Stay calm

Bismillah...

It's a trick I've learned recently

suddenly the world is upturned (or so it seems) and people are panicking left and right, eyes dilated, anxious and beside themselves with worry

at one time, I've been in that mess, too

but a talk with my eldest sister calmed me.

she said, "stood your ground. People will keep throwing suggestions at you, but you have to know that your intuition is also right. speak out."

"How can I, when there's no win-win in trying to negotiate/talking with them? How can I, when I've been shouted at, criticized at every turn?," I replied.

yet, there's one thing I found comfort in

someone, at least, is on my side

someone, at least, understood

someone, at least, forgives when I'm being selfish

...and so, I stood up

sometimes it's looking at their eyes, hold them by their shoulders and say, 

"ok, stay calm"

the world would be right again, breathe and think

the answer is always there

the options are always there

turn a 'no' into a 'yes'

if you're a leader, act like it

if those around you doesn't follow your lead, then there's something wrong

either with the ambition and direction, or with the ways (qudwah)

so, am holding back the reins

and O Allah, Thank You~ Thank You..

that when the moment finally came for me to stand up for my own

I didn't have to fight that much with those I cared about

that I 'can' find someone to rely on

that I 'can' trust others to help me

be kind, Han

be kind

and indeed there's a mystery that I could never have seen

how could I have foreseen that?

I can't. 
for once, these things are beyond my logic

yet, it exist.

it has come

the  puzzle

Your puzzle coming into place

will I ever cease to be surprised from You, Al-Bari' (Maha Perancang)? 

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