the dinner again
August 5th, 2003 byThe revelation didn’t dawn upon me or hit me or smack me. It also didn’t surprise me, punch me, throw itself on me, trip me over, sneak up on me, hide in my backpack, or call me on my cell in the middle of dinner.
It chose, as per instructions from above, to settle onto me. Compared to its arrival, a dawn would have been too fast.
The note said “Let go. I’ll send more. Trust me”.
Letting go isn’t easy. Sometimes, the glues that bind are just that. Glues.
I’m going to be ok. Peace will come eventually.
You just have to breath one heartbeat at a time.
August 6th, 2003 at 10:47 am
yeah. and thats the hard part.
hope ya feel better man
August 6th, 2003 at 10:48 am
oh and keep writing..:)
August 6th, 2003 at 10:39 pm
Ahh, but see, it’s the remembering to breathe that’s the hard part sometimes.
Insha’Allah for your eventual peace.
August 7th, 2003 at 3:08 am
The lows are what make the highs all the more worthwhile. Remember, it always gets better. You just gotta hold on.
August 7th, 2003 at 10:42 am
does it always get better?
August 8th, 2003 at 12:28 am
yaser and I were discussing about this post and i suggested that you had to let go of that blanket you loved so much.
now we also dicussed what that blanket symbolizes: comfort, protection, a cover from the outside world.
the loss of the blanket can be equated to growth from innocence to experience, a rite of passage if you will.
Now, the loss of the blanket could mean that you’ve gained confidence and are no longer in need of that protection, but it could also mean that you feel insecure.
of course this is all speculation, you could just tell us what it means. :p
August 8th, 2003 at 2:41 am
Yep, it does get better.
Adnan, remember back to all the horrible painful times in your life. We’ve all had them. But we move past, grow beyond and file and box those moments. They leave only the faintest scars and in time, even scars will fade.
August 8th, 2003 at 10:24 am
scars? fade? what?
tell that to a burn victim.
August 8th, 2003 at 12:35 pm
yaser keeps scrathing his scars. don’t listen to him.
August 8th, 2003 at 1:55 pm
I hink Adnan should major in English.
August 8th, 2003 at 1:55 pm
*think
August 8th, 2003 at 7:17 pm
the symbolism came from yaser,
but yaser said the loss of the blanket meant a gain in confidence, while I suggested that it was a sign of insecurity. I think I think my analysis is correct because the note said “Trust me.”
August 8th, 2003 at 7:30 pm
y’all suck.
August 8th, 2003 at 11:23 pm
“the loss of the blanket can be equated to growth from innocence to experience, a rite of passage if you will.”
Hmmm.
Gain experience —> Gain confidence
August 9th, 2003 at 12:56 am
if there is a gain in confidence then why is there an unwillingness to let go?
August 9th, 2003 at 2:02 pm
‘Cause clinging to familiar things is easier? But then… yeah, I see your point. And it’s a good one, too.
August 9th, 2003 at 9:48 pm
where is waleed? we miss you man. come back!
and why do the links to websites in the comment box not open up in a new window…
that’s a problem with a lot of sites. one simple tag to fix it all: target=”_blank”
grrr.
August 11th, 2003 at 12:09 am
forget “where’s waldo.”
new question of the…week? no, decade…”where’s waleed?”
yo, you need to come back and validate adnan and yaser’s theories here. Our resident techies are pychologists in the making. Who woulda thought? Great, just great. =)
(And no, you guys can’t have those voices in my head. I’m attached to them. Insecurity what?)
August 11th, 2003 at 1:19 pm
To answer some, to answer all:
The best familiarity lies that with being close to Allah. The most comfortable blanket is the layer of faith of/from Him.
But like all, like clothes, faith wears out and needs to be renewed. Signs exist, left and right, but comprehension is a rare fruit, and not of all seasons.
Is letting go of familiar items the same as gaining experience and therefore confidence through experience?
debateable.
discussable.
doable.
I’ll post this later, so we can all talk it out.
Alhamdulilah, I am well. For I spent the weekend with Maryam.