Dear Son,
I love you & you know that but I have to say it again and again... you are my only source of joy & happiness ... when I see you I feel proud and blessed (Al-Hamdulelah) ,... I know that you won't be able to read my letter now but one day, Im sure, you will need it...
My love...this life is all about being strong, you should be strong and you have no other option.. for me, I will work hard to leave you a better environment , just as what my father did to me, I do and will be always working hard for you and for our country & our nation .... yes my son... you have to think of the country and the nation ... the Arabs lost their power just when they start to put their personal benefits first ...
My son... life is full of uncertainties, contradictions, similarities, happiness, sadness, fear, joy ... and many other things ... yes, it is not that simple... but it is not that complicated ... if you have the right mindset ... if you know why you are here then you can survive ...
Ok , let me state it clearly... Son... here is the secret recipe so far ... I might change it in the future but for the time being this is what I have learnt and want to share with you ... "You will get the most out of this life if and only if you have a strong beliefs .."
The first and most important one is to believe in Allah .... then... you have to believe in yourself ... yes son ... you can do what no one can even imagine ... you can live with no limitations ... you can achieve whatever you want if and only if you believe in Allah then yourself ... just remember that "you can" and Im sure that you can ...
Son ... sometimes you will feel sad, weak, imperfect and down ... all of us do ... however, what distinguishing successful people is their ability to get over these feelings quickly (in few minutes ... no more) ... Remember ... perfection doesn't exist ... only Allah is perfect otherwise nothing is perfect ... but you still be happy with the imperfect situation ... yes you can ... simply by appreciating what you have ... say Al-Hamdulelah ... you can read these words but many other cant ... you can think and many others cant ... you have lots to be proud of and others dont ...
This is it for today ... I wrote this letter in English not because Im not proud of my language but because more people can read it and might benefit from it ...
Love you,
Your father