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My Appetite for This World? GONE!
﷽ ☺︎ Life could be going well for me, when all of a sudden… BAM! Something unsavoury happens that reminds me to never get too comfortable in this world. The Prophet S.A.W was onto something when he advised us to be in this world as wayfarers. The closest thing that reminds me of wayfarers are…
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I’ve Been Focusing My Energy on Myself, Not on K-Dramas
﷽ ☺︎ Deep down, I always knew I had an unhealthy, over-excessive, and obsessive attachment to my laptop and watching movies, tv shows, and Korean dramas. Over the years, it switched from being a deep attachment to an addiction. I’d spend days on bed, just binge-watching and rewatching one k-drama/movie/tv-show after another. It was a…
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Your Parents Can Only Hold You Back if You Allow Them to Do So
﷽ ☺︎ Your immigrant ethnic mother and father can hold you back only if you allow them to hold you back. You need to draw a line in the sand when it comes to your pursuits. In fact, if you anticipate that they will hold you back from doing what’s best for your growth, then…
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Harsh Reality Strikes Again on a Cool April Night
﷽ ☺︎ One day, I’ll leave this house. I want that day to be peaceful. I want to leave this place in peace. I don’t want to hold a grudge against my father for taking the wifi out every time I disagreed with him or didn’t do what he wanted me to do. I can’t…
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On Third-Culture Kids & the Shame of Growing up Poor in North America
﷽ I apologize for the abrupt frankness, but, tears are falling down my face as I write this. Today, my body has decided that it’s time I properly grieved the pain of losing the life I charted out for myself. I started university when I made a plan detailing how my life should’ve went, and…
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On Pessimism, Human Worth, & Learning through Adversity
﷽ ☺︎ I hate looking back and reminiscing over the past… mostly because there aren’t that many good memories. What’s amplified in my head is the bad stuff. I don’t think I’m alone in thinking this way. Whatever I remember about my past is not that good. Many people tend to think about the bad stuff. People…
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You Already Have the Answer to Your Problems, You’re Just Afraid of Letting Go
﷽ ☺︎ There are people in this world who are stuck in the past. I know that to be true because I currently happen to be one of those people. Someone maybe said something nasty to you one time, and you never got over it. When I’m alone and I’m not occupied with my phone…