R2-D2 Has Been The Companion Of Luke Skywalker.
Make It Yours To Put Things Into Perspective In Your Life.
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“Hell is to meet the person you could have been at death and realize you’re not even a shadow of that person.
Heaven is to meet the person you could have been and to see yourself staring back at you.“
#MyGranPa
Fear has been driving and paralyzing me most of my life.
There are a lot of definitions of fear.
My favorite is this one: False Evidence Appearing Real.
Before coming to France, I was crippled by fear of failing here and going back empty-handed to Senegal.
Before marrying a non-Muslim woman, I feared being outcasted by my community and family.
Before speaking up at work, I always feared it would affect my career.
Here I am today. All those fears were just some hypothetical possibilities of a potential event that might happen. Yet, the universe is full of opportunities beyond our imagination.
What has helped me in the journey is my faith.
There are a lot of definitions of faith.
My favorite is this one: Finding Answer In The Heart.
I was gifted with a memory above the average compared to some people around me when I was young.
Memorizing some parts of the Quran and quickly digesting my lessons at school made me feel like I did not need to work hard.
My parents were proud of my marks at school, and I was an excellent young Muslim boy who could repeat some verses of the Quran while not understanding the deep meaning.
Until late in my studies, I once had the lowest mark in Engineering school in France because I did not prepare for my exam.
In my professional career or private life, I was more of the guy with the fixed mindset, not the one with the growth one.
I enjoyed sitting on my laurels and hoping to skyrocket in every area of my life.
