Rooted in 'being'

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Just like a tree grows, changes and whithers in the cold, so does the human. We appear to change with the seasons, our emotions and rationalisms often getting the best of us. We appear in a constant battle with our own whits and desires, striving to become.

We want to grow to our fullest potential, strong, beautiful, bold. And although we appear to be evolving, changing and progressing in the course of nature, our roots remain firmly planted in the same dusty ground. There is something fundamentally human that stays constant throughout this entire process of perceived change - something rooted in the depth of our very being - something called fitrah.

"[Adhere to] the fitrah of Allah upon which He has created [all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah..." (Qur'an 30:30; Sahih International Translation)