I just love how time and again, Islamic tradition turns out to be centuries ahead of modern science, psychology in this case. You can be lonely in a room full of people. Perhaps it happens when you abandon yourself? If Leena felt close to herself and to Allah, surely the invitation or its lack wouldn't sting so much
Yeah maybe it’s just wasn’t in her risq. I honestly think with age and maturity one can get over this feeling of being left out. And getting off of social media also helps a lot!! I talk to my parents and they say enjoy the gatherings while you can bc at some point no one is doing the labor of gathering people!!
It’s interesting that you connect this to your rizq. One of my readers sent me a similar message—that she’s learned to think of the invitations she gets as part of what’s been written for her, and the ones she doesn’t get as simply not having been written for her. It’s illuminating. It’s actually a total mind shift.
As for your parents’ point, that scares me a little. Sometimes I think the real value of all the socializing we do now is that we’re building a community that will be there when we need it. I imagine this becomes especially important as we get older.
I just love how time and again, Islamic tradition turns out to be centuries ahead of modern science, psychology in this case. You can be lonely in a room full of people. Perhaps it happens when you abandon yourself? If Leena felt close to herself and to Allah, surely the invitation or its lack wouldn't sting so much
Yeah maybe it’s just wasn’t in her risq. I honestly think with age and maturity one can get over this feeling of being left out. And getting off of social media also helps a lot!! I talk to my parents and they say enjoy the gatherings while you can bc at some point no one is doing the labor of gathering people!!
It’s interesting that you connect this to your rizq. One of my readers sent me a similar message—that she’s learned to think of the invitations she gets as part of what’s been written for her, and the ones she doesn’t get as simply not having been written for her. It’s illuminating. It’s actually a total mind shift.
As for your parents’ point, that scares me a little. Sometimes I think the real value of all the socializing we do now is that we’re building a community that will be there when we need it. I imagine this becomes especially important as we get older.
Not the hunger to be counted; perhaps often the hunger to be connected.
Interesting!