Munira

“Dare I say I miss him? I do. I miss him. I still see him in my dreams. They are nightmares mostly, but nightmares tinged with love.

I still cannot understand how he could abandon me so unceremoniously, without any sort of goodbye, without looking back even once. That pain is like an axe that chops at my heart.”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

“الآن وقد طلعت أيها القمر لتملأ الدنيا أحلامًا و تُشرف على الأرض كأنك روح النهار الميت ما ينفك يتلمّس جوانب السماء حتى يجد منها منفذًا فيغيب ، فهلم أبثك نجواي أيها الروح المعذب، و اطرح من أشعتك على قلبي لعلّي أتبين منبع الدمعة التي فيك فأنزفها ، إن روحي لا تزال في مذهب الحس كأنها تجهش للبكاء مادامت هذه الدمعة فهي تجيش و تبتدر ، و لكن إذا أنا سفحتها و تعلقت بأشعتك الطويلة المسترسلة كأنها معنىَ غزلي يحمله النظر الفاتر فلا تلقها على الأرض أيها القمر، فإن الأرض لا تقدس البكاء، و كل دموع الناس لا تبل ظمأ النسيان و لو انحدرت كالسيل يدفع بعضها بعضا”
― مصطفى صادق الرافعي, حديث القمر

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“What a terrible thing it is to botch a farewell. I am a person who believes in form, in the harmony of order. Where we can, we must give things a meaningful shape. For example - I wonder - could you tell my jumbled story in exactly one hundred chapters, not one more, not one less? I'll tell you, that's one thing I have about my nickname, the way the number runs on forever. It's important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, and your heart is heavy with remorse. That bungled goodbye hurts me to this day. I wish so much that I'd had one last look at him in the lifeboat, that I'd provoked him a little, so that I was on his mind. I wish I had said to him then - yes, I know, to a tiger, but still - I wish I had said, "Richard Parker, it's over. We have survived. Can you believe it? I owe you more gratitude than I can express I couldn't have done it without you. I would like to say it formally: Richard Parker, thank you. Thank you for saving my life. And now go where you must. You have known the confined freedom of a zoo most of your life; now you will know the free confinement of a jungle. I wish you all the best with it. Watch out for Man. He is not your friend. But I hope you will remember me as a friend. I will never forget you , that is certain. You will always be with me, in my heart. What is that hiss? Ah, our boat has touched sand. So farewell, Richard Parker, farewell. God be with you.”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi