Dear Fatima,
Life has been good and I am incredibly proud of all the work
you have done. It takes a lot of courage to look deep within yourself. To take
responsibilities for yourself and do something about it. You had set a road map
for yourself to work on your emotional health, that was very hard but you did
it. You took charge of your health and your spiritual health. You have raised
your family well and accomplished many challenges you had set for you self. I
am tremendously proud of everything. In my time on earth these are a few things
I have learnt which will keep you in good stead. The most important thing to
remember is human dignity. Human dignity
by its very meaning is the idea that all humans are deserving of respect, love
and recognition regardless of gender, race, color, creed, caste, religion or
any other distinctions. They deserved to be treated well because all humans
have inherent worth and it does not have to be earned by status, class, culture
or creed. If we all started to treat each other well simply because we are
human and not keep creating divisions amongst each other based on nationality,
class, culture, sex, gender, creed, and religion there can be peace on earth.
Have tolerance because tolerance simply means to allow
another person to have a point of view. It may be completely opposite to your
point of view but you allow it to exist, you do not have to agree with it and
you do not have to like it but you have to allow it. Have compassion because
everyone is fighting a battle some publicly most privately. Don't Judge any
one: we all experience life differently and in our limited perspectives we
cannot always know how the other person experienced something so therefore we
cannot sit or stand in judgement of any one. There is always going to be difference
of opinion so let’s just take it as that a difference of opinion and not as
absolute truths which we need to fight over to death. Forgive, I have learnt
that forgiveness is not always for the person we are forgiving. It is more for
us, when we forgive we are able to move on and able to let go. When we forgive
we are allowing positive feelings to replace negative feelings. Positivity
breeds hope, while negativity breeds despair and anguish. It is as if a wound
has been bandaged and you can heal.
Don't give up on your dreams, no matter how old you get,
there should always be goals you want to attain and so go for them, don't make
excuses just go for it. It is better to lose trying than not try at all. We all
have such visions for our future and dreams when we are younger, keep those
visions alive you can never know when something will get fulfilled unless you
give it your best shot. When you reach my age you will regret the things you
did not do much more than the things you did. Treat everyone you meet as if you
are going to die that day, give them your best side. This is especially
true for our children and significant others because they are the ones who get
the worst of our moods. Relationships are the most important things in our
lives, make them count give them time and nurture them, good relationships
breed happiness. Although we may think power and money is something that will
give us higher satisfaction but I think in life happiness is far more important
than any other thing and happiness comes from people in our lives not
necessarily from things.
A life well lived is far more important than a well
preserved body and face. I am not saying that one should let themselves go but I
do believe constantly obsessing over every year that is added to our lives,
every wrinkle, every fat cell, every gray hair is just not worth the hassle.
There are many people in this world who do not have the privilege of getting
old. There are those who get old but do not experience anything i.e. patients
in comas, people with major brain damage. Take care of your health your
mind, your body and your spiritual health. Have gratitude, thank each day you
are alive and get to live on this beautiful earth with the wonderful people in
your life, your family, your friends and all you meet.
Don’t look back and have regrets, live in the present and
enjoy the blessings of each day. Live your life don’t just spend it.
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