What a mess

If I were to write all of the things currently going on in my head, I bet many of you would scratch your head. A lot of it ends with a question mark, most are incomprehensible, all over the place and pretty chaotic. Luckily I made a brain filter, so most of the mess remained trapped inside, safely hidden from strangers' eyes.

I believe, overall, I'm a simple person. However, like what my brother just told me last night, I have a complicated mind. In my defense, most women tend to overthink. But then my brother said I'm not normal and told Emak to do some brainwashing on me. Emak backed me up, saying "She just thinks a lot, and differently from others." 

Right.

Oh well.

All of this makes me think (I'm sorry i can't help it, I don't have good control over my brain activity lol) of this sentence:

"Tidakkah kamu berfikir?" 

Sounds familiar? It was repeated countless time in the Quran, in many context. To list a few;







So there you go.

I'm just doing what I'm told to - think. Haha.

Here's hoping everyone can think like Jason Mraz and see this mess as a beautiful one, despite all the chaotic thoughts. Haha.

Kerana aku selalu lupa #16

 

"To each of you We prescribed a law and a method. Had Allah willed, He would have made you one nation [united in religion], but [He intended] to test you in what He has given you; so race to [all that is] good. To Allah is your return all together, and He will [then] inform you concerning that over which you used to differ." 5:48

So sad with what's happening in Egypt. Yes it is a test, but in a way I think it is a blessing in disguise. I keep wondering how it would be like if I were in their shoes. To abandon all worldly pleasures and just focus on jihad fisabilillah. Here I am comfortably sitting on my chair, rambling on my blog (which no one read anyway), while those Egyptians on the other hand, go out everyday with the possibility of dying any second. Death is constantly on their mind.

Live like you're dying.

Hence the blessing in disguise. The situation they are in acts like a constant reminder of how we can only depend on Allah.

"Sufficient for us is Allah , and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs." 3:173

How great it is to be in that kind of environment? I mean, being constantly reminded of Him.  Being close to Him. Every breath, every second.

As for yours truly, I wake up everyday thinking of what to do at work, what to eat for lunch, then dinner, who to spend the rest of my life with, then how many days it is for the weekend to arrive. How simple. How convenient.


How foolish.

2nd Law of Thermodynamics

Change is inevitable.

It is natural to change. To remain unchanged is against nature. You actually need effort to stay the same. As 2nd Law of Thermodynamics state:

The second law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of an isolated system never decreases, because isolated systems spontaneously evolve toward thermodynamic equilibrium—the state of maximum entropy. 

The last time I studied chemistry was during A-level. I can barely remember 1st Law of Thermodynamics, and I don't think we studied the second law. If we did, I completely forgot about it.

Entropy has many definitions, for simple minds like yours truly, we can look at entropy as a measure of disorder. The concept of the 2nd law suggests that system naturally progress from order to disorder. This means work or energy is needed to produce an ordered state. You need effort to be in order. To stay the same.

I don't know if my interpretation fits the thermodynamics world, neither do I care, I just think the law somehow proves my point. I'm not here to teach anyway.

My point is, everything changes. You change, I change. And yes, interests and priorities change. Especially with time..and other factors.

Whether it is for the better or worse..we don't and probably won't know.

There is one exception to the rule though: 

The one and only thing stable and constant;

Allah. 

Looking out

 You admire the stars you see, but the vast sky has so many things hidden still.

Bogoshipo

Allahumma ballighna Ramadhan.


I'm such in a good mood right now simply because Ramadhan is finally here! I don't want to be cliché but I really have been looking forward to this month especially because I've been distracted by a couple of issues lately.

I'm refocusing on my priorities. On what matters most. I'm easily distracted, so I hope I can get back on track this Ramadhan. Hait! Let's do this!

Of course it's better to be istiqamah when doing good deeds, rather than seasonal. But sometimes we need that accelerator, that enzyme, that extra push to do more. Especially when you are lazy Smak.


:)

To improve, God willing.  

Chillax~

"Chill la. If it is meant to be, it will be. Have faith in His plans."

That was one of my tweets from last month. Regarding what, you may ask. It is obvious, isn't it? Jodoh.

Being more than a quarter of century old now, I've noticed that this has become the most popular topic in my circle of friends. Especially women. 

Jodoh.

Although I sometimes do join the worry wagon just to have some fun, my usual reply would be;

"Kalau ada jodoh, ada lah."

Isn't every single thing we do, everything about us, has been destined from the very moment we were in our mothers' womb? So why the worry? Why, if I may ask, that we stressed ourselves over these matters as if we have the power to determine how things go. 

Admittedly, it is a pretty difficult concept to grasp, this destiny (read: takdir, qada qadar) thing. If I were to elaborate on this, I would probably run out of words (due to my limited vocab, haha). So I won't. This is perhaps for another day. 

I actually just want to share this article on being single that I think makes good sense:

http://www.saudilife.net/marriage/35923-while-you-are-single

Too often we hear singles saying ‘But I want to complete half of my deen!’ and I am always tempted to ask, ‘In what state is the other half?’

Marriage isn't everything.

Kerana aku selalu lupa #15

Say, "Not equal are the evil and the good, although the abundance of evil might impress you." So fear Allah , O you of understanding, that you may be successful.


Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): "Tidak sama yang buruk dengan yang baik, walaupun banyaknya yang buruk itu menarik hatimu. Oleh itu bertaqwalah kepada Allah wahai orang-orang yang berakal fikiran, supaya kamu berjaya.

Geez, why so difficult?
Best of luck dear self.