Sunday, March 30, 2014

The price of wanting goodness for yourself and others

There are times in life when one feels that because you see goodness and you want goodness; out of a thing or someone you put your best effort to bring out that goodness in someone; so that in shaa Allah some of the goodness will also rub on you and bring you closer to Allah swt's blessings. No matter what the challenge. No matter what people say. All because you think you see the 'potential' that exists.

Sometimes things may not be what they seem. What if what you think you see isn't real ; or just a smokescreen ? What if what you see is what you want to see out of your zealous eagerness of wanting the goodness of someone to actually materialize; when in actual fact it really isn't there? What do you do then?

I think today of all days there exist two situations in which I am inclined to feel I may be wrong about some people and their situations. I do believe I have overstepped my boundaries in wanting what is right for them; as it might be that I have become confused as to what this really ought to be. That what I want is not what they want; no matter how right I think it is.

Perhaps it is indeed true what they say : You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink.
You know, I think I have tried my best. I am now older than I used to be before with more responsibilities and less energy. Perhaps I best concentrate my remaining energy on what really matters. And who. So a thousand apologies to everyone out there who might have come away from me thinking " Yeah you think you might have said the right thing; but duh..do I need to hear it? " My sincere wish is only goodness for everyone whom I know, love and care about. As a responsibility and because I care.

Assalamualaikum.

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