Hard Times/Ujian

 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