I'm sure you've heard of the saying which goes " You won't appreciate what you have until you lost them". Which is so true.
But for this one man, whom I met this morning, that is not the case. Now, it is not that he is not being thankful. It is not that he is being ungrateful. But how is one suppose to appreciate something that one has never even has in the first place?
This man is born deaf. His mom had got infected with rubella when she was pregnant of him, and hence, he was born with only 5% hearing ability. His mother blamed herself for her only child's deafness (she refused to have rubella injection when she was young). But, this man, this brave man, does not feel that anyone is to be blamed for this. And certainly, not his mother.
Without his mother, he would not even be brought to this world.
He might not know what the sounds of birds gaily chirping early in the morning sounds like.
He might not be able to know what rain sounds like.
He does not even know what his own voice sounds like. (He can speak, but he can't hear himself talking. So, he is never sure if he say things correctly. Just imagine, how frustrating will that be?)
Despite all that, he is a one happy man. Heck, i think he looks even happier than me! That smile on his face never fade away, not even when he was telling us his sad story.
In fact, he said that his deafness makes him become a more positive person. He learns to look life at different perspectives.
This jovial man makes me think. He makes me appreciate more of what I have. The list of ni'mah that Allah has showered to us is endless, but how often do we thank Him for that? We always tend to take things for granted. Especially the little things. In fact, now I think of it, there is no such thing as 'little' things. None of His ni'mah can be considered as small. If you try to think about it,
if you don't have the eyelashes, you will certainly ended up having recurrent eye infection due to the continuous exposure to dust
if you break one of your thumb (or even a small cut will do!), you won't be able to write. Even eating or holding stuffs will be difficult.
if one of your nostril is blocked, you won't be able to breathe in as good as you should.
And the list goes on and on. They may sound simple, but this simple things lead to some other bigger things, which in the end, will have a huge impact on our lives.
Haish. We whine to much (or maybe not 'we'. Maybe I am the only one that whines too much). It is time to be thankful with what we have.
p/s: this is why i love medicine. It makes me appreciate life more. And obviously makes me think of Him, Allah Al Mighty more =)
But for this one man, whom I met this morning, that is not the case. Now, it is not that he is not being thankful. It is not that he is being ungrateful. But how is one suppose to appreciate something that one has never even has in the first place?
This man is born deaf. His mom had got infected with rubella when she was pregnant of him, and hence, he was born with only 5% hearing ability. His mother blamed herself for her only child's deafness (she refused to have rubella injection when she was young). But, this man, this brave man, does not feel that anyone is to be blamed for this. And certainly, not his mother.
Without his mother, he would not even be brought to this world.
He might not know what the sounds of birds gaily chirping early in the morning sounds like.
He might not be able to know what rain sounds like.
He does not even know what his own voice sounds like. (He can speak, but he can't hear himself talking. So, he is never sure if he say things correctly. Just imagine, how frustrating will that be?)
Despite all that, he is a one happy man. Heck, i think he looks even happier than me! That smile on his face never fade away, not even when he was telling us his sad story.
In fact, he said that his deafness makes him become a more positive person. He learns to look life at different perspectives.
This jovial man makes me think. He makes me appreciate more of what I have. The list of ni'mah that Allah has showered to us is endless, but how often do we thank Him for that? We always tend to take things for granted. Especially the little things. In fact, now I think of it, there is no such thing as 'little' things. None of His ni'mah can be considered as small. If you try to think about it,
if you don't have the eyelashes, you will certainly ended up having recurrent eye infection due to the continuous exposure to dust
if you break one of your thumb (or even a small cut will do!), you won't be able to write. Even eating or holding stuffs will be difficult.
if one of your nostril is blocked, you won't be able to breathe in as good as you should.
And the list goes on and on. They may sound simple, but this simple things lead to some other bigger things, which in the end, will have a huge impact on our lives.
Haish. We whine to much (or maybe not 'we'. Maybe I am the only one that whines too much). It is time to be thankful with what we have.
p/s: this is why i love medicine. It makes me appreciate life more. And obviously makes me think of Him, Allah Al Mighty more =)
