Life Is A Journey Poem by Majed Dodeen

Life is a Journey
By: Majed Dodeen
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Our destiny rules over us, even when we are not yet aware of it. The future makes laws for us today.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Life is a journey
Short span of time
Full of ups and downs
We cross its path towards our destination
From station to station
From birth to death
Predestined steps we are to walk
Predetermined walks we choose to take
On the train or ship of life
A trip, a tour or a voyage
May amaze, surprise or shock us
May delight, please or motivate us
May carry deep changes
May involve profound fluctuations
May hide unforeseen surprises
Don't let the obstacles of life frustrate your spirit
Not even for a moment
Don't be sad over matters that you fail to get
Be optimistic of what the future holds for you
Live each day as if it's your last
Thank Allah through thick and thin
Be grateful in good times as well as in bad times
Time goes on
Life goes on
Heartbeats stop one day
The devotee soul will knock and penetrate the gates of the sky
Ascending so high
Carried by angels of mercy
How beautiful is the meeting
With the Creator and the Maker
Of Heaven and Earth.
Enjoying the life of those holy and pious
A journey of joy and glad tidings
In life, there are scopes and places
For the believers
The workers
The obedient
The humble
Those who reflect
Males and females
Those who contemplate
Those who guard their chastity
Those who remember Allah much with their hearts and tongues
Those who deserve forgiveness and great reward in Paradise
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Regardless of toil, suffering or hardships
Go on with your aptitude and attitude
March towards the high altitude
Life is made of tide
Rises and falls
The unseen is a book guarded by our Lord
We read its pages now and then over years
The winner uses every single second of this opportunity
Be satisfied and gratified
Accept what the Almighty allotted and decreed
Put on smiles of contentment on face and lips