A Test
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. At times of ease, I always tell myself that if I were to face harsh times, I must be fully prepared for the worst. It is as if I can maintain my composure when dealing with difficulties. That was what I thought and yet, I could not even hold my tears when hearing a news that broke my heart. We can easily ask people to do this and that, whilst we are the one who'd be struggling to practise what we preached. Allah is merely testing me on this one thing that I've always asked from Him - to make my heart feels resigned if things don't go the way I want them to be. It's actually hard to be patient, it's difficult to not get disappointed if we have already put high hopes in something that we really really really want to happen. I must admit that I have a problem dealing with my own heart, especially jealousy (I silently pray that it is not going to transform me into a girl with hasad). I don't want to stay the same me, I want to be mo...