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Eid 2021

I spent eid at home after so long, eid in the city I call home! 

It was quiet, not as loud and happening as the few past years and it was just me and my parents but it was enough and it was wholesome. It was so energizing I don't know it felt like getting recharged after a long and tiring journey.

 I really missed cheese omelets during Ramzan and I wasn't able to adjust them in my Ramzan eating routine but I had Cheese omelet in breakfast today and I swear it was the best cheese omelet I've ever had!

Later, my best friend came over and we sat and talked and talked about how shit life has been for the past few months, and believe me just talking about it with something, made things better. It felt like the breeze that was blowing today on my rooftop was magical enough to take all my worries away. We sat on the rooftop on a piece of carpet and floor cushions with pizza and the sawaiyyan that amma made. crazy combo right?  We watched the sky turn pink, purple, and finally orange until the sun was down and we had to go downstairs because of the mosquitoes.

These are days that keep us going, you see!. People who say that eid is boring or they slept the day away, just need some perspective that how important this day is. It's a reward for our fasting our sabr. Allah main has his ways of making this day beautiful for us, whether it is about making the weather pleasant or surrounding us with our favorite people, or making our hearts calm and satisfied with whatever we have.




I was thinking how amazing the reward to sabr and the hardships of life will be! <3 

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