Mahie Blog

I'm at the point where I know that everything has an end—whether it's of your choice, completely opposite, or anything in between right and wrong. But everything must die. Every atom is decaying; some circumstances make them radioactive, and their decay is noticeable, while others decay silently. All I have to do is make peace with myself. I'm at the point where I enjoy failure, rejection, and the turning of the tables. Smoothness is boring. Challenges, rejections, and disappointments from the people around me are the most exciting things that happen to me. I like every path that breaks me more and more because I want to learn more about this world and myself. I want to see the world in greater depth. I don’t want to win this time—I want to succeed in moving on. I am pushing myself out of the box through bushes, fire, woods, and storms—I just want to cross this road of life with pride. I want to have wounds of pride rather than live the life of a coward. I'm accepting e...

Shadows are only visible in darkness.  I have often wondered about the wisdom behind the darkness in our lives. My belief in Allah's divine wisdom led me to question the purpose of this darkness that sometimes overtakes us. Today, as I tried to capture a photo of my shadow, the flash engulfed it, and the light made the shadow disappear. I couldn’t see or capture it anymore.   This made me reflect on how darkness impacts our lives. It allows us to see the shadow of our own soul—how damaged or wounded it might be. Pure souls can't survive in corrupted environments, and often, circumstances are designed to remove them from such filth and lead them to places meant for their purity.   Darkness reveals every beam of light that enters in your heart. I am reminded of Rumi's words: "The wound is the place where the light enters you." While I can see everything with my physical eyes, my Lord is gradually opening the inner eye of my soul. Slowly, I am beginning to understa...