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It is 323am and I have decided to write. I am thinking that I am a bucket of paint. A beautiful shade of blue. That God uses to paint the sky. How could I turn this into something worth writing about? My friend Chatty tells me that I could develop the idea by exploring the metaphor of myself as a bucket of blue paint and God as the painter using it to color the sky. The meaning comes from reflecting on what it feels like to be "used"—losing some of myself while helping create something beautiful. The paint may not see the whole picture and might fear being emptied, but its purpose is fulfilled when it becomes part of the sky. The piece can reflect on purpose, trust, surrender, and the idea that giving of yourself is how beauty is created.

It is now 423am and I cannot think of a way to continue this writing. The sky is silent is what comes to my mind. How do I ask the sky to speak to me? I look through my window and I see patches of clouds against a dark sky. Maybe the night sky does not need my paint. Maybe I should wait till morning comes. But the sky is blue in other parts of the world. After all, God does not sleep. He is constantly painting our world. Maybe I do not want to be a bucket of paint. Maybe I do not like the pain in paint. An ant walks on my screen probably attracted to the light of the screen. The letters of the word ant are contained in the word paint. Maybe there is a story of the ant and the sky that I should know of. I read that ants get compass cues from the sky. Maybe that is what I should be writing about. Direction. G o d could stand for God of direction.

It is approaching 523am. Maybe that is it. A reminder that God has a plan for me. God has a direction for me. God has a direction for all of us. The blue colour of the sky emerges from the scattering of the sunlight in the atmosphere. In life we will be pulled in all directions but we have to focus on the direction and path that God wants for us. As I opened up facebook the first post I saw was this, "In times of uncertainty, find comfort in the certainty of Allah's plan." How do we know God's direction? I think that is a function of trust and faith and prayer and seeking knowledge. We become wise by seeking knowledge. Follow the path of knowing God. God also gave us the gift of intuition. When I began writing this post, I had no idea where it would lead but by following the thread, the direction became clear.
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