My
(not so) lil guy (anymore),
Six
years ago I cried happy tear when I first saw your face and heard your voice.
You have brought me nothing but pure joy since that very first moment. With
your birthday, I celebrate the anniversary of the day when the most amazing
miracle happened in my lives, YOU. Watching you grow has been a wonderfully
delightful moment of my life.
As
all mommies do, I have dreams and wishes for you, thousands of them. Today on
our 6th anniversary, I would like to share the sixth I wish for
most.
I wish you’ll stay kind hearted, as you are now. Stay this way,
stay the same. Let everyone’s day be joyous as you infused it with your smile
and happiness.
Be a student.
Be a teacher. Take every moment as an opportunity to learn. Read
a lot. Be curious. Ask questions. When you know something and know it well,
teach others! Do not keep your knowledge for yourself, share them. Learn
the essential beauty of having a gift to learn and a privilege to teach.
I wish you wins and
losses. What kind of mommy
who’d like to see their son losses? Yes, Baby, I’m that kind of mommy. As much
as I’d love to see you succeed in everything you do… As much as I believe in
your ability to win… I must wish you challenges. For it is within losses and
failure, you character will be built. As a mom, it is my job to do my best to
guide you through these moments. If everything was to be easy for you, you would
be wounded when you face the real world. I promise you, life is not always
easy.
Your dreams; do
them!
Your
passion; live it! You’ll learn that everything starts with a dream. Follow
your heart. Treasure your family. Be loyal to your friends. Embrace your fears;
allow them to make you stronger.
Seek joy. Always find
something that makes you happy and do it. Small act of kindness, listening to a
song you love, calling a friend, watching a sports game with your Ayah. Doesn’t
matter that thing is too simple. What matters is that you spend each day
smiling and laughing.
Stay in Allah’s path. It may seem narrow.
But trust me; Allah’s path is a wide open way of blessing and joy. It is narrow
because it is surrounded by amazing abundance. Sometimes it is also hard to
find, but always look up to Al Qur’an as it is the guidance to mankind.
My dear baby boy,
You are what a paradise looks like in form of a boy. Your Ayah and
I didn’t teach you to how to be the perfect son. It is you who taught us how to
be the perfect parents. Thank you lil buddy, for completing our lives.
I
will always love you, my buddy.
