Author
Ibrahim Shalaby
Illustrator
Publisher
Al Balsam Publishing House
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9789776171381
Sometimes Samer asks himself after all he has been through, if he feels sad or angry because of his sickness with cancer. You will be surprised to hear that the answer is no. He is now a better person than the person you have known last year. Now he is more pious, kinder, more modest, gentler, more giving, more knowledgeable, more patient and less selfish. “My sickness and the journey to recovery have revealed new aspects of my life and the lives of those around me. I discovered that I lived in a bubble, not related to reality. Life is full of hardships, pain and suffering that never crossed my mind before. I felt the pain of others, witnessed death and tasted its bitterness and learned that life goes on. I got to know noble people, like angels with their generous spirits. I learned that giving can take different forms. I can give money, time, energy, and I can give blood. And when I have reached this level of giving, only then can I say that I am human”. This experience taught Samer what he had not learned in years, and when he looks at the big picture he thanks God for this experience from which he has emerged a better person.
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