This is my post for a challenge in THE WEEKEND community hosted by . on the round (WE93) with the topic : WANT. I decided to choose the fifth one which is five: By the time I'm 60 I want to...
Tell us about three major things you'd like to do or achieve by the time you're 60 years old [or 80 if you're already +60]. They can be as real or far-fetched as you like. Explain why they are on your list and how you plan to go about making them happen.
I'm currently 42 years old and of course sometimes I imagine when I'm 60 years old, I often ask myself "will I be healthy at 60 years old? or sitting in my wheelchair?"
Every human being always wants the best for himself, that's why there is such a thing as "hope" and we humans can only carry out what has been destined for us, even though there is a destiny that can be changed and there is a destiny that cannot be changed, that's why we need to " prayer". The power of prayer depends on our "determination" to change our destiny, all choices are in our hands.
Every human being also has his own desires and has his own plans in life to make those desires come true. for me the desire must be in line with a strong determination to make that desire come true, because I realized "I am not alone in this world and I am not the only one who has desires".
My wish is simple, I don't want anything grandiose. The three main things I want when I'm 60 are:
1.as a mother, I want my children to be financially and spiritually successful. What makes a "happy mother" more than the success of her children in the future, the success of children means the success of a mother in educating and regenerating mankind to be even better.
To realize my desire as a mother spiritually, since I was a small child, I have taught the values of life according to my religious teachings, praying 5 times a day, fasting, not stealing, not being disobedient to my parents and many more teachings that I teach according to the holy book. Al-Qur'an. By doing all of this, I hope that when children grow up and are independent in life, they can be successful in the hereafter financially and spiritually. I also always tell children to always help others because it makes your own path in life easier, because God doesn't sleep. Besides that I also try to set a good example for my children, how will I tell my children to worship, if I don't worship myself.
2.I want when I am old it will not bother my children and my family, I always pray that Allah will give me health until the end of my life. I also want that until the end of my life I can always help people in need, because I've been through a phase of life, where when I was in need, people around me didn't want to help, even though they could have helped me, when we asked for help from others, actually we have lowered our self-esteem, so I don't want other people who are having a hard time going through the same thing as me. I feel very sad when I can't help other people, that's why I try to be able to help others, at least to help pray for them to get through difficult times in their lives.
To realize my wish, I have to take care of my physical and spiritual health, live a healthy life and work really hard so that when I get old I can still help others, I hope God will answer my prayers.
3.as an ordinary human being, I want to have an easy death, I want when the angel of death comes, he takes my life with little pain, I want when I die, people I know, remember me as a good human being, who is always helpful for others.
To realize my wish, then I must do good to fellow creatures in this world and as a servant, I must obey the teachings of my religion, stay away from all the prohibitions of Allah as much as I can and obey His orders as best I can. this way I hope to have an easy and less painful death.
that's my 3 wishes when I was 60 years old, may Allah grant it.
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