Gratitude

I might have written about this before, I will write about it (again) anyway.

From a very young age we've been taught to say "thank you" whenever someone else offered us something or did something we asked them to do as a way to show gratitude and appreciation, "please & thank you" were the two words that were most important for us to know as we grew up.

When someone does something nice for you no matter how small or simple it is, showing appreciation to that person means a lot to them regardless of what relationship they may have (Father-son, Mother-daughter, friend-friend...etc). It is not necessary to say the words "thank you" but it can also be shown in ways other than words by giving something back or returning the favour even if that person was not expecting anything in return and was just doing it for the sake of helping. It is an extremely amazing feeling when you help someone out and they show genuine appreciation towards what you did!

But....

When you try time and time again to do all that is in your power to get a thank you, when you do everything that you possibly can no matter how big or small to feel appreciated,  when you drain every ounce of energy you have to get everything done when asked to prove yourself, but never got anything of what was mentioned. No thank you's, no appreciation, no nothing.

What now?
Do I keep trying? Do I stop? Do I speak up? It hurts, it really does. When you do ALL that you are capable of and more and still get put down and demotivated, I might not show it but it fucking hurts deep down inside and I can't do anything about it.

Bottom line: APPRECIATING WHAT PEOPLE DO FOR YOU MEANS THE WORLD TO THEM, EVEN IF THEY DO NOT SHOW IT, IT DOES, SO IF YOU DON'T APPRECIATE WHAT'S BEEN DONE FOR YOU, YOU'RE AN IDIOT.

CTRL + N = 2012

2011 was a year that would be best described as a roller-coaster for the majority of us, had its ups and downs but we managed - one way or another - to pull through until the end. Here we are only 3 days through the new year, take this chance to make a change in your life.
Learn from the mistakes you did last year, avoid the negativity, forgive, hold on to what made you smile, open a new page for a fresh start. Don't let what happened last year hold you down. Every new day is a chance from God to start over and live your life.
Take a second, take a deep breath and think about what YOU want to achieve this year, what YOU want to accomplish - not others. Make something out of yourself and seize every chance you get, make every day count, make every moment memorable.

Acceptance

There is a high percentage of people that still have their brains locked to the stone-age way of thinking. They need to recognize that our world is changing, people in the same countries but are from completely different backgrounds, personalities, races..etc. Some people are prejudice against certain races just because of something that happened to them once upon a time. No, that is not an excuse.


We watch shows that talk about this topic over and over again, but we do not realize the seriousness of this issue, it's not just "another problem", people are beings targeted for being from a certain race or nationality. Why should those people be blamed for something that they didn't even do but others from the same nationality did? They're not the ones to blame and that is NOT the way it should be handled.


What's even worse is that we see prejudice right here among us, in this tiny country. People seek perfection in every way, but that does not mean you should treat someone else like shit because they come from a certain family or a certain part of the country. What's even WORSE than that is that parents are the ones who implant those ideas in their children's minds, no, that's not right AT ALL.
I'm not saying you are obligated to accept and love everyone, but you don't need to show your hatred towards people just because you feel like it.
Think about it this way, someone else might treat you the same way you're treating the ones you "hate". What goes around comes around, even Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) said
 أن تحب للناس ما تحب لنفسك, و تكره لهم ما تكره لنفسك, و أن تقول خيرا أو تصمت
Keep that in mind, before doing/saying something stupid "just because",remember that karma will get you back. After all, we're all human, made of mud, no one has a reason to look down on any one else.

Guess who's back

It's been forever since I last posted something on here, problem is I tried recovering my password and it wasn't working, you guys know the drill. So yeah anyways, I'm back, I will be posting new blog posts very very soon, I have L O A D S to say oh man. Ok, I guess that's it. You shall hear from me soon :D

What about me?

Why do I always have to be the one that listens to what others have to say, but when I have to say something I'm neglected?
Why do I always have to be the one that makes sacrifices for the sake of others' happiness when they don't give a shit about mine?
Why do I always put everyone else as my priority when they only see me as an option?
It's always me that plays the "I'm-always-here-for-you" part.
Well guess what? I've had enough, I give and I give and I give, but what am I receiving? A simple "Thank you" would do just fine, but no, nothing.
I have my own life to worry about, I can't always be there for you! You should get that.
I'm mentally exhausted from all this overwhelming drama throwing itself at me everywhere I turn, seriously, stop it. I've had more than enough of this bullshit and I'm tired of being ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU.
Try listening to me for once in your over dramatic life.

The gift of God

Family.

A mother, a father, brothers and sisters. Where can I start with this?

The second you were born, both your parents teared up with tears of joy of seeing their newly born baby, as you grow up they start planning what's best for you to do in life, take care of you, make sure you're happy, get you the right education, give you advice as you go along in life, and most important of all, love you.

At some point you'll form your own group of friends in school thinking you'd have them forever, you ignore your parents' advice about those kids you're hanging out with because you guys are insanely close... Of course, this will lead to fights and arguments with your parents, constantly. Someday, those friends will turn their backs on you and get new ones, erase whatever memory you have with them leaving you with nothing, all you're left with is regret. You regret not taking your parents' advice about those "friends"...

No friend is worth losing your family over.

Parents always know what's best for their children.

Friends come and go, but family is forever.

You're allowed to have best/close friends, but family ALWAYS comes first.

Be thankful for what you have (Your family), a lot of people aren't privileged with having a family. 

Back to reality

Lips kissed with the sound of silence
Eyes wandering at the back of my head
Roaming around in my imagination
Analyzing, reliving, feeling each memory
Faded whispers in my head echoing in my ears
Overwhelmed with those feelings
Yet unable to speak, not even a word
Words tangle up at the tip of my tongue
Then clutter down, one by one like beads from a necklace
My mind's compressed with a thousand ton of thoughts
My words come out in the form of burning tears
Speechless, reality stitched my lips from speaking
As I go on, my heart grows colder
My fragile soul seeks strength
Will you be my savior? Will you be my salvation?
Will you be my escape?
Hold my hand, look into my eyes, mend my wounds
Let the sun shine in my world again