For me, this is always the time of the year I’ve been waiting for and this year, it’s been about getting closer to God, working on my faith and making everyday count. I got so caught up I started to forget about the things and people around me. I remember cancelling about 3 trips with my friends just because I was busy and one day a friend of mine called me out and said I was the reason we haven’t gone out yet which was very true.
If there’s someone that has made me see things from a different perspective within this month, it has to be my sister. My junior sister is someone I’m always and will always be glad to have in my life because sometimes I look at her and see her having all the fun I wish I had when I was her age. This month, I saw her work on her faith, show up for her family and friends and still go to school and pass her exams like no one’s business.
And as we climax our fast with our Eid celebrations this weekend, she made me see life in an even brighter perspective. She called me to come home for the celebrations- I thought about it but considering everything I bailed out on her. That didn’t stop her. She asked me what my plans were and I told her I’d just be indoors working. This beautiful lady made sure to drop a whole write up for me telling me how much I was missing out on. She told me life wasn’t that serious and I needed to romanticize every little detail of my life which is actually something I have forgotten to do for a while now.
So, in the name of romanticizing life- I woke up today and withdraw the little money i was saving for rainy days. Went out to shop, got my hair done, ate good food and even managed to get a henna design. Now I’m all hyped up for my Eid celebrations. Honestly, this Eid is turning out to be the one Eid that I don’t feel like I’m missing out on whatever is going on back at home. And honestly, I hope to keep seeing life this way and seeing every from a beautiful perspective. Thanks to my sister, I’m back to where I’ve always been meant to be.
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