LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
Indeed
life isn’t easy but who said it was going to be easy? It’s a road full of ups
and downs and as we call it a road, we should know that bumps are bound to be
there. For some it’s a little bumpier than others but then that’s called life!
However, it’s unfair to complain about things we don’t have or have lost
without appreciating all that we got in return but in the hassle of this busy
life we all forget to thank the Almighty for whatever he did give us. What I at
times find ironic is that we’re too busy to appreciate what we have, yet have
ample time to complain about what we don’t have!
Jumping out of the bed,
I look around and find hundreds of things that could have been better but can’t
seem to spot the best items! I open my wardrobe and can’t seem to find
something perfect even though it’s overloaded with clothes already! I spend my
day cribbing about things, how do I teach in class ,am I an effective teacher
,how can I take a surprise quiz, always have two assignments at a time which
are due tomorrow, get less marks to me on my project and more to the one who
copied off the internet and it goes on! I keep busy with my job,study and
household chores everyday, at times complain to my husband who just keeps
saying hmmm hmmm to every problem and had few time to spend with me (to myself)
how he is not bothered to solve my issues without thinking how he was at least
giving time to listen to what I have to say. Most couples today don’t even do
that! And maybe he is not intervening to give me more space and make me
independent!
While I’m complaining about a hundred things around me, I come
across all types of people from all ages and phases of life who aren’t content
with what life has given them. Some whine about being fat, while others are
wearing full sleeves and layers of clothing to hide themselves because they are
religious. Some aren’t happy with their short hair, while others complain their
long hair are such a mess and difficult to handle and then we find those who
grumble about being short while the rest are shy of being tall! And amidst all
this, we hear the clichéd statement, “Oh I would be the happiest person alive
if I had your hair, figure or height.” And we all know nobody is the happiest person
because it’s human nature not to be content with what you have, one keeps
asking for more.
The
day ends and I tell myself how everything is unfair. I close my eyes hoping
tomorrow will be better and it’s the same! Life will continue to be unfair until
I change my approach! And then one day I change the way I look at things around
me only to realize that everything is just so beautiful! I get up early morning
and see the pleasant weather in Laam and the sun shining through the clouds, I
spend my day appreciating the small blessings in life and realize how a
positive approach makes life easier for me! I get done at whatever time and spend
time with friends and family. With them I realize I have people to lean on to,
to enjoy with, to laugh with, and to have fun with! Spending time with them
relaxes me, I get to be myself without the fear of being judged or criticized.
They make me realize how loved I am and how beautiful life is with their
presence.
All in
all, in today’s busy life we are too caught up with things to enjoy the simple
pleasures life has to offer, which we fail to notice. Take out time to pray and
enjoy the rain and sip a cup of coffee while watching the rain pour down. Watch
a small child play, listen to the songs that take you back to the time you
first heard them and you will realize what you have been missing on in the
hassle of this busy life. Look at the beauty of relationships like friendship
and love life and stop taking them for granted to find out we are left with a
very few to cherish
Stop
wasting life complaining and whining about what’s fair and what’s unfair and
what went wrong and what you don’t have! Life is too short to spend it like
that. Just look at what went right and what’s good around you. Appreciate the
nice things around you and realize everyone’s life has ups and downs and bumps,
but it’s still beautiful at the end of the day!
Life
is incomplete without family! No matter how successful you become, how many
friends you make, or where you go in life the importance of family remains the
same as it was when you were a baby. And as gossip girl says, “when it comes to
family, we’re all still children at heart no matter how old we get we always
need a place to call home because without the people you love most you can’t
help but feel all alone in the world!” So, being grateful, pray and dhua
makes life positive.
Thank You!
Aminath Riza (PGDE2.MIC.Laam
