A walk to remember, anyone?
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Has any one had a walk to remember? Something that really brought joy to your mind? Happiness? Without remembering anything bad or painful?
I was in Marina, I think it was almost three weeks ago. I remember not wanting to come back to Cairo. I decided I will go for a walk, didn’t know where yet, but then I ended up going to one of the beaches overlooking the salty lakes opening out to sea.
It was late at night. It stirred up many memories dating back to about fourteen years ago. It reminded me of a time that was so carefree and fun. It reminded me of some very good times I had just before I entered University with some very precious friends. Cannot deny, I did remember some bad memories, but for the first time in a long time, the good memories prevailed quite prominently al hamd Lillah wa7dou!
Good memories serve well at moments of weakness or exhaustion from responsibilities. The pain during that walk did not last long though. I truly Thank God for that. The atmosphere was just beautiful. The silence, the cool breeze, the sound of the waves' gentle crash to the shore were all nice. I felt so much serenity. I sat on the sand for quite some time. It truly felt good. Not just the sand, but the whole experience. I hope I can repeat it over again some time insha'Allah.
I was in Marina, I think it was almost three weeks ago. I remember not wanting to come back to Cairo. I decided I will go for a walk, didn’t know where yet, but then I ended up going to one of the beaches overlooking the salty lakes opening out to sea.
It was late at night. It stirred up many memories dating back to about fourteen years ago. It reminded me of a time that was so carefree and fun. It reminded me of some very good times I had just before I entered University with some very precious friends. Cannot deny, I did remember some bad memories, but for the first time in a long time, the good memories prevailed quite prominently al hamd Lillah wa7dou!
Good memories serve well at moments of weakness or exhaustion from responsibilities. The pain during that walk did not last long though. I truly Thank God for that. The atmosphere was just beautiful. The silence, the cool breeze, the sound of the waves' gentle crash to the shore were all nice. I felt so much serenity. I sat on the sand for quite some time. It truly felt good. Not just the sand, but the whole experience. I hope I can repeat it over again some time insha'Allah.
posted by Dalulla at 2:50 AM
12 Comments:
Talk abt memories!!
Just 2 days ago, I stayed late on the phone with my best friend, having some sort of a flash back, we started talking about marriage & engagement *though we r both single..lol* and we kept going back in time till we reached kindergarten :)
Realy we felt some kind of warmth, a beautiful feeling, we hanged up at 4:30 am, we were like "ana ray7a a3mel dafayer bel fyonkat w albes el maryala w anzel madrasa"..
Some memories r just so preciuos & beautiful that u want 2 relive them 4 an eternity or smthg..
True ya Nour some memories are very precious. We all want to keep living within their walls and not get out. I sometimes wish so. But what can we do? 7al el denya. We must ry to be as patient as possible and that is a great challenge.
Warmth is the best feeling ever. It brings about so many other beautiful emotions.
good memories give you faith in tomorrow too. if you were once that happy, you can be yet again.
i think i should have one of those walks
Good memories are assets. Very precious assts I live on.
Doshar,
Do you really think so? About being as happy as the old days again? I believe so too, but the thing is when your life is connected to others sometimes it is difficult. Or am i wrong. You never have the freedom of space u have had before and therefor sometimes u find urself giving up things u crave for for other people to be happy. But that leaves me personally with: Where am i in the midst of all this?
I end up giving up myself for others because i don't know what else to do. Cannot build my happiness on the account of others especially if they are not feeling for u the way you need them to.
Shirazi,
Yes. I agree they are "precious" assets.
Even what little of them one has is a blessing on its own!
Memories are precious as friends. You have to hold on to them. I had the same kind of walk & it was G R E A T. I was not alone. I was with a very dear old friend of mine. Lots of memories came back to us. I think this walk was a turning point in our friendship. We became more attached to one another. I wish we had this walk many years ago but you never get what you want:( Life moves in mysterious ways.
lots to say about this Piccadely Square.. will elaborate later because i need to.
Question off topic, uniqe choice for a nick name. If i may ask, Why Piccadely Sq.? any memories? :-)
I like very much this walk-post.
That reminds me of a holiday which I have spent with my sister in Spain/Barcelona when we still were in friendship to each other.
Now she has had many troubles and has become bitter.
She has had a quarrel with my parents and me, saying: you'd better reconciliate with them... she even doesn't want to speak to me any longer.
But now back to the marvelous walk...
Nice experience with my sister:
we sat on the shore, the sun was going down, my sister had her guitar with her, we were singing, then, she took her walkman on the ears and danced a little bit to classic music on the shore and in the background the red sunset.
Nice rememberance!
That holiday was the stepping stone for me to move and to have an own appartment with 25.
Now I am 42 and I am very lucky that due to the councel of my sister I became independent and learned how to lead my own life "far" away from home (80km).
I am very happy that due to the education of my parents I did not live together with a man but when the right one will appear I will be lucky to have waited for him and not wasted my love to others (the article of the engagement is also very nice).
As to the statement of doshar, whether you can have these nice walks and experiences nowadays,
I would agree: Yes!
I just made an experience (when you read my post: the breach), where I separated from a lot of things also from gifts which I got but of which I knew: My soul is bound to them in a bad way, I don't want to keep them any longer
and afterwards I felt free! in my spirit.
I think you will have also things or situations in which you must
react right
right decision in
right time, then you will have again
these nice moments as you had during your
walk
Heidi (feel sorry for my comments are too long...)
Idi,
First thing is first. Thanks for visiting my blog. Glad you enjoyed the post and even more glad it brought a good memory to your mind and heart. I enjoy writing things whcih make others feel good, although i know that not all my writings lately were towards the "happy or supportive mood" and i am sorry for that. But what can i say, life is miscellaneous in feelings. Wish we can all be happy all the time :-)
I am sorry your sister and you do not talk any longer. I suggest you do not give up and try with her again, I wish things would be better and you become friends once again till the end of time.
Good memories are cherichable by all means. If it weren't to those good memeories, whether they were on our own or with lovable people, I guess we would have been miserable all the time. They truly are a blessing none of us can deny, even what little of them some of us might have or remember.
Some times the walk i spoke of can be difficult to have again as i wished to, the way i want it to be. but i guess i should hang on to hope. Maybe some day my son and I can make our own memeories. I am looking forward to that. He is so young yet gives me so much hope and happiness. I pray i never bring him pain or sadness. Do pray for that please.
Sometiems the right decision might make some people unhappy, then things move on, but at the begining might cause pain. Honestly it is that that i fear most. Causing pain to anyone, even if i myslef need to inorder to feel comfort. But i just cannot get myself to do it. I pray i never have to do such a thing. It would be so hateful to both my mind and heart Idi.
Heidi.. i love that name! Take all the space you want to express anything that comes to your mind my dear. I enjoy reading comments whether long and precise or long and detailed :-) There's room for everyone i always say. Even if not in agreement in some aspects, it is still is fine with me. Welcome to my blog and i hope it would not be your last visit.
Dallulah,
I believe in Jesus and I am not sure if you want that I pray to him for your son because I, yes, think that everyone is judged according to ones deeds at the end of his life but I also don't like to make a "religious mix" in my church or in other churches.
If it is ok, I'll pray for you and your son to Jesus the son of God but please don't pray for me to Allah.
According to hurting people, I try to avoid this but at the moment I am learning to go my own way in my life and my religion, my own way of life, what I see through the bible is right to me.
For example at the moment I changed my blog and I am only writing prayers in German at the moment.
So I will hurt my blogger friends (no more nice poems)
But praying is so necesary for me at the moment (for my heart)
How will I spend eternity in Heaven if I don't have a good relationship to the "owner of heaven"?
Pleasing to people more than pleasing to Him is the way to Hell.
It is written in my bible that whoever loves men more than God/Jesus that this one isn't worth it spending eternity with HIM.
So be aware that you go the right way not pleasing to men in the first place... I think
... Nice for your sweet comment. Thanks Idi/Heidi
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