An End of Year Reflection
“Don’t cry that it’s over. Smile that it happened” ~ Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss’s quote pretty much sums up what many of us are feeling right now. This school year like many previous ones has come to an end. And though we feel sad to go away from our friends, learning coaches, mentors, and colleagues we have to be thankful that Allah S.W.T. gave us the opportunity to be in each other’s company to learn and benefit from. Graduation time is an exciting time for everyone because it is both the ending and also a beginning. It is beautiful memories from the past year and big dreams and goals for the future.
This has been a year of many challenges. We all experienced the Covid-19 outbreak take over everyone’s lives. While it was a very mind blowing and scary experience, things are settling down now. The world is learning to come to terms with the new normal which is “social distancing”, masks, gloves and quarantine. These terms have become part of our daily vocabulary. We have learned that dealing with this pandemic is not a one man job, rather we all have to do our part to help “flatten the curve” world over by maintaining social distancing, washing our hands and taking care of ourselves and our families.
There is a big lesson we can learn from this pandemic and we have. I’ve learned that Allah S.W.T. can remind us of His magnificence by using a microscopic virus to change the face of this planet. Subhan Allah! I’ve learned that we should never underestimate the power of even the smallest organism. It is Allah who can use the organism in ways that it can become the controlling factor of everyone’s lives.
In the midst of all these events we had to move our Learning Center online. I have to admit, it was a relatively smooth transition. Alhamdulillah our students did not miss any days of school, and they were still receiving the same quality education as they were while studying from the center. On the other hand, I saw students in regular brick and mortar schools struggling with getting help from their teachers and completing their work at the end of the school year. Alhamdulillah for this blessing called Sanad Prep that we have.
This year is also significant to me because it is the last year my family and I will be attending Sanad Prep on site. By Allah’s will we are moving away to Tampa. Sanad will always be a part of our family and we will always be connected to Sanad in some way. This is where Dr. Seuss makes the most sense “Don’t cry that it’s over. Smile that it happened” 🙂
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