Anyone Seen My Self-Esteem?

Life is short.

You never know when your turn will come. But eventually it will, coz things like death and birth are inevitable. But the difference between the two is that birth is celebrated with utmost joy and happiness, while death is a cause for grief and bawling. Especially when it is the death of your loved ones, whom you some time take for granted. Just because they’re always there, doesn’t mean they always will. Like I said, you never know when they’ll be gone.

I don’t know why, but over the past month or so several deaths have happened. Maybe it’s a wake up call for us still stuck in this reverie, where we think life goes on and on until we’re wrinkly old and achieved all our desired ambitions and goals in life. Life would certainly end meaningfully, but as cold hard reality hits, we realize – life never does go as we plan all the time.

An ITGS (Information Technology in a Global Society) teacher at my college Pn. Azlinda lost her younger brother, aged 18, who drowned while swimming with friends.

Last Thursday, my friend Lina Mardhiah, who’s currently pursuing her degrees in Russia, received news of her 11-year old sister’s death on her birthday – and next week she has an important examination to sit for.

A day before that, my Pure Mathematics teacher Pn. Khuzaimi, who’s been taking leave every now and then ever since her husband had to undergo surgery, had to face the harsh reality of being a widow after her husband passed away.

Nothing but time can take away their anguish and sorrow of losing a loved one. I can do nothing but offer my deepest condolences to each and every one of them. Let us all take some time to recite Al Fatihah/a moment of silence. May God bless their very souls.

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