| Sunday, August 12, 2007 |
| Penghijrahan |
What should one do when one feels that life is empty? What should one do when one feels that there is so much to life than its mundane routine of work-social life-family and ultimately death?
PENGHIJRAHAN...
I was out on National Day when a friend suddenly whipped a new phrase to me -- Penghijrahan and spoke to me about her gradual change towards being a better Muslim.
Initially, I was baffled by her and hoped that it was not some late April Fools joke. But after a while, I was able to comprehend and digest her thoughts. It was deep but it came at the right time. I was of course, very happy for her and I was happier when she informed me that she is interested to join me in my weekly Iqra reading class!
The next day, I looked up toward the sky and the sun was smiling at me. My sun kissed cheeks blushed with happiness when again, I thought about this friend of mine. Never in my wildest dream would I thought she'll say the things she said to me but I was glad and happy for her. Happy to see her move on in her life and to see her be a complete person... finally. |
| posted by norhayati @ 1:09 AM |
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| Friday, August 10, 2007 |
| Leadership begins with loneliness |
What is leadership, what does a leader do?
A leader is simply one who goes ahead, one who sets the pace, paves the way. I think it needs to be said too, that any company, church, community or agency must have at least one courageous person who is willing, I said willing, not able. There are many who are not willing, and others who could do the job better, IF THEY WOULD. Many never arrive simply because they really never get started. Once you decide to set the pace and move ahead, you discover why many refuse to pay the price of leadership.
Its lonely leading and so many return to the pack to lead with the gang, only to discover too late that the gang isn't going anywhere. They want to make sure of the end before going off into the terrible unknown where it is LONELY. Another phrase we often hear, "I won't go ahead until I know I’m right." Seems strange how slowly we realize how many times the very things that appeared so wrong, turned out so right, and the things that appeared so right, turned out so wrong. I've come to the conclusion that we won't know for sure what is the right or wrong until the end, and the end is a long way off. The aloneness of the leader is far better than the loneliness of the follower. |
| posted by norhayati @ 11:45 AM |
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