Test.

August 2010.

I feel a little sad to see the days of Ramadan just pass me by. And I feel sadder because I feel there's so much more for me to learn that I'm not learning; and so much more for me to do that I'm not doing. I now realise how true it is that with growing up comes responsibilities. I now understand why, when we were so young and would so naively say 'I can't wait to grow up', that our parents would reply 'no you don't'. With work taking up a lot of my time, it saddens me to know that I can't spend as much time with my prayers or my Qur'an as I'd like to. Throughout these years; and particularly throughout the last few Ramadans, I've felt a change in myself where my understanding of the Deen has allowed me to fulfil some personal goals. Alhamdulillah; I'd like to think I've learnt and achieved a lot. There's still so much more that I'm aiming for and I hope time allows me to do so. Faith is essential to find success but faith is like a little plant - it needs love; care and maintainance. And I pray to the Greatest, to give me the strength to maintain my faith.