MARIA
I always wonder why people never talk about death. They talk about every other useless thing but not death. Never death.
It's funny how we know we're going to die one day but we still hope. We hope that the day won't be today. We hope that we're able to escape death.
But how do we hope to escape death when no one has ever been able to?
It's hard to remind yourself every day. Especially with all the adornments of the worldly life.
A special bond with Allah is required to remember death. But we do forget sometimes. Most of the time, really.
As I sit with my relatives, these thoughts run in my head. I want to say these things out loud but I have very little confidence.
So I remain silent and look at the people. The women wear scarves that show their dyed hair from the front and s
