Epilog: Time-Continuum

• Time. A figurative discrepancy of sorts. A four lettered concise entity.

• A vestiture worn by some as an element of success. A determinant of sorts of how distinguished one could be.

• Time. A conundrum for those suffering from long standing chronic illnesses. A savoury account for those benefiting from it.

• Time. A cruelty. A sanctity. Everyone have their own definitions of what time is, but what it is, is exactly a variable that is constantly moving in a forward direction.

• I am reminded by a splendid saying by Golda Meir "I must govern the clock, not be governed by it"
  

• Albeit time being a nonadjustable variable, come what may, you could still alter the course of its succession.
  

• What happens today, tomorrow or even the next ten years , might as well be out of our cerebral reach, but we could work towards the betterment of it all.

Ibn Abbas narrated that Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said:

"There are two blessings which many people lose: (They are) health and free time for doing good." (Bukhari 8/421)

• Time is of the essence. Never abuse it, never languish yourselves with procrastination. Never allow it to manipulate us, instead we should assert our dominance upon it.

Allah mentioned in the Holy Quran

By the time (1) verily man is in loss. (2) But not those who believe and work righteous deeds, and enjoin upon each other the truth and enjoin upon each other steadfastness. (3) [Al-asr; Holy Quran]

• Time. A four lettered word. A sanctity if we protect its course. A conundrum if we falter in process of governing it.

Epilog: Faculties of the Mind

• 4 months, and nothing to show for.That was how dry it was. Well I reckon it was longer than that.

• This bottomless well of once deep thought processes and thinking could not express itself into words.

• It wasn't only the writers block, its my thoughts itself, shying away from being put into proper words.

• It's obvious I need to read more, more than what I've been reading and I have to widen the genre, to allow the ideas to flow.

• Also the productivity level and the urge to write down an idea on a notebook, a skill many of us have yet to master.

• So simple is it not, just carry a small notebook,notepad or some papers what have you and a pen.

• Every time that light-bulb in our faculty of minds flashes, get the pen and paper out, and jot that good stuff down, it may never resurface,ever again!

• Ahoy! Set sail, lets give it a try then!
  

Elegy: Hanyut

Tanpa kompas semulajadi,

Mengapai, tercungap tanpa ketetapan hati.

Adakah kompas semulajadi dalam diri?

Apakah ianya resmi hati?

Adakah ianya panggilan jujur dari minda sendiri?

Adapun ia patuh sejati lahir dari arahan Ilahi?

Semua kita pernah hanyut,

Dalam kancah dusta sendiri,

Terperangkap dalam durjana buatan diri,

Termakan kaki dek paku ditukul kendiri.

Waima berdarah,

Punya sifat legakan hati.

Semua kita punya tompok hitam di hati,

Bersihkan diri dengan harapan baru,

Dengan suntikan kalbu Quran disisimu,

Agama dipalu di benak hatimu,

Fikrahmu dahulu lebat berdebu,

Suci kembali niat bersatu!

Punah segala punca,

Hilang arah dalam karenah minda,

Cuba mengapai peluang kedua.

Aku pun begitu juga,

Suatu masa senantiasa dipalit dosa,

Kini mencari sinar keredhaanNya.

Banyak sungguh khilafku,

Kotor sungguh sejarahku.

Tutuplah pintu-pintu itu,

Bakarlah kisah hitammu,

Simpanlah bekas-bekas abu,

Buat pengajaran bagi masa depanmu,

Pengalaman membina kematangan kalbu.

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Epilog : Changes Afoot

• People change, a classic cliche, everyone uses it just about a million times to express changes around them.

• Every single being has their take on people changing, but its difficult caving into giving an opinion as it'll be biased on so many levels of scrutiny.

• We expect people to change completely. That doesn't happen to everyone. For change possess a very unique etiquette about it.

• Time is a variable you'd best not compress, you can't force change upon someone. That's a mistake almost all of us will certainly commit, if not now, sometime in the near future.

• "Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, No matter how slow" - Plato

• Plato's words never truer in this case. No one man should be discouraged when changing or even exploring the option of changing.

• Change. Growing up, I'm sure everyone has gone through their fair share of ups and downs. As I'd lightly put it, its like a black box. A box that shouldn't open even if death is upon them. That pandora box which contains all of our deepest secrets needed to be locked away and the key churned to bits.

• In order to move on, we need not people misjudging us for our past mistakes, our past is only for our knowledge, the knowledge of not repeating such mistakes and the understanding that it has made us stronger ever since.

• Notice how I used misjudging, instead of judging. I have a positive belief that people don't just judge for the sake of judging, they are often in the dark about the situation and come up with their misjudgements.

• Change. If a person even had a hint of progress, never bring them down. Nurture them towards strengthening that progress. Everyone has their variable upon time. We should know better than to push and shove for change.

• A brilliant hadeeth I came across is one where a prostitute helped to relief the thirst of a dog and ended up being in Heaven. God work in many ways we can't even comprehend, and it is a beautiful thing.

• Time. A Variable people will always yearn upon to force some people to change. Allah's guidance(hedaya') comes in many many miraculous ways.

• Never judge. Never ever force change. Let it flow. Like drops of water on hard impenetrable rocks, it will soon soften the edges before reaching the insides. Wallahualam'

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Elegy : A Sonnet for Palestine (edited 2009 version)

A Sonnet for Palestine

By Ahmad Naeem Bin Mohd Nadir

O when time comes,

They will see,

They will beg,

But how will we react?

To these nonchalant cries of help?

This boy with a stone in his hand,

Lashing the Zions monstrous tanks,

A process of David vs Goliath,

With fight and trust is in Allah,

This kid defends his sacred land,

An unfair fight till the end.

A death sentence that leads to paradise,

A cause they suffer to suffice,

They will ask then,

Oh where, where were we?

We so called pompous populace,

Sat back and watch the Quds subside!!

Our prayers is what they need,

Together standing we are as one creed,

Let our souls intertwine as one,

Struggles we’ll face together no longer we’ll run,

Show the world the unity that lies within,

Let them have it,

Let them see true passion indeed.

Our prayers like bullets,

Let them fly,

Shoot down the Zionist barricades,

Our prayers like armors,

Let them seek,

Protect the Quds and that He will fulfill their needs.

This blood they feed on,

Dead bodies they lie upon,

Let’s pray, let’s all pray,

Let them be strong,

For this fight is going to last quite long.

Prophecy dictates our victory after swansong!

NB. Originally written back in 2009, “refurbished” in 2011. With love and all truest of beliefs that Palestine will be free, inshaAllah.