Its not the first time that I get comment that I am one strong person. In relation to the sad and trying time that I (and my family) went through last couple of years.
The truth is, every time someone says that, I feel such a fraud. I don't believe that I deserve to take that compliment. Simply because what I went through is certainly not tragic enough as compared to many others. I have to say that I had it pretty easy or rather easier than many many others. If it has happened to me when my children were still young and I didn't have a permanent job and no relatives or friends to fall back to and still make it to the world, now that is what we can call one heck of a strong person!
For me, after each turn of event, I just went on to accept the fact that "it is what it is" and the only way to go was to take the next step and move forward. And when dealing with cancer, there is never a sure thing. It can go either way. One just have to hope and pray after each treatment but prepare for the worst at the same time. While carrying on with the day to day as normal as one possibly can. The sixteen months that we went through from the date it was diagnosed have given us time to "prepare" ourselves emotionally.
The fact that I accept what happen around me more easily than others, does not make me one strong person. All I am doing is to apply what the poster say "Keep calm, Allah is here". In another word, I have total faith in what God has in store for me. Of course there was some period of grieving. After all I am only human. But I guess I get over and move on faster than some others.
I also remember what my husband used to say. He said that there are many who are unhappy and always have something to complain about simply because they are never grateful with what they have. He said that we should count our blessing more often and realise that there are many others who are worse of than us.
Anyway, keeping total faith in God's hand keeps us away from a lot of stress and headaches. Try it sometime!
May Allah bless us all and keep us steadfast in our faith in Him. Aameen.
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