“There’s
never a right time to say goodbye”
When it
comes to saying goodbye, some of us prepare for it and embrace it, others
avoid and deny it completely, while some don't have the choice.
Sometimes we
ask ourselves, why did fate make us cross paths? Why did our existence happen
to coincidentally bring together the most precise set of conditions so we
could meet? Is there a purpose to it all? And if there is, why was it in our
destiny to part?
These questions
can haunt us for our whole lives. And we may simply never find an answer.
What I do know,
as a human being living on this earth that believes in a One true and fair God,
is that nothing happens without purpose and without His will or allowance. In other words, meaning every encounter with other human beings is significant. Regardless of
whether I am able to recognize and distinguish this.
That being
said, what should we expect from our relationships with other human beings in
this life?
If we are to expect that they fill a void within us and that we
simply cannot live without their existence in our lives, then we will undoubtedly become attached. Likewise if we are to never trust ourselves to open up to others and try to embrace relationships, then we are missing out on the potential of a
beautiful blessing given to us, which is the blessing of great companionship.
I think the
answer lies in loving others for God’s sake. When we love others for Allah’s
sake we understand that this also means giving them up for His sake as well. It
means letting our mutual interest of being closer to Him keep us together.
While also letting our trust in His wisdom and control to help us relinquish
the part of ourselves that gets attached to keep Him pleased.
So at the
end of the day, we are unable to guarantee the existence of good friends,
family and loved ones around. Only Allah can do so. He brought you together and
He can bring you apart. What we must remember is that we are brought together
to keep Allah’s word alive, and to bring each other up to never forget the
afterlife. We will no doubt mourn and that is okay. It is a beautiful thing.
Yet we must never let our grief be unattached to our prayers and duas for the ones we love. Because ultimately we love to see them with us after passing the
ultimate test on the Day of Judgement. And inshallah joining together in
paradise.
Remember
that even though life isn’t fair, Allah is. And that is precisely the
reason why Paradise exists. Look forward to it and love with all that Allah has
given you. And always say alhamdoulillah for the blessing of such wonderful
company.
Alhamdoulillah.