The sweet soothing scent…the calming, cosy feeling. How can one ever forget?
Lavendars only grow in the temperates. In winter, the leaves and small bunches of flowers at the end of the long stalks just wither away, leaving hardy branches and unnoticeable main stems. With the arrival of spring, tiny shoots start to appear again and stalks would begin to unfurl by the beginning of summer. Then in midsummer, the sweetness from the full longs stalks prevail the air… invigorating our senses, at times intoxicating…Subhanallah…
The fragrance is also supposed to calm you down. Put drops of the oil onto pillows and it will help one to relax, provide comfort and induce sleep. Bunches of the stalks are cut and hung up to dry around the house, propagating a freshly pleasant and welcoming tinge of scent. Cupboards and drawers lined with sprigs of the flowers or laden with portions made into potpouries would smell nice too!
It is with this spirit that “Seungu Lavendar” was written. To invoke sweet memories and past experiences. To share and propagate the essence of feeling good about something, someone, some places. That someone or persons were my parents. They had sacrificed ever so much for my siblings and I. I would not have been what I am today if not for them…Alhamdulillah, praises be to the Almighty…
The stories in the episodes of “Seungu Lavendar” were meant to inspire readers (namely young ones) to always appreciate the family, the place where we find solace, peace of mind as well as tranquility. To especially listen to our parents; to heed their advice and to look up to them as our role models and not to forsake their words. At the same time, the book aims to motivate children, especially teenagers to adhere to principles that may inculcate in them a sense of belonging, a targeted goal in their lives, to stick and stay focused on what they have decided to achieve.
Love your families. Love your parents too. Think twice before doing anything that may hurt their feelings. For they are the ones who provide you with comfort and are there for you through thick and thin. The prayers invoked by us as children are precious treasures. It is therefore incumbent upon us to constantly make supplications from Allah for them, especially more so when they are gone…
“Oh Allah! Forgive me and my parents and believers on the day when the reckoning shall come to pass.” (Surah Ibrahim (14): 41)
Lavendars only grow in the temperates. In winter, the leaves and small bunches of flowers at the end of the long stalks just wither away, leaving hardy branches and unnoticeable main stems. With the arrival of spring, tiny shoots start to appear again and stalks would begin to unfurl by the beginning of summer. Then in midsummer, the sweetness from the full longs stalks prevail the air… invigorating our senses, at times intoxicating…Subhanallah…
The fragrance is also supposed to calm you down. Put drops of the oil onto pillows and it will help one to relax, provide comfort and induce sleep. Bunches of the stalks are cut and hung up to dry around the house, propagating a freshly pleasant and welcoming tinge of scent. Cupboards and drawers lined with sprigs of the flowers or laden with portions made into potpouries would smell nice too!
It is with this spirit that “Seungu Lavendar” was written. To invoke sweet memories and past experiences. To share and propagate the essence of feeling good about something, someone, some places. That someone or persons were my parents. They had sacrificed ever so much for my siblings and I. I would not have been what I am today if not for them…Alhamdulillah, praises be to the Almighty…
The stories in the episodes of “Seungu Lavendar” were meant to inspire readers (namely young ones) to always appreciate the family, the place where we find solace, peace of mind as well as tranquility. To especially listen to our parents; to heed their advice and to look up to them as our role models and not to forsake their words. At the same time, the book aims to motivate children, especially teenagers to adhere to principles that may inculcate in them a sense of belonging, a targeted goal in their lives, to stick and stay focused on what they have decided to achieve.
Love your families. Love your parents too. Think twice before doing anything that may hurt their feelings. For they are the ones who provide you with comfort and are there for you through thick and thin. The prayers invoked by us as children are precious treasures. It is therefore incumbent upon us to constantly make supplications from Allah for them, especially more so when they are gone…
“Oh Allah! Forgive me and my parents and believers on the day when the reckoning shall come to pass.” (Surah Ibrahim (14): 41)
In Islam, the family unit is everything. It is the bedrock or the solid foundation for the building of a nation; a nation of which if based on the syariah, is one that is capable of propagating goodwill and preserve the well being of mankind…
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