perspective of the prospective

bismillahirrahmanirrahim,

assalamualaikum wrb, 

alhamdulillahi rabbil 'alamin, all praises and thanks belong to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds, ar Rahman ar Raheem. we seek forgiveness of our and our parents' sins. and greetings upon Rasulullah SAW. 

it has been quite some time since i got back, and initially it felt like a belated summer holiday. but progressively, i am gradually trying to come into terms with the transition from being a student to, i guess the next stage of adult life, that may contain a lot of different, new things ranging from personal to professional... stuff. 

there is a bit of a struggle, for many of us presumably, to follow through with this transition. maybe some or a lot of withdrawal symptoms. we have been studying and going to school for most of our lives, and now it has come to an end, of course we are going to encounter some form of bump. and the fact that we have to jump onto a completely different stage, the working life, and a lot more responsibilities that entails, is most definitely not easy (it varies among different personalities). yes it's going to be weird, new, terrifying, exciting... but it is pretty inevitable, we know that right?

and it's weird maybe that I am writing as if I have been there already, or has been in the next stage for a while, and knowing what it would feel like and whatnot. i don't claim that at all, but what I am trying to carry through is some sort of mindsetting for myself especially, and if it is relevant for some of you then maybe including you. it's so important that we prepare ourselves mentally and spiritually entering into this new phase, just so we come into it somewhat positively, knowing what and why and how we are going into this big change. you know?

it was a deal you know? remember? study for a few years, do what we gotta do, pass our exams, and then come back to give back after being given? we are investment(s), and of course we want to be good investments and ones those are, are those which give good returns.   we should also remind ourselves to refresh our intentions. what good returns do we want to become? just a financial means? or way beyond that?

wherever we are in life (both literally and metaphorically)... we must remember that the reason why we are where we are is because Allah put us there. He decides for us to be where, so we must convince ourselves that His decisions are the best and indisputable and completely flawless. even when we cannot see the good, His wisdom is best. when we successfully internalize this, we would have less trouble of settling down and our main concern would be... heh it's funny now, bringing my point here is that wherever we are, our purpose of life, or main concern in life... will never change... back when we were students, it was the same thing... to serve Allah.. and guess what now we no longer are, we are still here to serve Allah. He is just sending and giving us different medium to explore, to gain more knowledge and to give us what we need, rather than what we want :') :'D ahhh how beautiful is He. 

personally, and maybe for some of you as well, i miss it already, the student life. but that's OK. it doesn't mean that i'm rebelling against where i am right now. my experiences for the past 4 years held a lot of great and not so great memories that really shaped who I am today, and it is OK to hold onto them. but at the same time, i need to get my head on the road ahead, whilst it is ok to look back sometimes. I pray that He guides me and strengthens me to improve myself, to be more thankful to Him, to seek more forgiveness from Him to continue on this journey and make the best out of where He wants me to be, as long as He is pleased with me. 

i don't imagine it's going to be easy, and that i am not going to complain or anything, i can't promise... all I know is that i have to get my intention right first and foremost. and when that one is right... when it is for Allah... He will drive us and what is left after the effort is to trust Him, and who is more trustworthy than Lord of all the Worlds? :') :') :')

take comfort that wherever we will go (metaphorically), it won't be in vain when we really internalize that Allah's plans for us are best and it's not about being easy, rather we should seek Allah more to give us strength to carry on with whatever in store for us. and do remember that throughout the things we don't like in life.. will come the things that we do like! insyaAllah :D it is also training us to be more patient hopefully aameen. 

astaghfirullahx3... may Allah protect me from wrong intentions, may He accept this from me, may He grant us guidance and strength for this next stage and become more submissive to Him alone aameen. 

pls forgive me for any err i may have caused you and may Allah grant us barakah on this holy day aameen!

p.s. don't forget to read surah al-Kahf today ;) Friday it's Friday... AIF.. alhamdulillah it's Friday! 

wassalam.

But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not (al Baqarah:216)