018. Just like many Gen zeal youths, I was lost, confused, and I lived a touch and go life, no aim, no goal, no focus, nothing, just a wandering soul living a life of no sense.
As a muslim, before 2018, aside the normal habit of reading Suratul mulk and a few other surahs before going to bed, which my mum always made sure we do, I CAN COUNT how many times I read the Qur'an IN A YEAR, meaning I hardly read it. Not that I couldn't recite the Qur'an, no, I could and still can, but my ignorant and lost self never saw the need to pick my Quran and read it.
I was as a good as a living dead whose bright future was staring at her right in the face, but the hole of confusion and disarray I was in was TOO DARK for any light to penetrate through it. But then, Allah as the ever merciful and omnipotent God, brought me out of the dark hole I was in.
My whole life took a UNIQUE U TURN when Allah tested me with something I never imagined I would be a victim of, and it was through that test that my life became blessed. After wandering around like a pathless breeze in search of my "WHY," my life moved from MEANINGLESS to PURPOSEFUL the very day I picked my Quran, read it, pondered about the meaning of each word of Allah, and sincerely asked Allah to fill my life with his light.
If only I can explain that feeling in writing, I would gladly do that lol, but the it cannot be explained nor understood until you have experienced it, and I'm sure majority of us would grab.
Dear brethren, if you are a wandering or lost soul seeking to find guidance and clarity on your purpose as a human and Muslim, I want you to know that music is not a remedy, using sedatives is not going to reduce your pain, and thinking of suicide is and will never be the solution to your problem. Yes, because both the problem you are facing and the solution to it LIES WITH ALLAH ALONE!
This is a stage in life that many of us are bound to experience, but before it graduates to a stage where you start loosing it and you can't deal with it anymore, please go back to Allah first! Make his book(the Quran) your best friend, and ponder about the meaning of each word.
If you seek that guidance from anything other than Allah, then I can promise you that this time around, you won't just be wandering around like a lost soul, but you will drown in the pool of confusion that will lead to your destruction, if Allah choose to watch you drown.
Lastly, I want to advise every industrious muslim youth out there, that in as much as you are pursuing your passion for something, in as much as you are striving to attain your goals in life, please do not ever neglect your Deen, do not ever abandon the Quran, and do not ever procrastinate or neglect your salat, for without these three things, everything you do will end up in vain.
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