Second day of freedom!

Feels strange, to say the least. I mean sure, technically I have Wednesday-Sunday off before the final 5 weeks at of full-time uni over at Westmead Hospital….and that could seem rather short, but it feels like practical infinity. I am grateful for every non-study moment which I have.

Stephanie Meyer’s books are great Been plowing through them over the past few days. Escapism via fiction is a fascinating kind of drug. Sci-fi/fantasy has that effect on me.

My current thoughts are this – how do you balance being in this world, while not being completely consumed in this world? Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was with God, constantly, in that sense, while it can be a struggle for me to keep focused in prayer.

Ramadan is almost over. May Allah grant me and my loved ones the blessing of meeting the next. Death is something so remote from our minds, but do any of us, really have that guarantee of getting through tomorrow in one piece? Hm. Nobody does. But we live under false illusions that every day is just another day, when we’re really a step closer to Reality. We’re all on countdown. I forget that, too easily.

I’ve been feeling disconnected. Disjointed. Definitely time to amp up the acts of worship going again, especially in these last days of Ramadan.

May Allah keep us grounded and God-centered, while being on this Earth

Imam Ash-Shafiee would say, “Time is like a Sword. Cut it (wisely), before it cuts you!”