Good-bye Samad our beloved friend!
You are gone and we are in two separate worlds suddenly. I
look out of my window and I see the sunshine of a balmy Maldivian morning
outside and suddenly realize that I will never see you again – every again – to
experiences the joy of chatting with you in the ambience of your modest sitting
room or share the taste of a simple Maldivian breakfast with you as as we stop-over
at your house from a morning walk. We will miss your stock of hilarious jokes
and the unstoppable laughter those bring out from within us we never thought
was there; the chats and the wild banter that could span forever and yet keep
us sitting up for more, with thoughts that span the time from our childhood
together to the mutual moments of our work environment in the service of national
and international health. We seem to never have parted company over these past fifty
years or so. And now this tether is suddenly torn away by the inevitability of
this human moment that we all must alas experience. It can now be only memories
that keep us together.
In this moment, I yet again realize the wonder and complexity
of life – the flimsiness of this existence; the tantalizing that goes on in
this worldly moment of ours often with not a sliver of a realization of this
eventuality is how our lives are lived. It dawns on me yet again that the
selfishness we inject into our lives will envelope us inevitably if our
thoughts never toggle this moment of our sure exit from this worldly
sojourn. What keeps our thoughts intact and in sync even as we traverse the other
side of our existence is love -- the love that is given in this world when you do have the choice. You helped
us share this always and showed it in so many ways as brothers and with other
brothers and sisters in this existential part of our journey together. You kept
us all reminded of the connection we have with the heart as we traversed the
length and breadth or our lives in the many sweet moments of our chats and laughter
and advice in both friendship and mentorship. At long last Allah gave you the
pinnacle position you so deserved in society for the wonderful man you
were. Our moments of heart is the thread
that will keep us in the bind that we all cherish. Everything else will perish. And
finally we too will have to make our exit just like you have with the
never-ending sounds of laughter in our hearts and tears in the eyes of those we leave behind.
Rest in
peace my friend, and may Allah give you your place in the Garden of Delight.
2 comments:
Mr. Yoosuf, your imagination is really good. When i read your blog i remember some lines of poet Rabindra Nath Tagore.
Aameen.
May Allah bless his soul. and give his family and genuine friends strength to cope with this great loss. May Allah help us realise the true lesson of this life that "at the end we will end" May Allah forgive me, you and us all. Aameen.
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