Things To Be Asked For

Arafah is the day where we’re advised to ask about everything. The tagline is ‘it’s to be unrealistic about your duas”.

While some duas are private, there are a few things that I would like to write openly.

If I could request several things to be fulfilled, I first want to focus.

Hyperfocus, if possible.

I want that firm focus to go through everything in this life, which is full of distractions. I consider myself to have a certain amount of focus, but I feel like it’s sharply declined compared to many years ago.

The clear sign is my ability to finish a book in one sitting. I truly understand that life now and then is different, but even if I have time, it’s so hard to be not easily distracted.

The second one, I want patience.

Again, like focus, I certainly have it, but I need more. That is one thing I lack when raising a child. The paradox is I spent almost a whole day with my daughter, happily. It takes a lot of patience to do that. Maybe what I want is micro-patience. One that you need to deal with the smallest things that are not live up to my standards and expectations.

Last but not least, I want peace.

Again, I already have it daily, and I realize how privileged I have been and am grateful for that. But, it’s easy to say this when everything is going well. So I want peace too whenever things aren’t.

All three of these things are closely related in some way. Obtaining them is much more complex than any tangible thing. Thus, asking for them is the right way, doesn’t it?

Finish this writing is one of the reasons why I really want to have those three above.

Too many unfinished drafts for the past few months.