Recently, I went for a movie "Angels and Demons". There was a dialogue uttered by Tom Hanks which really got me into a reflective mode about my own faith. The dialogue went something like this...
The Padre asked Tom Hanks: "Do you have faith in God?"
And answered by Tom: "Faith is a gift which I have yet to receive".
Since my cancer journey started, having faith in God has been a cliche whenever friends and relatives who come to visit try to say something comforting to me or whenever they text me or email me. It is a very good advice and I do accept and thank them wholeheartedly. What I'm trying to say is that, having faith in the almighty really helps me going the rough times. In that sense, I consider myself fortunate that I have received this gift, I mean I would really like to believe that I have this faith in me. However, is this gift big and strong enough for me to sail through the sea of the future which is full of uncertainties and turbulence? With cancer, you really don't know which direction this horrible journey will take you to. You just have no choice but to have faith that God is there for you no matter what. Or else you will feel really helpless and that you are all alone fighting your own battle.
It is very common for cancer survivors to say that having cancer is a blessing in its own way. I think looking at your fate that way really helps in coping with the horrible reality of having cancer. You try your level best to grope in the darkness of cancer to find just a ray of light and somehow find a way to expand it into a beam. Hence, you often come across cancer survivors saying things like having more friends, being closer to god, and experiencing a lot of love flowing around them, and the likes. We, cancer survivors really have no choice but to imagine ourselves being in a bright light no matter how dim the light may be.. just to keep our sanity!
Bye, for now.
"Faith is not something to be taken for granted"
3 comments:
salam,
blog hop from Sis Raden's blog..appreciate your advice and sharing spirit as my daughter is fighting the brain cancer..me looking for the strength.
Semoga Allah memberi keajaiban dalam penyembuhan ini.
Salam Mamalisa,
Thanks for hopping to my blog. I can just imagine the agony of watching and taking care of our child going through the battle..Allah yang maha mengetahui.
I am not even sure, which one is worse; being a cancer patient or being a mother to a cancer patient. I sincerely hope that you do not suffer as much as I do.
"It is very common for cancer survivors to say that having cancer is a blessing in its own way. I think looking at your fate that way really helps in coping with the horrible reality of having cancer."
Well said.
Mimi
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