This is such a beautiful read! SubhanAllah, it felt like reading a transcription of some of my exact thoughts and feelings ❤️ thank you for sharing
It’s important to remind yourself that sentimentality is not a weakness; being able to notice and appreciate seemingly small things reflects a heart imbued with gratitude for its existence. This is something to cherish in itself!
On being more present and less attached to the past, I’ve come to realise that we have to overcome the fear of being forgotten. It seems impossible and even contrarian given the context we live in, but I think is the only way for us to truly appreciate what is now. Do we commemorate and curate our memories to keep them alive past their natural ends? Is our nostalgia a subconscious effort to eternalise our existences? Are ‘natural ends’ and ‘eternity’ things we can meddle with as humans?
It all comes to trust in Qadr Allah; in asking Allah to remove what is bad and introduce what is good, and always believing that this dua is being answered. It’s about framing the present as what Allah knows we need right now, just as in the past He’s curated situations that we only realised later were for our development. It’s ok that we’ve moved on, that we’re moving in a new direction, and that we will take new paths in the future, because Alhamdulillah, we’re not the ones in control of our fate.
I could ramble on for ages about this exact topic so I’ll stop, but I hope any of this resonates with you - I felt compelled to comment after connecting with your lovely post
May your heart always be content with the past, present and future, and may it always be connected to that which brings you closer to Allah 🤲🏼
Inshallah ameen, for the both of us. Thank you so much for reading and sharing your thoughts about what I wrote so carefully. You are right to remind me that it’s not a bad thing to be sentimental 😭 one of my greatest fears is losing parts of myself and who I once was so I can relate to what you’re saying about the fear of being forgotten. Life really feels like a constant strife and battle of submitting to Allah’s will for us, we plan one way and God plans another and sometimes it is as freeing as it is scary to release control to that.
Frig my whole comment was lost.
I will send a voice note.
😭😭 wait now I wanna know what you wrote lmaoo
God always reminds me Im not alone and I am so seen. I literally see myself sitting across from me as I read this.
I am so honored to read this comment; thank you for reading my words, in a way I also feel seen knowing that someone else sees themselves in this.
Maybe nostalgia and sentimentality are love directed towards the past instead of the present.
What a beautiful way to word that. It is love preserved for what once was
This is such a beautiful read! SubhanAllah, it felt like reading a transcription of some of my exact thoughts and feelings ❤️ thank you for sharing
It’s important to remind yourself that sentimentality is not a weakness; being able to notice and appreciate seemingly small things reflects a heart imbued with gratitude for its existence. This is something to cherish in itself!
On being more present and less attached to the past, I’ve come to realise that we have to overcome the fear of being forgotten. It seems impossible and even contrarian given the context we live in, but I think is the only way for us to truly appreciate what is now. Do we commemorate and curate our memories to keep them alive past their natural ends? Is our nostalgia a subconscious effort to eternalise our existences? Are ‘natural ends’ and ‘eternity’ things we can meddle with as humans?
It all comes to trust in Qadr Allah; in asking Allah to remove what is bad and introduce what is good, and always believing that this dua is being answered. It’s about framing the present as what Allah knows we need right now, just as in the past He’s curated situations that we only realised later were for our development. It’s ok that we’ve moved on, that we’re moving in a new direction, and that we will take new paths in the future, because Alhamdulillah, we’re not the ones in control of our fate.
I could ramble on for ages about this exact topic so I’ll stop, but I hope any of this resonates with you - I felt compelled to comment after connecting with your lovely post
May your heart always be content with the past, present and future, and may it always be connected to that which brings you closer to Allah 🤲🏼
Inshallah ameen, for the both of us. Thank you so much for reading and sharing your thoughts about what I wrote so carefully. You are right to remind me that it’s not a bad thing to be sentimental 😭 one of my greatest fears is losing parts of myself and who I once was so I can relate to what you’re saying about the fear of being forgotten. Life really feels like a constant strife and battle of submitting to Allah’s will for us, we plan one way and God plans another and sometimes it is as freeing as it is scary to release control to that.
It comes back to the Hadith, “Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler along a path.” … the best advice for this situation 🤣