The precious gift of life

In the name of Allah the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful :)

I'm re-reading 'The Last Lecture' by the late Randy Pausch.

Mixed feelings. I am yet to know the place for my first posting. It is definitely in Pahang. But where. Hoping for Kuantan. But it is all in Allah's hands.Que Sera Sera Whatever will be will be. Previously was hoping for Terengganu. But Allah knows best. So He gave me Pahang instead. Kita selalu nak sesuatu simply sebab kita nak. Tapi Allah dah kata, mungkin apa yang kita nak tu tak baik untuk kita and apa yang kita taknak tu baik untuk kita.

So I must be grateful.
Grateful with life.
Grateful that I am still alive.
Grateful with all the blessings that God has bestowed upon me for the past 24 years.

Randy Pausch wrote...

"Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing that you have to offer."

This is a phrase worth considering at every brick wall we encounter and at every disappointment. It is also a reminder that failure is not just acceptable, it's often essential.

Maybe Allah wants to give me the gift of experience by sending me off to Pahang. 

While I'm writing this entry, I am still flipping through the book and tears fill my eyes when I read through the few final sections. It was very hard for him to say goodbye to his wife and three kids when he was diagnosed with 10 tumors in his liver. And he had only a few months to live. He was at the peak of his life, being a successful professor and all, leading a happy family life and suddenly he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

I should really be grateful with life and make the most out of it.
Some people really wanted to live and they simply couldn't. 'Life' were taken away from them.

You guys should really read the book, and you'll appreciate life more. In Malaysia we have our very own version of Randy Pausch, the late Mas Afzal. His blog - 'Not the Primrose Path'. Such an inspiring person.

Let us start now. Appreciate every second that we have. I know that I am not the best person to give this advice. I am full of flaws. Tapi, kita perlu sentiasa berusaha membaiki diri dan pada masa yang sama menyeru orang lain untuk turut membaiki diri. In arabic, Islah Nafsak Wad'u Ghairak.  

On a similar note, quoting Prof. Muhaya "Jangan mengejar cita-cita, tapi kejarlah erti kehidupan"

Appreciate life. Before this precious gift of life is being taken away from us.

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Here is the link to a similar entry to this one. I wrote it in February 2010.

CLICK : Stop Worrying, be grateful and start living.

Very similar! Haha. I talked about Randy Pausch, about how I should be grateful with life.