paralympics inspiration

Watching the news on the winning of our Malaysian Paralympics really awakens my thoughts.

how awesome are they that despite their limitations, they are still able to achieve their dreams?

they work hard, train hard, have good support system, believe in themselves, 

and Allah grant their wish.

they prove that nothing is impossible.

their winning gives us hopes.

them, the so called orang kurang upaya, give me hope.

you know Amna has a little bit of weakness on her left limb, kan. 

she was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, but only because it involved brain injury at less than 2year old. it was a really really really mild cp. 

Alhamdulillah her condition only affected her motor skills on her left limb. her cognitive skills are normal. in fact, she is a fast learner.

she has improved a lot. but i can still see that she walks, runs, jumps, 

differently than the others.

and every time i see that, my heart aches. i wish we can trade places. 

let me walk, run, jump differently.

Knowing today that 3 of our paralympic athletes obtained gold really gave me hope in a sense that Amna can do it. she is definitely not an OKU, but her weaknesses can be improved, and she can finally walk, run and jump the best she can.

these heroes also proved that whatever our challenges are, if we put our minds on our goals, we are positive, we work hard, have good support, believe in ourselves, and have good faith in Allah, the day will come that Allah grants our dream.

they inspired me to not give up with Lil' Tummy even though it is hard.

i bet before they become heroes, they had doubts on their capabilities. 

they worked hard, trained hard but failed multiple times.

at times when they felt like a loser, their supporters gave them strength. reminded them of their dreams. gave them hope. and never to lose their sight. 

and never to stop praying to Allah. cause Allah loves those who beg from Him.

their winning is different from the 'normal' athletes. or any successful people we know.

i see them as someone extraordinary because physical and mental limitation is bigger than us. 

for me, others always have something else to back them up, like money, 

connections, power, names, influences. 

i love seeing vivy, but she got there with her luck of wealth, huge effort and supporters.

i like seeing how naelofa soars, but she had her names influencing people.

u get it?

Ridzwan, Ziyad and Latif just took inspiration to the next level.

i cannot imagine me having limitations on my physical or mental.

i am sure to crawl in my cave and dwell on it. 

to overcome this takes huge effort. 

the message is, if they can do it despite their shortcoming, what reason do we give ourselves for not trying as hard or as much? our arms, legs and body are intact.

our brain can calculate 1 to 10, and we can shop like nobody's business and calculate discounts.

we can eat and drink without assistance. we can button our shirts easily 

(Amna has difficulty to button up but she is improving)

we can walk, run and jump.

we talk. we laugh. we think.

so why do give up on what we want? on our dreams? 

on difficulties? on tribulation?

Allah gives us a minor test and we give up.

we complaint, we cry, we curse.

we even blame Allah for not playing fair. 

we feel like we are suffering and we have negative thoughts on our destiny.

basically, we presume the worse on Allah's will. 

we need to stop. i need to stop.

Amna. Lil'Timmy. family. friends. money. time.

everything. anything

i can do it. Amna can do it. we can do it.

just do it. 😉

thank you Ridzuan, Ziyad and Latif.

you are our muse, our hero, our wakeup call.

an inspiration to our biggest dreams.

you are the best example of life one can learn so much from.

you gave me a big slap on my face. 

and i have to thank you for that.