: To a blind city :

In every road, street, lane and alley
and at every roundabout in the city
a slogan rings out -
Freedom for the sun,
Freedom for the sun.
Those who demand such freedom - are they blind?

- Iftikhar Alif, "The Twelfth Man"

came across this poem..
and can't help wondering..

rode the highway today
the way the sunlight breaks through the clouds
the way it just illuminate the world down below..

freedom for the sun?
the sun itself 'is' light and free to shine

who is actually the one in darkness?

i heard once about hidayah
how His benevolence spreads the whole entirety of His own creation
we ask for so many
money, life partner, children, status, fame..
that we missed the very light that has always been given to us
the gift of sight, of hearing, of speech, of limbs, of movement, of breath, of every heartbeat still beating..
money can't buy 'one' second
children can't buy your own 'time'
money and fame can't buy an 'ounce' of true happiness

we want more..more..more..
are you blind?

the words resound
and i've only realised...
how ungrateful one can be
one can forget
and yet, does the sun stops shining on us?
does He stop giving us so much?

O Allah,
forgive me for i've been blind
blind from seeing (remembering) You
blind from thanking You

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"Maka sabarlah engkau atas apa yg mereka katakan,
dan bertasbihlah dengan memuji Tuhanmu,
sebelum matahari terbit,
dan sebelum terbenam,
dan bertasbihlah pada waktu tengah malam
dan di hujung siang hari ,
agar kamu merasa tenang."

Taha:130

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