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It is 515pm and I have decided to write. Today is the day before the holiday and it feels like a Friday. I did not feel like doing anything this afternoon. But I got up and made dinner. Then brush my teeth and bathe. A round of applause to all of us for being alive and making it through the day. There are many things we can applaud ourselves for. There are many things we can applaud others for. It is good to pat ourselves (and others) on the shoulders now and again. Life is not easy. No one has it easy. Comfort is an illusion. But God is real and so we pray.

It is 214pm on the following Monday and I have decided to continue my writing. I have this thought. God is holding my hand and we are walking. Walking in empty space. I closed my eyes and selected a verse from the holy Quran. I landed on surah 94 verse 5 - so verily with hardship there is ease. No matter how and when we are tested we must remind ourselves of the goodness of God. God is not going to leave us stranded and empty handed as long as we believe and do good.

I feel God's presence. I feel content. I am content with my life's journey that has led me to this point. I saw this question on threads and I will share my answer here also. If you could teach one lesson from Islam to the whole world, what would it be? My answer was to give charity/What you like for yourself, like for others. A lesson for myself and others. I just noticed that the word lesson and the word bless in my title share the word less. We are blessed when we share with the less fortunate. The more we give, the more we receive. The more we share, the more we care. There is a hadith (Sahih Bukhari (Hadith 13) and Sahih Muslim (Hadith 45)) that says "None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself"
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