14th July, 2007
Long Lost, Not Forgotten
There are certain events in life that totally shift our direction and change us deep within. You go about life, with your set of beliefs and morals. Then something happens to challenge all of that.
You’re suddenly faced with the difficult decision of continuing with the old or taking a risk and jumping on with the new… knowing, that your life may never be the same again. That one decision, that one moment in time, can never be taken back once that choice has been made.
Some people play a big role during these pivotal times. They help facilitate and sometimes expedite the transition. One person who played a huge role in my transformation just contacted me out of the blue today.
It was great hearing the updates and knowing, that while it’s been 16 years since we first met, and probably a good 12 since our last encounter, that the memories are still alive.
Posted at 10:59 am |
N. said:
Mashallah, true. I believe, this is a pure display of life — a definition of sorts.
July 14, 2007 at 11:11 am
MSB said:
N.: the only comment i can give you is this smile
July 14, 2007 at 12:21 pm
Butterfly said:
“Turning Points”! As much as we get hurt from such “Life Twists” we grow and learn from them.
Thats why I think that maturaity can be asseseed by our ability to learn from such experiences and not by age or gender.
July 14, 2007 at 12:34 pm
MSB said:
Butterfly: i totally agree.. and there’s no greater feeling than to look back at those experiences and be able to smile.. smile because you see how much you’ve benefited from them, rather than how much they hurt you.
July 14, 2007 at 12:38 pm
June said:
Had you been thinking about that person at all recently? Had they crossed your mind lately?
It’s amazing.
July 14, 2007 at 4:24 pm
MSB said:
June: yeah somewhat i guess!
July 14, 2007 at 4:40 pm
Ammar said:
freaky how those things work out huh? pretty cool though
July 15, 2007 at 10:49 am
Hitman1 said:
Hey girl, sorry about that 4-0 loss…. ouch!! that must have hurt alot.
July 20, 2007 at 7:25 pm
MSB said:
Ammar: very! but great..
Hitman: check out my ‘About’ page.. i’m Saudi.. and was rooting for Green.. so you should actually congratulate me!
July 20, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Um Naief said:
sometimes the best times of your life are when you take that chance and go down a different road. that way… you never look back and wonder what if… or wish you had done something different.
i chose the road less traveled when i came to bahrain. i was told by pretty much everyone not to do it… not to come and not to marry my husband… but i did it anyway…
and i’m glad for it. i will never have that longing inside of me… wondering what would have happened or what if….
sometimes life is just waiting for you on the other side..
July 23, 2007 at 2:12 am
Hitman1 said:
Now after the final, which “Green” were you cheering for? just so that I know if I should say congratulations, or Hard luck
August 2, 2007 at 4:43 pm
MSB said:
Hitman1: hahaha la gool lee hard luck.. honestly, they played a lot harder than saudi did.. they played with heart and like they really wanted the cup. so they won it deservedly!
August 3, 2007 at 12:31 am
MSB said:
Um Naief: you’ll never know unless you try.. and once you try.. no regrets! whatever the outcome, just keep on walking!
(for some reason, your comments keep going to my previous blog - url: msb73.blogspot.com - instead of this one: msb73.com. it’s supposed to automatically redirect you.. but for some reason, that doesn’t seem to work when you comment. so i’ve been copying and pasting here, in case you’re wondering what’s going on)
August 4, 2007 at 12:20 pm