Monday, July 23, 2012

Officially I'm a Medical Intern.



-Today was of the most pleasant days of my entire life, I'm really euphoric that 6 years of hard work and studying paid off. I passed the certifying exam of Medicine at UOD =) . 
- This year was the hardest, I was in devastated mood after failing Internal Medicine III course at the begging of the year, but I'm glad I didn't give up to despair, I stood up again determined to start over and -thanks to god- I succeeded at last.
- I don't think I could make it without the help of my dear friends and family whom with I shared moments of bitterness and happiness.
- failure is not the end of the world, it could be a motivation for a better outcome. those who didn't fail once can't appreciate the true meaning of success.
- My friends who didn't pass ,I wish you the best luck,I'm sure YOU CAN DO IT but you have to work harder.


Saturday, July 21, 2012

Ramadan


It's 1:34 pm in Qatif,  everybody-except my mother - in our house is asleep. Ramadan is not about sleeping till Maghreb prayer time, or watching silly tv-series day and night, I think this holy month should be about:
+ Reflecting time to evaluate ourselves over the past 9 months .
+ finding spiritual guidance and getting away from materialistic life most are swamped in.
+ repenting for the sins committed throughout the year.
+ re-bonding with holy Quran which was left untouched on the shelves most of the time .
+ sharing and donating, whether its money to the poor, time with the family or effort to help the community .
+ Ramadan usually coincides with the hottest month in the Hijri calendar, this month was chosen by Allah for many reasons, one of them is for the rich -with all their privileges- to feel the need of the poor who can't afford them, to remind them they are equal before god and everybody is judged by their deeds not by their bank accounts.