“Be careful, or he’ll be after you.”
These were the words that used to be said about me, making my youthful life pure misery.
Whenever I sat with someone new, they would quickly be advised to stay far away from me.
Alhamdulilah for that. For what followed was a voyage of discovery, until I finally sought refuge in the One.
I have never been popular, or part of a crowd. In my youth, it’s something I yearned for, but no more.
I couldn’t see it at the time but there were blessings in those difficult moments, no matter how hurtful and unfair they seemed.
You must be brought low if you are to rise again. You must lose your direction if you are to seek your way. You must lose hope if you are to seek help.
Though that may not have been the intention of the authors of those words, they nevertheless saved me for what was destined for me.
Alhamdulilah then for the unforeseen.
Last modified: 7 January 2024
