Eid mubarak to you and all your loved ones =)
May the spiritual awareness in every day be like a day of Ramadhan, and may we (or more specifically, I) take the valuable lessons learnt during this blessed month, and strive successfully to implement them in the best manner possible until, insha’Allah, Ramadhan 2010 arrives =)
The past two weeks have been a great break from the daily grind of hospital routine, and i’ve been blessed with the time to take a step back, change gear and focus on other important (and not-so-important) things. I must admit i’ve spent time in the hospital for project work unrelated to the daily service provision, which i guess could be construed as being extremely “geeky” of me, but i had to get the project work done at some point so i refuse to allow my hip alter-ego bully the nerd within me. They must learn to co-exist and share =)
I’ve gotten to know the beautiful Book at a renewed pace, and am feeling its resonance within my psyche with more clarity, alhamdulillah. I know that i’m slightly biased, but it really is fascinating reading in itself. The directness of it all- the stories, the recounting of events and turbulence and heights and falls of peoples and prophets from such a distant time, the warning and the promise – there’s a direct resonance with the heart. I can’t really put it into words, there is a resonance with something so core to your central being. The Qur’an speaks to your heart in a language which isn’t in a tangible, earth-bound form. I can’t claim to even be in the ball-park of understanding what exactly is going on, all i can say i recognise this to be the Truth, in a way that all the project work and phds, literature and academia of the world can never be.
And all praise is due to the Lord of the worlds =)
We will never have enough time.
We’re fast approaching the middle of this beautiful month, as witnessed by the half-way moon gracing dusky purple skies after the Maghrib prayers. Initially I had been planning to keep a ramadhan log this year, a la yoshi style, however unfortunately it never left the ground due to a multitude of factors; namely my lack of time, energy, and clarity of mind as I struggled to keep my patience whilst fasting with people around me, and myself.
I have the next two weeks away from work, which i took off purposely in order to focus my time and my efforts on ibadah and drawing close to Him. I have so much to do, I don’t even know where to start.
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