The other day, as I sat in the classroom with a few others while waiting for the crowd to fill in, a Malay lady came right up to the lecturer and asked if she can bring in her child into the classroom. The lecturer scornfully looked at her and told her if the other classmates doesn't mind, sure why not but still,it wasn't advisable to do so. So she made a pact with all of us that she would be sitting at the back of the classroom to minimise the faint sounds and if her child makes noise, she would bring him out of the classroom. Ok, fair enough and that works well for everyone. She then came into the classroom with the stroller and sat at the last row of the class. As the class commerce, the child was quite quiet until 45 minutes later, the child began to muffle which then turns into an abrupt cries. So the lady took her child and the pram out of the classroom. That's pretty considerate of her and I couldn't help thinking about this incident. 

I mean, I remembered reading somewhere in the social media regarding mothers bringing in their child into the classroom. And it has never ever occur to me that I would be experiencing something like this. I really applaud her bravery. I mean come on, honestly I wouldn't have the guts to do that. Well I managed to talk to her while I sneak out of the classroom for a while. I offered to share notes with her if she doesn't have any friends in the class as I would be glad to do so. After all, this is her Jihad. For being a part time student while working full time and juggling her kids and home. I respect that and I always believe the saying, "Empowered women empowers women." We should help each other and feel with Ihsan instead of competing and belittling each other. We should raise each other up and help each other when in need.

Often, we were so quick to judge people and criticise why people do things in a certain way without knowing the real reason why. May Allah forgives our sins. Who knows this lady was having trouble finding a replacement to if her husband had to work overtime at the very last minute, or to when her mother/mother-in-law falls sick or her helper who had to go to the agency to settle certain things, therefore she had no other choices but to bring her child to class. Yes, they were all assumptions. But I'd like to take this in a different light. Think positive in every event that happens, despite whatever circumstances faced. I find this whole experience refreshing. And this boils down to actually portrays we really are, what kind of person we are. Every events taught us a lesson. And every lessons gives us a reason to live. Not only in Duniya (World) but in Jannah (Hereafter).

Inshallah, Amin.