"People who make you laugh, who help you when you need it. People who truly care. Those are the people worth keeping in your life. Everyone else just passes by."

~ Karl Marx

Sometimes Allah close all the doors and windows because there is a storm outside. Sometimes Allah throw you in a river because your enemy can't swim.

Sometimes Allah make you stuck in a phase so that, the danger can go ahead and won't be able to reach you. Change your mindset. You are exactly where you need to be.

Not fast, not slow. Allah's timing is the perfect. Have tawakkul and keep asking Allah to make it easy for you.

"Hasbunallahu wa nimal wakeel"
"Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilaya min khayreen fakir"

True love is sincere, demanding nothing in return, calculating no rewards, and unconditioned. When someone can love in this way—purely giving without expectation—they are experiencing the bliss of heaven on earth.

There are people who let you go, not because you're worthless.

But because there are people who are more appropriate and worthy of being chosen by God to care for you.

You are precious to him...

That's why God keeps you away from unworthy people, because you are precious in the hearts of others.

In fact, a sign that someone is maturing is when they begin to learn to remain silent, even though they could have responded or explained the truth.

Yes, there may have been times when we felt the need to be heard and to prove things when we felt wronged. However, over time, we learn that not every explanation is necessary and not every situation must be responded to with words.

If you choose to remain silent today, it doesn't mean you're weak, but rather a sign that you've begun to control your ego and grow into maturity.

Abu Hatim (may Allah have mercy on him) said,

"Silence will bring love and authority.

Whoever guards his tongue will be able to calm his soul."

The world often treats humans harshly. Everyone, sooner or later, will face life's blows that tear them apart—whether it's loss, failure, betrayal, or unavoidable suffering. No one can truly avoid pain, for destruction is part of life's journey.

However, from that destruction often comes new strength. When someone is forced to fall, they are also forced to rise in a different way. Wounds that once hurt can turn into sources of resilience, while bitter experiences provide wisdom that cannot be gained easily. It is at this point of vulnerability that humans learn the meaning of resilience.

Ultimately, true strength does not come from winning without pain, but from the ability to stand up after being shattered. Those who are able to put the pieces back together often become stronger, wiser, and more courageous in facing life. The world may be devastating, but it is from that destruction that humans can find their strongest selves.

BEFORE LOVE BECAME A NAME

At first, I didn't really know how to say your name in prayer without feeling like I was asking for something that wasn't mine.
Because love, perhaps, isn't about possession. But about how the heart chooses to stay, even when it has a thousand reasons to leave.

I once thought that loving meant keeping someone by your side. But the more I learned, staying doesn't necessarily mean staying. And staying doesn't necessarily mean forever.

I began to understand that not all feelings need to be won.
Sometimes, love just needs to be recognized, appreciated, and then slowly let go, like the morning dew that never asks the sun why it has to disappear when the light comes.

There are days when I feel content just knowing you're okay.
And on days that are quieter than usual, I've learned that praying for you is the most sincere form of caring, without having to take space in your life.

The love I've learned lately isn't about who lasts the longest,
but who is most honest in growing you, even if they end up not being included in that growth.

Sincerity, it turns out, doesn't mean not feeling pain. It's about how we choose not to hurt back.
And willingness isn't about giving up. It's about opening the door and waiting at the threshold, hoping that if you return, let it be because your heart chooses to return, not because the world is too cruel out there.

God loves me in a silence full of signs.
God loves you too, in a way I may never know.
So let me love you, without always having to be understood.
Because complete love isn't one that needs to be explained,
but one that is simply felt, then quietly surrendered back to Him.

Coastal Poems | East Coast, 2025

When your heart is broken, don't be too quick to accuse the universe of cruelty. Perhaps that's God's way of forging the steel within you. For only through pain do humans learn to stand taller, look deeper, and walk further toward heights they never imagined. God breaks your heart because he wants to strengthen you to rise in status, not because he wants to bring you down or demean you.

Suffering is not just a wound; it is a doorway to evolution. Behind every pain, humanity is tested: will it be destroyed, or will it be reborn with a higher quality.
Human quality does not improve through comfort, but through the courage to face the darkness and keep going. True awareness grows when suffering is no longer seen as an enemy, but as a teacher.

Humans tend to be shallow in their judgments. Most people judge only by what appears: clothing, speech style, social status, or the image they project. Only a few are willing to delve deeper to understand a person's essence.

In the modern world, this is increasingly evident. Social media, for example, makes appearances much more marketable than authenticity. We often forget that images, words, or imagery are not true identities.

The outer face is often fake, while the real you is hidden behind layers of masks.

So don't be too quick to judge others based solely on what they appear to be, and don't base your self-worth on others' opinions. What matters is not how the world sees you, but how you are seen by your God.