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My Transition from Boy to Man
I was once a Boy: I used to be a boy. My life was a toy. I would take things lightly, and shun responsibility, but that was clearly in the past. Pursuing the fleeting and worthless pleasures, you think you want, really never last. I used to think of myself as the “ladies’-man”; I arrogantly… Continue reading
Activism, Aggression, Allah, Arrogance, Boy, Chastisement, Culture, Cynical, Cynicism, Deception, Ego, Forward, Games, Growing, Growing Up, Hate, Humbleness, Humility, Islam & Activism, Learning, Lessons, Life, Love, Man, Maturity, Moving On, Past, Poetry, Present, Pride, Progress, Progression, Punishment, Reality, Resentment, Sarcasm, Tests, Trials, True Love, Youth-Empowerment -
The Reality of this Mundane-Life:
Close your eyes and let your imagination take you away: You’re walkin’ down a very narrow hallway. You can only move in two directions, either backwards or forwards. There’s a fire behind you that’s catching up to you, by the second. In front of you is the way outside, where you can escape this fire.… Continue reading
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The Enemy Within:
Each & every one of us are victims of our own regression. But, we often blind ourselves, denying the self-oppression. We enjoy living the candy-coated lie, constantly keeping us thinking we are not at fault. The truth is that we’re all the greatest culprits, just like bank-robbers, stealing the vault. We don’t want to look… Continue reading
Activism, Bishop, Board, Checkmate, Chess, Chessboard, Chesspiece, Culture, Domestic Violence, Internal conflicts, Internal tests, Internal trials, Islam & Activism, King, Knight, Muslim Student Association, Muslims & Activism, Pawn, Poetry, Queen, Rook, Self-Defeat, Self-Evaluation, Self-Reflection, Tests, Trials, Youth-Empowerment -
My thoughts on this week in my life:
This entire week, so far, for me, has been a crossroads-I’ve been treading the path between victory & defeat, success & failure, confidence & depression, conviction & confusion, and praise & slander-It’s also been like it’s all been a combination of all of the above….. …..Oh, Allah!!! Just let me walk through the dense forest… Continue reading