Thursday, January 22, 2009
The Wait Is Over
Assalamu 'Alaikum
The Wait Is Over.
Today Papa got news that the Bank will not renew further Papa’s contract beyond this coming end of March.The Bank is set on its new directions and Papa’s specialty,Sukuk is not on its radar screen. Being a specialist Papa automatically became too expensive for the position. The news was received with some sadness as Papa had harboured some hope of a different outcome.
Truth is my pity is on Zahir who had harboured much hope of joining his two elder sisters at school. Every day without fail, including the coldest of days he would wake up to accompany his sisters to school dragging his Spiderman pull bag as the sisters carry their Princess schoobags. As the sisters entered the school door he would turn around and head home with Papa, much to the amusement of the school guards who’s become his ardent friends. Today he insisted Mama packed his lunch box as Mama always do for the two sisters and as Papa stopped at the Baqala on the way home, he quietly ate his baked beans in the car pretending he was eating at school. We would have registered him come September when he will be four. Soon I will have to tell him its not to be. I hope I do it well as nothing is more wrenching than the break of a toddler’s heart.
We’ve enjoyed our lives here, we never thought it would end so abruptly. Truth is I’m quite relief to hear the news as this means the suspense is over and we could get on with planning our lives. Possibilities of postings elsewhere in Middle East or possibly even here in Riyadh are there but none are concrete enough for us to actually plan on. As agreed with Mama we can’t plan lives on hopes and uncertainties. So barring other outcomes Allah have determined for us we are heading home this March. To be honest not without a little excitement at the prospects though. Papa will most probably run the Company again. However what is really different this time is that we will now have school going children. When we left Malaysia in mid 2006 our eldest girl was only 3 years old. It was a different phase of life when none of the kids are at school. Now Mama shivers at the thought that she will have to relearn how to drive to take the kids to school; its not as if she doesn’t have a licence.
InsyaAllah we will pick up our life where we left off in 2006. Not the best of times to return home with the predicted economic meltdown. But we have always placed our trust in Allah that He knows best where to place us. We thank Allah for placing us here two and half a years ago and giving us from His bounty that solved not a few untold requirements. We pray that He will continue to bless us and all our friends with His limitless generosity. Praise be to Allah in whatever situation and whatever outcome.
Wassalam,
Zahid.
The Wait Is Over.
Today Papa got news that the Bank will not renew further Papa’s contract beyond this coming end of March.The Bank is set on its new directions and Papa’s specialty,Sukuk is not on its radar screen. Being a specialist Papa automatically became too expensive for the position. The news was received with some sadness as Papa had harboured some hope of a different outcome.
Truth is my pity is on Zahir who had harboured much hope of joining his two elder sisters at school. Every day without fail, including the coldest of days he would wake up to accompany his sisters to school dragging his Spiderman pull bag as the sisters carry their Princess schoobags. As the sisters entered the school door he would turn around and head home with Papa, much to the amusement of the school guards who’s become his ardent friends. Today he insisted Mama packed his lunch box as Mama always do for the two sisters and as Papa stopped at the Baqala on the way home, he quietly ate his baked beans in the car pretending he was eating at school. We would have registered him come September when he will be four. Soon I will have to tell him its not to be. I hope I do it well as nothing is more wrenching than the break of a toddler’s heart.
We’ve enjoyed our lives here, we never thought it would end so abruptly. Truth is I’m quite relief to hear the news as this means the suspense is over and we could get on with planning our lives. Possibilities of postings elsewhere in Middle East or possibly even here in Riyadh are there but none are concrete enough for us to actually plan on. As agreed with Mama we can’t plan lives on hopes and uncertainties. So barring other outcomes Allah have determined for us we are heading home this March. To be honest not without a little excitement at the prospects though. Papa will most probably run the Company again. However what is really different this time is that we will now have school going children. When we left Malaysia in mid 2006 our eldest girl was only 3 years old. It was a different phase of life when none of the kids are at school. Now Mama shivers at the thought that she will have to relearn how to drive to take the kids to school; its not as if she doesn’t have a licence.
InsyaAllah we will pick up our life where we left off in 2006. Not the best of times to return home with the predicted economic meltdown. But we have always placed our trust in Allah that He knows best where to place us. We thank Allah for placing us here two and half a years ago and giving us from His bounty that solved not a few untold requirements. We pray that He will continue to bless us and all our friends with His limitless generosity. Praise be to Allah in whatever situation and whatever outcome.
Wassalam,
Zahid.
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