Starry nights

Bismillah


Have you ever feel bored seeing the sky at night full of stars?
Not me.
I can never get enough of them.
There are nights I would long to see them.
There are nights I am happy and delighted and feel very grateful to see them. Watching those bright stars are definitely mesmerizing, calming. Stunningly beautiful. Literally so.

HOwever, there would be times when there were tears coming down my cheek because those stars reminded me of my beloved ones, ohana. I wish the would see the amazing sight too. I hope they are as bright too, no matter how everything else is dark around them.
I will be praying that the Creator of such beauty would protect those beloved to me.

I wonder how much have I done to make sure I will get into Jannah that has unimaginable beauty for eternity and how much have I done to make sure those around me would be with me then. Maybe we are apart now. But always, in our prayers, till Jannah.

O Allah, grant us Your mercy, blessings and forgiveness.

I miss the night when I left Cappadocia, it was graced by such a beautiful sky full of stars <3

and this was one night before that :) it was raining. 

#melancholy
#flyingbackhome
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The Eyes of a Talisman

Bismillah

"Hanya jauhari mengenal manikam"

Familiar with the idiom? It is true indeed. But no matter how often I encountered such situations (that proves the above idiom); I would still be surprised. 

During our tour in Cappadocia, we are brought to a carpet factory(Actually, it is more than a factory. It is an institute that keeps the carpet-weaving industry alive; an institute that recruits the masters to teach the younger generations and also providing a place for them to sell their own masterpieces (very beautiful pieces! Seeing is believing). After the tour around the institution, we were brought into their gallery that is full of amazing pieces; of various sizes, designs, colours, types and fine quality. And being a forgetful person, I always need to repeat my questions (of what type those carpets are: wool/ silk/ cotton/ combination of any). And the uncle would tell me the answer just by having a glance at the piece I was pointing. In awe, I could not help but to ask "How could you tell just by glancing at it?". And he replied with a humble smile: "I've been working in this industry for 20 years and these are the only things I need to be expert in. Unlike you, you need to keep on updating yourself, expanding your knowledge, learning new skills and technologies. This is my day in and day out job, that's why it is easy for me". I don't know why, but somehow his smile and statement gave me some sort of motivation to me =)

May I become the expert in my field too; and exert such passion and diligence in my work. Thank you pakcik! (and sorry I didn't get your name. Jazakallahu khairan kathira pakcik)

#inspired

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