This is the english version of "Sulitnya Membuat Pilihan", for u simren :D

In life, we will always face and deal with every choices we have to make. Life itself is a choice, since we're still in our mother's womb, I've been told that we also have made a choice. When we're still a little and learning how to walk, we're also facing options we have to choose, imagine if when we were little, we have given up so easily when we were tired to learn how to walk and finally decided to crawl, then we will crawl for the rest of our life :( . But, humans unlike animals were created with akl, aka brain n mind, We could differentiate good from bad, right from wrong which then we manifested into a decision.

When we're being confronted with 2 choices, good or bad, things we love or hate, then the process of decision making wouldn't be so hard. But what if we have options which almost all of it we're in favour of .This, off course would be a lot harder, especially if it's regarding the biggest choices in our life which will more or less affecting our future. How would we know whether the road we've taken isn't the wrong one? How would we know of God's plan on us next?. As a Moslem, we must pray and leave the rest to Allah, Allah knows what's best for us. Du'a is an interaction between God and God's creation, by praying and offering du'as we have involving Allah in every decision we have made. But, is by praying and offering dua then everything will all be fine? What's good in a du'a if we don't believe in it. We must also believe when we're praying that Allah will help us and lead us all the way. So what if we can't get what we want in the end, but be sure that Allah will replace it with a greater good, might not be in material form but a better option anyway.

The most important thing in making a decision is never ever make a decision in our troubled mind, unstable emotion or unhealthy condition. Muse and think for a while then decide it when we have calmed. And don't ever choose something to follow others or because it's a trend to choose it. Choose something because we like it and we want to do it. But, we're just a human being, there are times we made the wrong choice. Maybe we forgot to pray and then made the bad choice in life and then regretting it, I have done that too, not once, not twice, but several times :, but then I realized that regretting without correcting is useless. Maybe, not everything I have decided is the best, but it's life. Life is a process, to achieve the greater good. Improving ourselves to be better is a challenge in daily life. There are times, the road to go there is smooth and easy, but often we have to suffer a little to get there. But if we endure it with a big heart and be happy no matter what happen and leave the rest to Allah then InsyaAllah it all won't be hard as it seems.

Like an expecting mother, even though she has to waited a long time with all the pregnancy problem she will encounter, but if she she's dealing it with sabr then all the problem and awaiting will feel like a blessing instead of a burden. As long as we live, then we all always facing choices in life. Wrong choices will affect our life, but mistakes aren't to be regretted but to be corrected. We are brave enough to live then we also have to be brave to make choices and deal with the consequences. Keep praying and making du'as and involve Allah in every decision we have to make. InsyaAllah, Allah will show us the right way. Ameen.

Translation of Al-Bakarah 184:
"The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the Criterion (of right and wrong). And whosoever of you is present, let him fast the month, and whosoever of you is sick or on a journey, (let him fast the same) number of other days. Allah desireth for you ease; He desireth not hardship for you; and (He desireth) that ye should complete the period, and that ye should magnify Allah for having guided you, and that peradventure ye may be thankful."

Ramadan Mubarak to You all. May Allah accept our fast and good deeds. Ameen

Sorry for the absence, I've been busy these days. May Allah be pleased with us all. Love You All For the sake of Allah