The Serenity Prayer - Amended ;)
Allah grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
The above piece of wisdom appeared to me many many years ago when I was 9 years old. I was reading a romance novel of all things. As the years go by, I had needed more and more of the wisdom of the few words. Teenage years, university years, early working years. It helped me through so many problems. Which boils down to 2 basic things
1. Can I change it? or
2. Do I want to live with it? i.e. Does it matter?
It makes me a much happier person. A more contented human being. And in this massive rat race, its hard to do, to stop and think about what is important to me in each issues I face, make my choices and be happy.
courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
The above piece of wisdom appeared to me many many years ago when I was 9 years old. I was reading a romance novel of all things. As the years go by, I had needed more and more of the wisdom of the few words. Teenage years, university years, early working years. It helped me through so many problems. Which boils down to 2 basic things
1. Can I change it? or
2. Do I want to live with it? i.e. Does it matter?
It makes me a much happier person. A more contented human being. And in this massive rat race, its hard to do, to stop and think about what is important to me in each issues I face, make my choices and be happy.