Monday, August 16, 2010

"I wish..."



Hi Everyone,

Last week, on the first of Ramzan, I finished my ish'a prayers and as I put both of my hands up and did my routines dua'as (which of course I have memorized by now), my mind got very distracted. All of a sudden I realized I wanted to tell Allah what else I wanted besides my ordinary "run of the mill" demands. I wanted to share my "wish list" with you, just to see if any of you have some of the same wishes that I have.

1) I wish I could master the art of living by being able to be alone in a crowd and an "anjuman" in solitude.

2) I wish I could put a caller ID on my heart and mind, so I could screen the thoughts that come to my mind and feelings that could overcome my heart.

3) I wish I could admit that I am learning more from my kids than I did from my parents.

4) I wish I could install a security check on my front door to disarm anyone of bad intentions who enters.

5) I wish my sadness had a shelf life and came with short expiration date.

6) I wish I could go skydiving and never hit the ground (reality).

7) I wish I could sneak out of my house and peek inside my family room window as an outsider to see the real dynamics of my family.

8) I wish I could come up with a magic eraser to erase those lines from the 12 hands (of my 6 beautiful children), which determine any bad luck in their lives.

9) I wish I could become delusional enough to believe that I was prettier than my prettiest friend and skinnier than my skinniest friend, because there is not even a remote possibility of this happening for real.

10) I wish I had hit menopause, or rather menopause hit me, much earlier than it did so I could blame a lot of my............ on it.

11) I wish Neiman Marcus would take it's new (strict) return policy back, or at least revise it for my sake.

12) I wish I could go on the moon and look at my "little world" and see how small my problems are.

13) I wish I could tell my "idealistic" 20 year old bride-to-be self that she has no idea what's coming.

14) I wish I could get rid of my woman's intuition, because in my humble opinion it is more trouble than it is worth.

15) I wish I could feel my mother's kiss on my cheeks and my father's hand on my head at least once before I die, if not more.

16) I wish I could buy retail and not feel guilty.

17) I wish and hope I never get caught recycling gifts.

18) I wish I could learn to rely on none other than myself and then my Creator.

19) I wish I knew how it feels to be financially independent.

20) I wish I knew what I know now, and look like what I looked at 18, so I could conquer the world.

21) I wish I would live for my children but won't have to die for them.

22) I wish I didn't know that Madonna was my age.

I wish.............I wish............I wish.....

"Hazaroun khahishey aisi kay her khawahish pay dum nikley"


Much Love,
Shehla

4 comments:

Farina said...

Whah whah Aunty! Main bheee apkai jess shocthi hoon!
Amazing:::::)

Tahera said...

Khwahish karnay kay bhi hain dhang alag
Hum to youn hi bekaar maangtay rahay ab tak
Kuch hum bhi seekh jaatay saleeqa
gar rehtay aapki shagirdee mein!

Unknown said...

It's hilarious.But i have to admit whenever i raise my hands for prayer now it is for the ALmighty to grant me faith and not give a damn so that i can raise HAVOC:)))))

Ruby said...

I love your wishes and pray that your duas are accept :)