Bismillah
Rafiki hits Simba head with a stick
“Awww what was that for ?”
“It doesn’t matter, it’s in the past.”
“Yeah, but it still hurts.”
“Ouh yes the past can hurt, but the way I see it- you can either run from it or learn from it.”
-The Lion King.
Lion king is one of my favourite disney movie, the movie that never fail to make me cry like a baby :’)
Simba had to go through many challenges to become a King.
There is also a point in Simba’s life that he wanted to give up.
Same as our life, we have to face many challenges to achieve our goals,
And of course our ultimate goal is to get Allah blessings and enter Jannah.
We will never escape from pain,
Every pain that we’re going through, will hurt us and you know what ?
It will also shape us to be a stronger and better person.
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ – 2:155
And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient,
I always remind my friends this thing every time they feel like they’re a failure for not getting good marks and slow in studies,
“It’s okay if you didn’t achieve what you wanted. It’s okay if you’re slower from others, The important thing is you really understand what you’re learning.
Don’t ever give up, always be grateful for what you got. Then Allah will give you more.”
And if your friends are having a hard time, try to comfort them and listen to their stories.
Exchange your “shoes” with theirs.
Because in life you don’t only learn from your own experiences, you can also learn from others.
😉
Our life journey will never be the same, like how our thumbprint are different from others.
Things will fall into place when the time is right so learn to enjoy the journey.
Dear Sofia 