Sunday, March 18, 2007

Being inhabited

Legend has it that Yatoom is a djinn, who attacks you if you have missed your 5th prayer. It may come to you in your dream or even when you're in between sleep and awakeness. It tends to sit on your chest and cups your mouth, thus stopping you from being able to struggle.

And this is what happened to me. I missed last night's prayer. And woke up swearing at a man: you bastard. But before that, this hideously ugly man was stalking me in an Iranian (7asan kachal) forest. He then struggled with me. I was trying to scream at him but it felt like someone was holding my mouth tightly. Finally, I woke up and heard my last scream: you bastard.

Instantly, I realizes it was him. Not the dude from Scary movie, not Chuckie, but someone much uglier, Yatoom. I woke up, stared at the ceiling, and spoke to him directly (no one was physically there): Please leave me alone and go bug someone else you silly silly man. I then ran to my nan, found her and pa asleep, held on to her feet, and whimpered.

Yes, it was scary.

I then spent the whole day at work in a foul mood until Amoolah told me: Gosh GOD loves you. You miss one prayer and he sends you a reminder. Other people are drenched to their knees in sin and nobody reminds them of the hereafter. You truly are blessed!

You know what, lately I've started believing that I truly AM blessed.

I leave you on a much more cheerful now. I leave you with the words of Nat King Cole to his ever so famous LOVE song.

L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very very, Extraordinary
now E is even more than anyone that you adore

Love is all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart but please don't break it
Love was made for me and you!!!!!

Till we meet again,
Sedeso

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