Dear Earthlings (and disguised Spacelings),
Has it ever occurred to us that sometimes we thought we are sacrificing for other people but we actually aren't? We tend to give up something for the sake of others and then proudly declared to ourselves;
'Well yeah, I have sacrificed for these people'. Do we know that literally, there is no such thing like sacrificing involved in the action. So why is that so?
For me, once you keep mentioning things you have been forgone, you are actually implying there was a kind of hesitate feeling involved prior to making the so-called decision. Hesitate means unwillingness; it won't be called as sacrifice if you ever feel reluctant in doing it. I have just realized this fact recently when The Hubster tried to write me off from raising an issue of how I have been sacrificing and yet nobody notices it.
"Stop doing something for others if you don't feel like making one. It's not a sacrifice anyway, if you keep feeling hesitate," And he was totally right.
Like a door slammed in my face, I realized that I need to stop thinking that I am the one doing all the sacrifices for others. It was never for them; it was always done for the sake of my own self. Having my eyes wide open by The Hubster's words, I could finally see those sacrifices been made by people around me in all these years. How unfortunate, for I always took them for granted.
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| 'The Husbter during his days with TLS' |
The Hubster; the one and only that is very close to me. He used to have a fine job with a fine monthly figure before he married me. And yet he gave it up just to stay with me here. With only decent job and decent pay, he neither complain nor mentioned about it until today. Unlike me, he never made me feel that I was the cause for his idle career movement. He has been making sacrifices for me all this time and still he is.
Mom; the one and only that love me unconditionally in every aspect. Being unemployed and such, God knows how she has been sacrificing for me only to make sure that I live a decent life like the others. Even though we always got to each other's nerves most of the times, I know that deep down she will always consider me as her forever little girl. Always gotta look out for me in every way, I will never get to repay her ever.
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| 'Yours Truly with much younger Mom back then' |
Seeing how much people have done for me, it occurs to me I should not let them continue doing that anymore. It is not an issue of what we have done for people; it's what other people have done for us. The recent Eid-ul-Adha has taught me the true core of making sacrifices in the name of Allah SWT. Every sacrifice done should be accompanied with pure heart and right intention. And, never mention it.
What say you, people?
