I remember a couple of years ago, I was coming back from one of my driving lessons, and there was this little boy with a beautiful voice reciting Quraan on the radio. He was still very young - not older than 7 years old, and already memorized the whole Quraan. It spread a very weird/ good feeling in me. I wanted children like him.
I have always wanted my children to memorize Quraan and spend their time changing the world instead of doing useless things. I have always imagined my sons to have great role models and be stronger than all the bad things that are occupying the youth's time nowadays. My children were going to be 'world changers', and I always always believed in that.
Then it hit me. How can I expect them to be all that if I am not that myself? How can I expect them to be the best in everything when I am not that myself? How can I build the love of memorizing Quraan, when, let's face it, I only memorize a small portion of it?
It is scary to think that you are responsible for every little thing you do, and that these things could manifest themselves later into your children. If you're good, your children will turn out to be good; if you're bad, you'll children will be bad. I do not think that is the case though, I do not believe in that at all, but I do believe that it does affect your parenting style one way or another.
These are just thoughts that surfaced after babysitting my niece for an hour. I am no expert. I still haven't escaped my teenage years yet and I have not read any books regarding parenting. I'll read more into that and perhaps share some more mature thoughts regarding children in one of the posts!
Despite my thoughts and fears, I still believe in my World Changers, they will be what I want them to be enshallah!
- Sana H.
I've wrote once that there's always tomorrow, hope must be there, but before that you got to have will .. Once again remember, there's always tomorrow, and you can always be the person you want to be ..
ReplyDeleteTo myself, one of my biggest dreams is to one day be an inspiration to someone .. And im very sure you'll be one too ;D
Regards,
Of course, it is a motivation in itself in some way I guess..
ReplyDeleteEnshallah it does come true for you! Thanks!
Why can't they just be what THEY want to be? And you be what you want to be.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I am not saying that I will turn them into a carbon copy of something I have in mind, but I would have to guide them. If I let them be then there is no point in being a parent then, is there? Guidance is important.
ReplyDeleteVery inspiring and beautiful post, in fact of your bests because it rings the wake up bell! in fact I always have this dream that my sons will be as you described to extent I want them to be world and history changers!
ReplyDeleteI agree we are not good examples but I always believe that even if we failed to give something to our world anything of value let's try to plant good seeds :)
For example I might not have the knowledge to spread the greatness of Allah and his prophets or the Islam but I will at least sponsor a man who have knowledge and will support him by money....etc
very beautiful post and thanks for sharing such great thoughts
Thank you AbdulAziz!
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