A Letter to My Daughter
by
Sadaf Salman Makhdoom
Dearest love,
It's been days since I have been collecting a treasure of words to write down
something for you. Yes, treasure because you are my most precious possession
and my princess. You must be wondering why I haven't addressed your two younger
sisters. To be honest, you are my emotional heir and I want you to be the one
whom your sisters should follow. I want them to look up to you as a role model
and their confidante.
You may or may not understand what I will write down right now because you are just a budding flower right now and I am sure by the time you reach your full blossom, you will surely understand what I am saying.
Love, the core of life is faith. It's not just religion which binds you to the faith; it's the faith in yourself that binds you to everything else. Have faith in yourself and it will empower you like none other. Faith always comes with perks, it gives you the grounds and the power to remain unshaken no matter how hard life hits you. True faith and belief in yourself makes you come back even stronger than before .
My lovely daughter, life is beautiful. It is just so full of surprises, some are good and others are not. I want you to know that in good times don't forget the not so good ones because that would make you humble. Vice versa, in bad times let the good times be the light to follow. Nothing is constant here, you will learn that with time. You will get to know beautiful people, some great friends but always remember that behind every face there lies another one. It will apply to you too once you grow up. We show up with different faces at different places, depending upon our situations. My love, always make sure you make no one sad, at least try because we aren't angels.
You will fall in love. It is one of the most beautiful experiences of life. Never evaluate anyone considering their circumstances and never ever judge them. Love is something that gives rhythm to life and I will be more than happy if you get to enjoy it.
Tread very carefully in life. You never know where and when a camouflaged enemy will be waiting. Just because they can’t be like you, my princess, they will hate you. There isn't any hard and fast rule that what people want to see in you.
Never be scared of making decisions, good or bad. We are not born perfect and I have hardly seen anyone mastering at perfection either. If a decision goes wrong, don’t worry, just let it go with the flow and if the decision goes right just be humble, thankful and enjoy because nothing lasts forever.
Help others as you expect others to help you. I was once told in my childhood never to expect anything from anyone but time proved it wrong. Expectation is what keeps you going. Expecting the good about life and people is what helps you maintain a fair balance.
I want you to know that I may scold you and act unfair at times right now, but you, my daughter, hold the most precious corner of my heart. Life becomes stressful at times and mommy gets upset but trust me, seeing your beautiful innocent big eyes makes me forget all my worries.
I want you to know that no matter how life treats you, no matter what mistake you make, no matter how unfair things might get, your mommy will always be there to support you and love you through all this, without any judgment because I know how difficult growing up is.
You will understand all this, with time and with experience and I am sure you will have one of the most wonderful experiences, which your mother failed to experience.
You may or may not understand what I will write down right now because you are just a budding flower right now and I am sure by the time you reach your full blossom, you will surely understand what I am saying.
Love, the core of life is faith. It's not just religion which binds you to the faith; it's the faith in yourself that binds you to everything else. Have faith in yourself and it will empower you like none other. Faith always comes with perks, it gives you the grounds and the power to remain unshaken no matter how hard life hits you. True faith and belief in yourself makes you come back even stronger than before .
My lovely daughter, life is beautiful. It is just so full of surprises, some are good and others are not. I want you to know that in good times don't forget the not so good ones because that would make you humble. Vice versa, in bad times let the good times be the light to follow. Nothing is constant here, you will learn that with time. You will get to know beautiful people, some great friends but always remember that behind every face there lies another one. It will apply to you too once you grow up. We show up with different faces at different places, depending upon our situations. My love, always make sure you make no one sad, at least try because we aren't angels.
You will fall in love. It is one of the most beautiful experiences of life. Never evaluate anyone considering their circumstances and never ever judge them. Love is something that gives rhythm to life and I will be more than happy if you get to enjoy it.
Tread very carefully in life. You never know where and when a camouflaged enemy will be waiting. Just because they can’t be like you, my princess, they will hate you. There isn't any hard and fast rule that what people want to see in you.
Be everyone's friend but choose your friends
very carefully.
Never be scared of making decisions, good or bad. We are not born perfect and I have hardly seen anyone mastering at perfection either. If a decision goes wrong, don’t worry, just let it go with the flow and if the decision goes right just be humble, thankful and enjoy because nothing lasts forever.
Help others as you expect others to help you. I was once told in my childhood never to expect anything from anyone but time proved it wrong. Expectation is what keeps you going. Expecting the good about life and people is what helps you maintain a fair balance.
I want you to know that I may scold you and act unfair at times right now, but you, my daughter, hold the most precious corner of my heart. Life becomes stressful at times and mommy gets upset but trust me, seeing your beautiful innocent big eyes makes me forget all my worries.
I want you to know that no matter how life treats you, no matter what mistake you make, no matter how unfair things might get, your mommy will always be there to support you and love you through all this, without any judgment because I know how difficult growing up is.
You will understand all this, with time and with experience and I am sure you will have one of the most wonderful experiences, which your mother failed to experience.
Your ever loving mother
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