Twenty.

20. Twenty. TwEnTy. Two-Zero...

Nah, writing it any different won't make it sound any better. Omgosh. That's two whole decades. I feel pretty old right now.

It's always times like these when i feel really nostalgic and sad. These long summer days, standing in my mum's room; gazing out of the window and watching the night pass me by. That's how it used to be. Back in the old house, where memories still remain forever. I miss that place like mad. It's been just over three years since we moved here yet sometimes when im just sitting down on my bed or daydreaming, i still feel as though im back in our old house again. I had some of my bestest birthdays in that house.

Now, looking back, twenty years of my life have passed me by. Twenty years. I was talking to Mum the other day, asking her what exactly have i got to show for these years, and that's when i realised i have a lot more than i could ever think to ask for. Everything else i gather along the way are just bonuses. :)

Some things go without saying, so with a smile on my face and contentment in my heart; 20, as they say, is when life begins.

Politics: A Mug's Game.

There are times when silence has the loudest voice.

Indeed. Silence speaks volumes and sometimes, it's more about what people don't say; rather than what they do say. There's too much happening in the world right now and it's easy to listen to what the media tells us, but what matters the most is what they don't tell us.

I'm not a huge fan of politics, mainly because i don't understand it, but the latest movements around us disgust me. I think politics is a mug's game and the world would be a better place without it; but to introduce, establish and adhere to the rules of life, man is assumed to be political. I understand this political man to be an abstract man; the one who conforms to what he is told and does what he is told rather than to act based on his morals. This is exactly what i believe has led to the state of the world as it is. Because if man knew his true moral rights and obligations, then people wouldn't be fighting; they wouldn't be shooting; they wouldn't be bad-mouthing one another and they most certainly wouldn't be murdering the hearts and souls of those around us.

They always said don't expect anything, then you won't be left disappointed. But is it too much to ask when we pray for a bit of civilisation? Just to pass one another in the street with the exchanging of a smile and a salaam; instead of a dirty look and vulgar words?

This world has turned into a pretty ugly place and to change what's around us, we need to change what's within us. For now though, thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost their lives due to this mess that is created in the name of politics and international relations. And i question, what 'relations' exactly?

May the hearts of those gone from this world find peace in the HereAfter inshaAllah and may our Lord [swt] grant them the best of His Jannah. Ameen.