of a reminder

bismillah,

how have you been? Alhamdulillah, I hope you've been good. :)

last weekend, I went to Cardiff to listen to ceramah by Ust. Aziz, on insan rabbani, bukan nowseeheart atau hijaz.  and as I was writing points in my notebook, the sudden realisation just dawned on me,  nearly all the pages in my book were filled up with jotted ink, but have I, myself practiced the knowledge I have printed down on paper?

It's quite frightening, to actually have a look inside and ask myself that question.  I think partly because I'm afraid the answer to that would be a disappointment.  Have you ever seen the cartoon 'pinky and the brain'? If you haven't, the tall mouse is called Pinky and the short one is Brain.

so I'm imagining all the ilmu is piling up in my book and if we subtitute the book as my brain, I would be the character Brain.  with quite a remarkably disproportionate head.  but anyway, the point being, with all the ilmu I'm learning, am I taking away something practical that I can do and actually apply in day to day life? hmm, what do you think? (okay, so maybe some of the ilmu is more of moulding one's thinking as opposed to demanding physical actions)

oh, just before I forget, kebajikan was part of the point in Ust's talk.  so AJC? grr.. exams? grr.. life? grr.. turning 24? grr.. baiklah, mari beristighfar and take one step at a time. sorry for the drama queen moments, this is what you get for making your blog an electronic diary. don't get me wrong, I'm not mad, and insyaAllah everyday I am appreciating life and the opportunities Allah has bestowed on us.  :)

i've just finished 2 weeks at my 2nd GP surgery.  So far GP land has treated me very well Alhamdulillah.  here's some photos.

my usual parking spot

main entrance

GP's waiting area

next stop? OSCE's on Tuesday. 

اللهُمَّ لا سَهْلَ إلا مَا جَعَلتَهُ سَهْلا وَ أنتَ تَجْعَلُ الحزْنَ إذا شِئْتَ سَهْلا
Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja’altahu sahla, wa ‘anta taj-alul hazna idha shi’ta sahla

O Allah! There is nothing easy except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if it be Your Will

-nahdiya