Mean something

I again rewatched one of my favorite movies. The dialogue is great. Whole sections just get by me. This gem got by me until now. 

“ 

Love has to mean something. Maybe it means something more, something we can’t yet understand.

Maybe we should trust that if we can’t understand.

“

This reminds me of possibly my favorite thing Moula says. It’s my favorite until I understand more 😁. “wa lad deen ilul hoob”. There is no deen without love. He usually says it three times to emphasize its importance. Love means something. We should trust it. 

Taher, if it’s borne of love then do it. Taher, make it mean something. 

Lessons

Dad was teaching me again tonight. Tonight the Burhani Guards had a darees. In addition to having a darees, they raised money to give a few lucky people a ticket to Karbala to do ziyarat. Dad is naseeb and he was chosen. Wow!  His immediate response was to donate it to someone who hasn’t not been yet. So generous. 

Later that night I just wanted to get home. I was almost out the door to discover that someone had taken my shoes. I was so ready to leave and I looked all over for ten minutes looking for them. Then I remembered dad a few years ago in London took his shoes off at a masjid entrance at a miqaat with Moula. He just took them off and left them. He didn’t care. He had stuff to do at masjid.  I remembered his attitude. They’ll be here or they won’t. He couldn’t care less. So baller. 

Taher, they’re just shoes. 

Bird

The early bird gets the worm.

There's a lot to unpack there.  The early bird gets the worm...sometimes, might be a better way to think about this.  There's only so much in your control and then the rest is just being patient.  The early bird is in position because it's early.  The worm so to speak isn't always early though.  The "early bird" is just prepared for what is important, "the worm".

The rest is just patience.  There's so much you can't do.  Recognizing that leads to patience.  Perhaps a better example is catching a train.  Getting to the station is only partly in your control.  Once you get to the platform the train will come when it comes.  The best you can do is be there and wait.

This phrase is about knowing what's important.  However, it is more about being patient, I think.  The "worm" will comes when it comes.  The waiting with confidence is the hard part.  This leads to the "worm" every time.

Taher, be the early bird.

Wise words

These are someone else’s words. It’s a simple phrase, but so wise. 

"Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue."

Whatever is said can’t be unsaid. It’s so simple, but not easy. Think before you speak. Think before you do anything really. 

Taher, choose your words carefully and deliberately.