On 19th August 2007, Ali Malik and I were coming back after a late night gaming session, maybe trying to reach home earlier, trying to reach home before our parents wake up for Fajr. We were in Civic and Zakir Ali Khan and his Lexus lost the race by a fair margin on our way back. What we did not know was that a car would pop out from nowhere on our 'race track'. We hit it, we hit it hard at 140 km/hr. All were hurt, badly. I was wearing a seat belt, the air bag came out at the right time too, but the impact was enough to throw me into a wormhole where I experienced how it might feel when one dies, maybe. I came out with head injuries and a twisted fracture on the bone right behind my right hand's middle finger. Malik's knee was severely damaged, his car was a total mess. The Civic REBORN was now proclaimed as "Cancelled" by the Insurance Company; THE REBORN WAS NOW DEAD.
I escaped from the scene to reach back home safe. Samir Baluch was going to work and gave me a lift so that I could reach earlier. But, I had to stop to grab a can of Pepsi and a sandwich before heading home; yes I had to get indoors immediately but all what happened moments ago made me hungry. As soon as I reached home, it got more painful, was unable to move my right hand, the pain was unbearable.
Allah saved the other person as well, his toe got fractured and we all were lucky to survive since he had a diesel drum (empty thankfully) in his trunk.
That incident was the last straw on the camel's back, it was one of those incidents from where my life started to take a new direction.
Today, I am a survivor. Today, I am a person who knows one has to learn from mistakes and make sure never to repeat it. Today, I know living a life is a serious job. I know I was given a chance by Allah (SWT) that I will not die today, but some other day INSHALLAH.
Today, I know I cannot lie and cheat with myself anymore. Today, I know every moment I live is a chance given by Him; the chance he gave me that day. Today, I am alive and celebrating Eid and enjoying the smiles I see on the faces of my parents and my sister Sadia Ishfaq.
I would like to say thanks to everyone Allah (SWT) sent that day to support... till date. I remember how Kamal, Asim AlBaloushi, Sohail and Masood Baluch were running all over to get their friends to hospital. I remember Ali Taha drawing the design of his plate number on my cast. I remember how Atif, Abbas, Zaheer and Asim felt... I still remember that one moment when we all got serious about life for a change while Taha was still busy completing the design on my cast (I still have that cast with me today).
I still remember.
A very happy EID MUBARIK to everyone who has touched my life till date, everyone who joined me in this walk of life and are treading along with me till date. May Allah fill your life with sweetness, happiness, peace, blessings, honesty, and with the joy of understanding every moment of your beautiful life which is a loan given by Him to you; a loan His Creation needs to pay back in order to show that they believe.
If I am not a thankful man today, I am not the person you should be listening to. May Allah bless all of us and forgive us for the mistakes and sins we have done and will do in the future this Eid for eternity... Ameen.
If you're living today, you're better than anyone in the world.
CHERISH. EVERY MOMENT. TODAY. EVERYDAY.
