sanctuary

what is your sanctuary?

em, do give it a thought for a minute. your definition of a sanctuary. something - or someplace - that u'd zone out to get some relaxation, some peace, some inspiration, something that makes ~i dont really know how to translate in english, but the arabs say~ "yartah al qulub"



a masjid?

a cave??

a five star holiday?

a boat cruising in the vast ocean?

an island with a beautiful beach?

a 100m dive of bungee jumping?

a shopping spree?



basically something that'll give some sort of strength - to move on in this hectic life.

i was asked to give a thought on this while on a super-duper awesome camp, and of course with super-duper awesome ppl there who thought of super-duper awesome stuff for each "task"

my group ended up making a boat with little people on it using mahjong paper (we all had to work without a single word uttered or written)

another group came up with something very simple, but really out of the ordinary : they made an origami star.

it was very different, coz they were the only ones who "looked up". we, a lot of times look at only the things around us, treasuring them like they ARE the world.

we forget to look up, to ponder about the things that are beyond our reach, beyond our knowledge. and yes, we always forget to seek peace and strength from the One. He may seem to be so far up there, too far sometimes. but we dont necessarily have to look up. if we put our heads to the ground, we'd be able to feel that He is the nearest - closer to you than you are to your veins~