You could be married to the worst man ever like Aasiyah (ra) was married to Firaun, but it didn't change her love and loyalty for Allāh ﷻ. And you can be married to the best man like Lut (as)'s wife was, and still not enter paradise. Or you can be unmarried like Maryam (as) and Allāh ﷻ can raise your ranks higher than any woman on earth.
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Most days of my life feel as if I could just disappear and no one would notice, like a midnight rain. And I'm not gonna lie, I prefer that for the most part. I've never been good with people, with expressing how I feel, and with letting anyone inside the walls I built around me. But there are these moments when I wish I created deeper connections with others. Moments when I long for conversations which feel like having a glimpse of someone else's soul, or sharing a piece of myself, even if it's something as simple as a favorite song.
You see, most days of my life feel as if I could just disappear and no one would notice, and I prefer that for the most part. But there are also days when I wish someone thinks of me, too, and remembers the sound of my voice or the way I laugh. It's just a comforting thought, I guess, knowing that in this beautiful world full of busy people, I existed and somehow, I mattered.
—Jun Mark Patilan
You see, most days of my life feel as if I could just disappear and no one would notice, and I prefer that for the most part. But there are also days when I wish someone thinks of me, too, and remembers the sound of my voice or the way I laugh. It's just a comforting thought, I guess, knowing that in this beautiful world full of busy people, I existed and somehow, I mattered.
—Jun Mark Patilan
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There is always suffering in living. But I realized that there is also hope, and we must never lose sight of it. Because once we lose sight of hope, that's where our lives start to crumble. We start thinking negatively, and we never know what to do to make ourselves feel better. It's actually hard when we are lost in the dark and can't find any light. It feels like we're about to die at any moment, and it's all because of loneliness and pain.
Sometimes, no matter how hard our situation is, we must force ourselves to hold onto something that gives us a little hope. If we feel like giving up, we must look back at the reasons why we once chose to keep going. But of course, sometimes we can't convince those who have already given up on themselves. All we have to do is be there for them. All we have to do is give them hope again. Show them love and kindness, and make them feel that they are worthy.
There is always suffering in living. But there are also some people out there who will make us feel that we are not alone while we suffer. We might sometimes lose the courage to live, but the most important thing is that there is still a little part of us that wants to stay. Because sometimes, just like what they say— we don't really want to die; we just want to be saved.
— Shiori X
There is always suffering in living. But there are also some people out there who will make us feel that we are not alone while we suffer. We might sometimes lose the courage to live, but the most important thing is that there is still a little part of us that wants to stay. Because sometimes, just like what they say— we don't really want to die; we just want to be saved.
— Shiori X
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I stopped forcing people in trying to understand me. I stopped explaining myself to anyone who didn't know my truth. I started caring less about people and gave myself enough attention. I started learning to love myself more, especially on the days where I feel like I'm completely worthless. I'm not going to apologize to people for putting myself first. I deserve to be loved by myself, and I deserve to feel worthy.
I stopped listening to some people's lies. I stopped giving them permission to hurt me. I'm done with all the pain that I've received from the ones that I treasured the most. I am now walking away from the ones who made me feel unwanted. I started protecting my peace of mind and started taking care of myself. The greatest thing I've learned after I've been hurt a lot is that I must try to give myself the love that I'm trying to give to other people. And this time, I will never apologize to people for giving me what I truly deserve.
— Shiori X
I stopped listening to some people's lies. I stopped giving them permission to hurt me. I'm done with all the pain that I've received from the ones that I treasured the most. I am now walking away from the ones who made me feel unwanted. I started protecting my peace of mind and started taking care of myself. The greatest thing I've learned after I've been hurt a lot is that I must try to give myself the love that I'm trying to give to other people. And this time, I will never apologize to people for giving me what I truly deserve.
— Shiori X
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