I am enjoying some well needed rest,time with the family and ability to reflect with a clear mind. Life is good, very good at the moment, alhamdulilah. I started in London where I arrived on the morning of friday the 13th and stayed for the remainder of the weekend. London does not change. Same little kebab shops and mini markets are springing from every corner, little fish and chips houses are still at large and pollution fills the airwaves but the heart is at ease on her streets.
On Tuesday I went to Birmingham marking the first stop of the series of family visits I will embark on during my visit back home. Didn't get to do much but rest some more. By Thursday, the day I was departing for Leicester, I was so well recuperated, I could've started a one-woman revolution! But I managed to spend some good quality time with members of my family.
Since my arrival in Leicester, I've settled into making iftar, improving my siblings' Somali language skills, catching up with semi-lost friends and reminiscing on tales of yesteryear.
On Sunday we went to the masjid to catch a well-versed khutbah that left many of us with food for thought. The khutbah addressed the problems that have escalated from the breakdown of the family, an issue that is all too common within the Somali community. Although not many people were in attendance but I do hope the ones that were there, especially the parents, took away the lessons that were to be learned from that wonderful khutbah.
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