Asking Why.
In the last few weeks (or days), I have read a posting about Evil Eye on Facebook which the main intention of the posting was to review a documentary on Netflix - American Murder - The Family Next Door.
The writer was emphasizing that we should not tell the world (in the current context- post it in social media ) about our happy marriage, the new baby in our belly, our career success, expensive stuff that we bought - all those things that brought happiness to our lives, as there is always “Evil Eye” that is watching us.
Frankly speaking, after reading that, I am more conscious of what I am about to post on my social media, especially WhatsApp (as I favor to put status/stories on WhatsApp more than other social media). Before this, I put almost everything on my status. I don't know why, maybe just for the sake of sharing, or hoping that someone will reply it and maybe initiate any conversation? And yeah, there’s a time that I put the status so that, that “one person” will saw it and reply it.
Reading the “Evil Eye” post, make me keep asking -WHY YOU WANT TO PUT THIS - questions whenever I want to put anything in my status. And Alhamdulillah by time, at least for these few weeks, I realized that slowly, I am having control over myself and I reduce posting about my personal life.
I keep asking - Why you want to put this, Izzati? Who do you want to tell actually? Why do you need to tell this to everyone? It is important and beneficial to others if you post this? - These are questions that make me able to control myself, more than before.
I think, keeping our personal life a little bit distant from the public is somehow calming. This is because we understand that we are here not to please people, except Allah. I once have that level of “consciousness” when I joined one of graduate training last year, where I keep it secret for almost a month, then I put things that happen in status. Same as the moment I get the job at CIMB, I kept it silent just to make sure, none of my friends feel offended by me showing my success, while they are struggling to find a job.
I think it's time for me to keep my life a little bit private, and put all stories here in Tumblr so that I can keep expressing myself and my thought through this platform.












