Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Letting Go...
It's been said that at the end of life, sometimes a person hangs on longer than expected. It may be they don't want to go because they are waiting for someone or worried to leave someone behind. Last night my family spoke with Rina individually, starting with David, then Nadia on the phone from California, then me, Dad, and Mom. We told her that her son was in good hands and we would always care for him. We told her that she had been an amazing mother and taught him what he needed to be a good and happy person. We told Rina that we loved her beyond imagination and that she deserved the peace that is surely hers. We told her that she gave more to this world, her family and friends than could ever be expected of one person. We told her that she will live in all of us and that she should walk humbly but bravely into the peace.
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True, brave, and beautiful words. Peace be upon you all.
ReplyDeleteKelly
Wishing you and your family love and peace at this time. Rina, I pray for an easy, peaceful journey into an amazing adventure that surely awaits you. You are a beautiful person.
ReplyDeleteI am touched by your words! You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteBarb
my dear selina you r doing great like a true sister.may Allah bless u all and make urs and all of our prayers true.may Allah bless her.We r with u in ur prayers.
ReplyDeleteLOve ,love and lots of love for her ,David and for all of u.
Mona and Niha
the bonds that keep us and the boundaries that define us...?
ReplyDeleteFerdousi,
i want to talk to you and know what you think even now. you must be moving into the unknown to discover a new way. it is sooner than i expected, but no one is more qualified.
i wish that the light you carry will shine in me. c/nc
In time, we all must let go. It is hardest though with the ones we love. We will always have the memories of our lives together and our faith will let us be comforted in the great beyond. Bless you Rina and your entire family and friends. We all love you dearly.
ReplyDeleteKeith
Ferdousi,
ReplyDeleteI know we only spent a short time together, but boy did we have a blast. My thoughts are with you, David, your family and friends.
Wendy
Ferdousi,,,My prayer is that God continues to protect and watch over you. His grace and love shall always be with you now and forevermore. Amen
ReplyDeletekt
So sad to hear these news. I know Rina from back when we attended UWP. Always smiling and a great friend. Remember all the good times we had at the international students club.
ReplyDeleteYou will always be in our hearts. Hasta luego querida amiga.
Ricardo Bouche
Somewhere, somehow, within all this sadness - the gods have blessed us all. Rina has blessed us all...
ReplyDeleteBe Brave, Be Strong, Be Rina!
Melenee & Jon Burns
In our prayers to make this moment comfortable for her and the family as much as possible
ReplyDeleteAmmar
Dear Ferdousi, David, Selina and the rest of the family -
ReplyDeleteMy heart goes out to you in these incredibly hard times. I am sure the situation is challenging you in every possible way a human being can be challenged. I hope you can find comfort knowing that you are giving your very best to make things better for everyone. Better days are coming, we all know. Hang in there.
I am sad for my friend beyond what words can describe. I wish I was closer to at least hold her hand for a bit.
With much love, Neda.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ)"Surely we belong to Allah (God) and to Him shall we return' Rina Apu, What moves through us is a silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word, one more touch, we may not understand why you left this earth so soon, or why you left before we were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, we begin to remember not just that you have past away, but that you lived. And that your life gave us memories too beautiful to forget. May you finally rest in peace Rina apu.
ReplyDeleteLove.. Safina & family.
My heart goes out to all of Ferdousi family and friends. She was a wonderful person and a great friend. I was only blessed to have Ferdousi in my life for a few short years here at Duncan. She would bless us we fun tales of her family especially about David. I wish peace and blessed memories to all who know Ferdousi. We will all miss a great person.
ReplyDeleteDiana
Ferdousi gave love and meaning to all those lives she touched. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. May the love of God and his blessings wrap you in his caring arms as he surely has done for Ferdousi.
ReplyDeleteCarroll
RIP FERDOUSI........YOUR'RE AN ANGEL!
ReplyDeleteRIP Ferdousi, you will be miss. You are all in our thoughts and prayers
ReplyDeleteFerdousi,
ReplyDeleteYou will never be forgotten! You have touched so many lives and have been a good friend to everyone near you.
Scott
I am standing by the seashore.
ReplyDeleteA ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze
and starts for the blue ocean.
She is an object of beauty and strength,
and I stand and watch
until at last she hangs like a speck of white cloud
just where the sun and sky come down to mingle with each other.
Then someone at my side says, 'There she goes!
Gone where? Gone from my sight - that is all.
She is just as large in mast and hull and spar
as she was when she left my side
and just as able to bear her load of living freight
to the places of destination.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her.
And just at the moment when someone at my side says,
'There she goes! ' ,
there are other eyes watching her coming,
and other voices ready to take up the glad shout :
'Here she comes!'
I did not know Ferdousi or her family, but I came across this blog & could not help but tear up. I want to send my condolences to her family. It's unbearably hard losing a family member & she will always be missed no matter what, but sometimes in those sad moments just remember if she is looking down at you, she would rather see you smile remembering her rather than shedding tears she's gone. Be happy that she lived a beautiful life with amazing family and was freed from the pain she had gone through for the past year. She is better off being free and looking over her family/friends than suffering through all the pain and having presence in her families' lives.
ReplyDeleteTake care and God bless.