We are still enjoying the month of Ramadhan. Some people do reflect during this month, thinking how hard to change, contemplating why is it so hard to be the head of the family. Some do wonder responsibility comes with challenges. To change others starts by changing yourself. That is why a friend of mine, whose mother is an MP, told me they need not worry if the family is having problem, because they know they have people around to care for the family, so the mother is able to concentrate on her roles as an MP. So, not only you need yourself to change others, you need the environment which include people around you so that they can help to change/maintain you.
To my brother, you see, you imagine if you can think of all this back ago when you were in school. You don't just think about how you need to strive for yourself, it also for the cause of helping your family, if not for your ummah/nation. Now you realise how important it is to stand on your two feet with your own strength, no more support from Pa and Ma. They have been standing to support us long enough; when we were young they care for us; when we were in school, they check on us; when were in uni, they trust us. After all that, we should be free. Free in a sense that we should not make Pa and Ma worry about us walking on our two feet.
The reason why I ask you to help and look for the younger ones is because when I were young, Pa and Ma look after me, so in order to pay back all what they have given to me until today is by helping them to look after you. Now, it is your turn to help our younger ones. Money is not everything, our love to our parents is far more valued. This is the first step to lessen Pa's and Ma's burden. From there, you learn how to look after your family. The training starts without you remember when you actually started to stand and walk. One day, when we all become the pillar of our own family, you will appreciate the gift from Allah for giving us big family. Pa and Ma look after us, we look after younger sisters and brothers. The next step we look after spouse(s) and kid(s). The next step is neighbor, then the village, then the town, then city, nation and world in general. That is the path as a khalifah. Khalifah face khilaf when people disagree. So, even 1 word helps to explain the reality, you will be challenged.
So, we learn. Everyday we see and ponder new things. Like I said, 1 word has more meanings than what we think we already understand/know. That is why people like Bro. Fazrul said, you need to really understand what is the semantic or the meaning of the word that you choose because it can move you, and it thus move others.
I see now you have changed and learned from the past years about the opportunity given to us to live and change and to lead. So, continue on. Why not we continue learning Arabic to better understand the world and how things are related. E.g. when people say mustaqeem, you only think of straight path, but do you realise in the world mustaqeem there is istiqoma which is to be steadfast, and then there is also qooma, which is the word stand/perform. So, all of those things are related. Same goes with kitab, it is the book of what has been written, but the Quran is not the keeper of what has been written, but it is all about what has been read/told.
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We walk and think
To my brother, you see, you imagine if you can think of all this back ago when you were in school. You don't just think about how you need to strive for yourself, it also for the cause of helping your family, if not for your ummah/nation. Now you realise how important it is to stand on your two feet with your own strength, no more support from Pa and Ma. They have been standing to support us long enough; when we were young they care for us; when we were in school, they check on us; when were in uni, they trust us. After all that, we should be free. Free in a sense that we should not make Pa and Ma worry about us walking on our two feet.
The reason why I ask you to help and look for the younger ones is because when I were young, Pa and Ma look after me, so in order to pay back all what they have given to me until today is by helping them to look after you. Now, it is your turn to help our younger ones. Money is not everything, our love to our parents is far more valued. This is the first step to lessen Pa's and Ma's burden. From there, you learn how to look after your family. The training starts without you remember when you actually started to stand and walk. One day, when we all become the pillar of our own family, you will appreciate the gift from Allah for giving us big family. Pa and Ma look after us, we look after younger sisters and brothers. The next step we look after spouse(s) and kid(s). The next step is neighbor, then the village, then the town, then city, nation and world in general. That is the path as a khalifah. Khalifah face khilaf when people disagree. So, even 1 word helps to explain the reality, you will be challenged.
So, we learn. Everyday we see and ponder new things. Like I said, 1 word has more meanings than what we think we already understand/know. That is why people like Bro. Fazrul said, you need to really understand what is the semantic or the meaning of the word that you choose because it can move you, and it thus move others.
I see now you have changed and learned from the past years about the opportunity given to us to live and change and to lead. So, continue on. Why not we continue learning Arabic to better understand the world and how things are related. E.g. when people say mustaqeem, you only think of straight path, but do you realise in the world mustaqeem there is istiqoma which is to be steadfast, and then there is also qooma, which is the word stand/perform. So, all of those things are related. Same goes with kitab, it is the book of what has been written, but the Quran is not the keeper of what has been written, but it is all about what has been read/told.
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We walk and think
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