I came across this and it brought bitter sweet memories. It's something I wrote back in 2011. Alhamdulillah for keeping us on His Path admist this chaos called life. So, I thought to share here.....
I have chosen to take this road that seems so rough to many people.I feel scared too because we are not many on this road.I have to bear criticism,I have to bear insults, I have to bear abuse and neglect. I have to go through fear,hurt and pain but they are only meant to make me stronger.I have stumbled, I have fallen, I have turned to the easy path yet I have risen and turned back towards this path. The other path has many routes and there's so much fun on it. It's filled with pomp, glitter and light but they never last. It feels like the whole world is on that path. However, it's just an illusion, at the end of that road is darkness, loneliness and destruction.
My companions on this path are few,they are those who can see the light when others don't.They are those who know that relief comes after hardship.They are those who believe in the unseen promise.They are those who call to all that is good and forbid what is evil. They are those who uphold the truth even if their lives are at stake. They are those who pick me up when I fall, give me a shoulder to cry on and remind me of the need to be strong. They do not call me to enjoy all the pleasures offered by this world, rather they call me to prepare for a better life from what this life offers. They offer smiles even when they are in pain, they give even when they are in need.They are strange to others, yet well known to each other. They do not fear the blame of the blamers, rather they fear having to account for whatever they do. They are people who seek for knowledge before action,they are people who fear to show off with that which they know or act upon. Their sincerity and devotion is to a Supreme Power. Their driving force is the hope of getting to a common destination where they shall have an unending reward for all the good they've done. They follow a Book like no other with Speech from no other but the Supreme. They follow the examples of the best man who ever lived; A man who is praised by millions, a man who was known for his humility, for his honesty, for his piety,for his tenderness, for his patience, for his firmness upon the Message he was sent with, for his steadfastness, for his love and for his simplicity (May the peace and blessings of the Most High be upon him). They take lessons from the ways of those who lived with this man and imbibe their ways into their own lives.
The true beauty of this path lies in where it leads to. It leads to a place like no other,a place free of profanity, a place free of hardships,a place free from obscenity. A place of unending pleasures,of treasures without measure. A place devoid of evil thoughts or action, a place where there's no fear, hatred, envy nor anger. A place where there's no death.........
Even if this road seems far and lonely,I'll persevere on it. If I fall, I'll rise and continue. The bruises will heal and the pain will go away......... I won't stop until it is said to me; 'Salamun alaykum! For you persevered in patience. Excellent indeed is the final home!'
"So patiently, persevere for verily the promise of Allaah is true and do not let those who themselves have no certainty of faith shake your firmness"{Surah Ar-Rum;60}
