Assalaam Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu
Embracing Imperfection
When I Was A Little Girl, I Could Remembe
My Mom Making Breakfast And Dinner For Us
And I Remember One Night in Particular,
When She Had Made Dinner
After A Long, Hard Day At Work
On That Evening So Long Ago,
My Mom Placed A Plate Of Vegetables,
Salad And Burned Chappati in Front Of My Dad
I Remember Waiting To See if Anyone Noticed'
Yet All My Dad Did Was,To Reach For His Chappati
Smile At Mom And Ask Me How My Day Was At School
I Don't Remember What I Told Him
That Night, But, I Do Remember Watching Him
Smear Chatani On That Chappati And Eat Every Bite ?
When I Got Up From The Table That Evening,
I Remember Hearing My Mom Apologize To My Dad For Burning The Chapati
And I'll Never Forget What He Said
Baby, I Love Burnt Chapati
Later That Night, I Went To Kiss Daddy Good Night And I Asked Him if He Really Liked His Chapati Burnt
He Wrapped Me in His Arms And Said Dear ,
Your Momma Put in A Hard Day
At Work Today And She's Real Tired,
And Besides, A Little Burnt Chappati Never Hurt Anyone
You Know Life is Full Of imperfect Things And imperfect People.
I Am Not The Best Housekeeper Or Cook.
What I'v Learnt Over The Years
Is That Learning To Accept Each Other's Faults
And Choosing To Celebrate Each Other's Difference
Is One Of The Most Important Keys For Creating A Healthy Growing
And Lasting Relationship
And That's My Prayer For You Today,
That You Will Learn To Take The Good,
The Bad And The Ugly Parts Of Your Life And Lay Them
At The Feet Of God Because in The End,
He's The Only One Who Will Be Able
To Give You A Relationship Where Burnt Chappati isn't A Deal-Breaker "
We Could Extend This To Any Relationship,
In Fact. As Understanding is The Base
Of Any Relationship , Be it A Husband ,
Wife Or Parent - Child Or Even With Friends.
Don't Put The Key To Your Happiness in
Someone Else's Pocket, But, into Your Own
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Best Regards
Mrs Rubina Yasmeen
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