Through Shettima's Eyes

Clean slate!

I am writing this to all whom I've ever crossed paths with (family, friends & strangers) regardless of your faith and belief towards Ramadan. It's part of my objective to show you it's (Ramadan) beauty and how much it's filled with the spirit of forgiveness, kindness, friendship and how it has the positivity to lure a rusty/careless person like myself to feel and write this!

I know it's a tradition to seek for forgiveness before commencing Ramadan, I don't remember ever willingly (for the sake of Allah) participating in this tradition because I've always told myself that if i ever did I'll mean it and it'll be from somewhere deep inside the heart and probably 'coz i've never been the type to seek forgiveness or pity to reconsider/keep a friend/relationship. I'd rather burn it down and go build a new one.

Therefore for the first time I wish to ask you first for your forgiveness, don't read my request as another trend or broadcast. No sir, no mam! I want you to think about my name, my face, the wrong then (I beg of you) find it in your heart to forgive me. Secondly (before i fade out of your thought) in the spirit of friendship, kindness, Ramadan & forgiveness I also wish to solicit for your prayers to:
- make the best of the special month.
- succeed in whatever i do/set out for.
- protection and guidance from the almighty.
- and a stronger iman by the seconds.

It feels good to be able to get that off the chest but it's only a single part out of a system one of the other important part of this system is actually having all or at least 50% of the addresses (numbers, emails or social media dm's) to send my request to. But I've been radio silent and way down the radar for so long I don't possess that. I suppose that's another thing to apologize for, but I think thats just my personality a little awkward mixed with some shy and sprinkle of reserved + laidback (exercises turn habits) sometimes justifiable sometimes not.

So i decided to make it a chapter in my life (on Wattpad) as i consider it a landmark, I also plan on distributing it gradually to the best of my ability as Allah reminds me of the most fitting recipients.

You ask why? Or even why now?
...simple, "because GROWTH!" 🙂

PS: I started typing this as a WhatsApp message to a friend and it quickly became this, because I realized there are a hand full of beautiful hearts that would like to hear this from me including my own ❤️family to begin with.