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Watching Videos Online
I watched videos of Syrian wars and refugees at a young age with my siblings and my father. By doing so, I was able to encompass what the real world out there was like and how lucky I was to have a family. I started treating my family kinder and treated them as if it was their last day alive. -
5th Grade
During fifth grade, I was a bully. One average day, a little girl saw me and told me, "Would you like it if someone bullied you?" I may have punched her. Later that evening, I thought about her words and didn't go to school for a week or so. When I returned, I didn't talk to anybody, but I didn't hurt anyone. I didn't hurt anyone anymore. -
Al-Khadeem
During the winter break of 2017, I want to an Islamic camp for a week on an island on the southern tip of Malaysia. In the morning, we did as any camp would do- we went hiking and rafting in the river. The end of the day was what I looked forward to the most. In the evening, a wise man who went by Sheikh Hussein Yee gave a talk about problems and how you should approach them, and also normal things and how he would approach them. The camp opened my eyes and taught me a great deal on life. -
Learning to Love Myself
At some point in life, I was a complete wreck. My grades were dropping, my friends were making plans without me, my face was covered with eyebags, and my room was a mess. After my daily routine of surfing on the internet, my laptop died, and I saw my face in the blank screen. I wondered, 'What am I doing? I've been blessed with this wonderful life of mine and here I go, ruining it.' I closed my laptop and decided that in ten years from now, I was to look back and be proud of who I became. -
Meeting Her
One afternoon, I got a text. "How r u?? :)" It was a complete stranger, but for some reason, I responded, "I'm doing great, lol. Wbu?" Texts led to more texts, calls, FaceTimes, and then one day we met. She was so wonderful and sweet and I loved her more than anything in the world, but when a lot of pressure was put on us both, I forced my anger onto her. In the end, I got hurt more than her. She taught me to live life the fullest and to love others and myself.