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Life for me..is giving!

Posted on 19. Aug, 2008

Since childhood my mum always taught me one thing. To give to anyone who is needy, as much as I can. In her own ways she showed me how she helped some family members in moments of need when times turned around I saw how others react when they have to do something in return.

Life is giving your time to those that need it, Life is giving your love to those that need it, and life is definitely other name for giving anything that is not yours. And that truly if you ask yourself, is everything. Everything we earn, we own, we want, we had… all is going to be here as we all know the coffin doesn’t have any place to keep our wallet or credit card, the white cloth that a dead body is wrapped in doesn’t have any pockets..

But what is it that the person takes with them then? Well, what they are guaranteed to take with them are the prayers and blessings of those they helped in the hour of need, they will take with them the prayers of those that they gave their precious valuable time to.. And they will definitely take with them something that no one can take away from them, A life full of wonderful gifts of love.

That’s the type of life I want to live, the more I move ahead in years the more I realize i can do more and more to make someone smile, to make someone happy, to show someone I care, and to show someone YES you are special!

For me Life is a gift from God that I want to be thankful for. I see life as a way of thanking God for each breath I take, I thank him for each time my mind continuously makes my fingers tap on the letters to make words, I thank him for each time when I am hosting a show that he granted me with a mind that thinks on the spot, as he could have made me numb towards any feeling in my body, he could have made me stutter each second I wanted to say something. I want to thank God for what I have and that’s the life I want to live.

I value each and every person I have in my life and those are not in it anymore, those that I care for and those that care for me, those that love me and those that hate me. Since the radio network I run got so popular an extremist group said that “Wakas is the cousin of a terrorist he is being funded and so on” A very lovely friend said to me that “Wakas, rocks are only thrown at trees that bear fruit, no one throws rocks at dead trees” that line has been engraved on my heart and I never see any badness in anything anymore. I cherish each moment I am granted with from God.

So for me life is about giving and giving as much as I can. What I will take with me is going to be million times more than what I give. So where is the loss in that? I was quite good in mathematics in school but the calculation of how doing good to others can give me the beautiful wishes and duas is something I am not capable of calculating.

For me life is a gift box wrapped in sweet honey. If i don’t open it and share with others, I might be left on one side with one closed box and will be unable to join others who have opened their gift boxes full of smiles, laughter and prayer.

So for me.. life is giving as only then I can be sure that I have lived it as God intended it.

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7 Comments

Saanj

20. Aug, 2008

Wonderfully said Wakas…Its true life is all about Loving , giving & caring. Brings forth the thought what you sow so you reap :) Well what wwe give is what comes back tenfold so being giving n caring brings back treasures of immeasurable value, blessings, duas, smiles & most of the contentment & that innerpeace we get when we knw as human beings we have done a bit to change n make a difference in lives. God bless your mom for instilling the right kind of an attitude in you. Wish everybody thought of giving as the way forward the world sure wud b a wunderful place to be in :)

nadia

20. Aug, 2008

This is a well-written post. May Allah bless your Mom and all the other Moms, who instill good values into our hearts, making this world a better place to live in.

Fulfillment comes with sharing one’s blessings and love with others, not by keeping it all for one’s self.

Siddiqa Rana

21. Aug, 2008

What an amazingly well written post and what a firm way of describing the beautiful meaning of life…!
Of all you have written, this is surely the best one:)

Wakas bhaijan, I have also come to understand that life is about giving, and giving the best of YOU to someone.

Life is to be a beautiful part of other people`s life, your family first of all. And as you grow older you get to know that life is more than just working hard and achieving goals, life is about showing who you really are by heart, and living it truly from heart.
Never be reckless to anyone, and dont put up with people whom are reckless with you.
As far as I have come to understand, life is to live it for others in a beautiful way. Life is to stay focused, loving, caring, believing and influencing others.
Life is to live truly, sincerly and fully with the talents we are gifted with.

When I think about the BEAUTY of life, I see that God has granted me with endless grace, the grace of a beautiful family, love, mind and soul, and most importantly … a great health:)
All this gives me the extra special special privilege to tell people how much meaning it lays in being kind and nice to others. It gives me joy and happiness to see others smile, and even more happiness to know that I can make someone smile…

I couldnt write it better in any other language than our very own urdu…

Zindagi bhi ek diye ki tarah hai… is diye ko aise jalaao tah keh aap ki roshni se kisi ko dhoop mile aur aap ki majoodgi mein kisi ko rahat mil jaaye.

A person with even one prayer can be the wealthiest person, only if he/she believes in the importance of the well-wishers and the kindhearted people around him.

I couldnt be luckier than what I am today, because all what I am is because of my loving LOVELY family. The truth is; I am nothing without them because they are my everything.
My dearest Mom is my rolemodel and I would like to become like her when I grow older because she is the bestest best mom in the world!!! I believe I am the luckiest girl on earth because I have everything, the best of everything.
I do not only thank my family, but also people outside my family that play an important part in my life in learning what it means to be kind to others and help people in need, and I appreciate that I was such lucky to meet them and know them:)

“koshish to koi kar ke dekhe,
sapne sache bhi hote hain.
duniya koi itni buri nahi,
yahan log ache bhi hote hain:)”

I thank God for this beautiful knowledge I have earned in life, and I look forward to learn more every day.

God bless you all and Wakas bhaijan.. you rock as always:)

Keep smiling and may God bless you with endless HAPPYNESS:) :) :)

Sid.

BholiBhali

23. Aug, 2008

Allah bless Mum for teaching you the true purpose and lesson abt and for life Wakas :) And Allah bless you for sharing this here…

Very true hmmm Life is all abt Giving and Giving and Giving, unconditionally and with a pure heart and mind, remembering that Life lived for only oneself isnt a Life its just some wasted saansein… And how can we waste our precious breaths that are given to us from our Creator… No doubt we owe ourselve some time, some care as well but we definitely shudnt get drawned in “I,ME,,MYSELF” this much that we forget why we are here on this earth in the first place :)

Along with Giving I believe Life is a Test for the Life hereafter, and to get gr8 marks we need to do our best without cheating! (Cheating= Hurting, spreeding hatred, Take advantge of helpless ppl, and not giving a helping hand to less fortunate ppl around us etc etc etc…..)

Lovely thoughts and wonderfully expressed! Be blessed…Duas humesha with u InshAllah! :)

Ghulam

23. Aug, 2008

Enough has been commented on the power positive thoughts…let us look at the other side of the coin…In real life it is often hard to escape & win over negativism specially during times of tragedy unless one is brave enough & has all wheel drive will power to defeat it….besides it depends on ones idividuality along with his cultural & social upbringing…for a pessimist it is often hard to decide whether the glass is half empty or full..but for an optimist like me there is always light at the end of tunnel…finally negativity breeds cowardnes in ones character while positivity & will of positive imagination can change ones LIFE for BETTER…

Muhammad Asim

27. Aug, 2008

Very well written post. I was really impressed when i read this post. Thanks a lot for such kind of stuff. May you be blessed for more good work

Wakas

28. Aug, 2008

@ saanj

yes saanj – hope and pray that we all get the privilege to do something for someone

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@ nadia

Thanks Nadia Allah bless sab ki mums.. ameen

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@ Siddiqa

So true na that even one person praying for us is a blessing then imagine itne ziada :)

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@ bholibhali

Not giving away what we have is like wasting the breaths we take.. very true

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@ ghulam

Yes Ghulam sahib, talking about positivity will automatically enable me to talk a lot about why not to be negative too :) thx for commenting

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@ muhammad Asim

Bless you for the lovely comments Asim

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