sometimes it's not about forgiving and forgetting. knowing the adverse inner thoughts a person has about you and which the same person has shared with various different people in his or her circle of acquaintances, is the only reason you need to stay away. albeit situations may have changed, perceptions may have been altered, the past has been forgotten, some things remain embedded in our minds like the engraved stones in the cemetery. it's not as simple as that but it sure is easier to feel this way.

having encountered exceptionally wonderful people, who are so different in the most extraordinary way, I begin to realise the unimaginable possibilities that exist in this world, albeit temporary. I'd love for this sort of amazement to continue, but I too one day hope that I would amaze someone I meet myself.

Memento Mori

"Central bankers need to be considered mortal because monetary policy has its limits. Those limits are now being reached, or at the very least approached, in some economies."

Green Grass of Tunnel

Would you meet me by the water baby?

Kapow!

The truth is, I can't relate to humans because I am not human. Kapow!

The Playground

One of my favorite quotes is "there is no such thing as idle time". I tried searching for the source but can't find it somehow. If I can recall correctly it was said by Imam Al-Ghazali. The story goes,  he was at the playground with a group of other kids. When asked why wasn't he playing like the rest,  he replied "I am not like the other kids"

True to his words, he became one of the most influential people in the history of Islam. His philosophy is so profound that it takes a great deal of patience and intelligence to read his books. 

2 07

Oh, we shared some ideas
All obsessed with fame
Says we're all the same


Oh, I don't see it that way
I don't see it that way

How different are you from other kids at the playground?

The chase

"We would like to take credit for a lot of what we do and who we are but so much of it involves other things that have nothing to do with us. It's pure circumstance" Hamza Yusuf

Going back to 2 nights ago when I came home a lil later than usual because I got caught up with work. I started to wonder, why am I doing this? am I learning all these new things because I am chasing after something or am I chasing to learn?
If it's the former, have I considered the materiality of what I'm chasing and if it's the latter, have I defined the end game?

When it comes to defining success, perhaps I am way more conservative than I'd like to acknowledge.
I truly believe that success, whatever it may be, comes from blessings and that quote up there illustrates reality because all my life I am convinced that I have been blessed with things I don't deserve. Until when am I going to depend on all that spillover blessings? There is a dire need to purify my intention and my purpose in everything (especially work right now as it occupies so much of my time)


P/s- Don't forget to stay unassuming