hard times are part of growth
it forces us to grow
grow up
and out
of our comfort zones
comfort zone is not synonym with growth and progress
cause you'll always get pampered
nothing to worry about
there's always backups for you
enough supplies for your demands
and a perfect place to run away from growth process
but then,
how long are you willing to run?
will that change the fact that things are coming your way?
a hero in a movie will never be called one if he does not face the storm coming his way
and if the storm is not there, if it was all rainbows and sunshines,
he will never get that chance to be called a hero anyway
that title would not even exist. ever
hey, there's reasons for what's happening to you
what are you without those calamities that strike you?
those things doesn't define you,
not at all
unless if you let it to
it is meant to be there,
so that when you overcome it,
your rank are elevated
and you can come back stronger that ever
have you ever heard that,
the word "musibah" in arabic somehow brings the meaning "to hit the target"?
meaning that, musibah is something that is predestined for you
and that it is never a coincident, or hit you by mistake
but it hits the right person
and for reasons
and remember this ayat?
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّـهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ
"Allah tidak memberati seseorang melainkan apa yang terdaya olehnya. Ia mendapat pahala kebaikan yang diusahakannya, dan ia juga menanggung dosa kejahatan yang diusahakannya."
[al-Baqarah : 286]
it means, we are somehow capable of bearing those hard times
it's just that, we don't realize it
and it's how He tells us that,
it's time to level up
and you are capable of overcoming those things
and remember that,
if you need strength
go to the source of all strength
Allah
