Reflect! Reflect! Reflect!

Shamla Areeba Ali
4 min readJun 4, 2021

So today I will start writing my blog with one of the best lines I have read from Collen Hoover novel “Confess”

“There are people you meet that you get to know then there are people you meet that you already know” ❤

The first time when I read these lines it really touched my heart and I thought about all the people who are very special to me and how they came into my life and change the way I see things.

Amal Academy is one of the best decisions I had made in my life and I am so proud of it. During Covid days when everything was dark and shaded, I always used to see how people are doing things online but nothing was related to my interest and field and I always feel so low that what will I do, how should I consume this time in the best way.

Before joining Amal fellowship I had never ever heard about Amal Academy but my cousin recommended me. Then I decided to give a chance and applied for the fellowship. It was a long and competitive process but I passed through all of it and become an Amal student. (luckily :) )

During the first week of my session, I came to know that all the students are from different backgrounds and have so much experience related to their field. Our first project work was about to know our self and it was quite interesting and then I realize that it is something I choose right for myself.

The best session and project work I have done and like so much are : Passenger ( Gratitude and extra mile), Strength stories.

I had such a great time while taking these sessions. I get to know many things which I didn’t know. I got to know so much about others and this makes me realize how all of our lives are a combination of good and bad days but in the end we all workout anyhow❤. We all talked about our strengths and weakness without getting hesitant because we are family now!

All the fellows spoke their heart out and show gratitude to each other. We are together for 3 months but all of my fellows are so good that I never realized that I am working with some strange people.

(Now my favourite people, so please put your tea cup down, fold your sleeves, sit down, be serious and concentrate)

Swagat nahi karoge Apes ka👀

My apes is now like my little family we talk/gossip all the day long and night in the group, voice call and zoom meeting about everything and everyone(you know😉), we apes are actually night owls(sed boi hrz), tease each other, encourage each other and I am so thankful that I came to know angels in the form of people. They make my life much better than before. In short, because of Amal I met some strangers(apes) that turned into friendship.

🖤Heart of lion, this one

Pawan is night owl like me(ocean of humanity), Marya is smart cookie(fan of her writing skill), Abaad is couch potato(he is treasure), Hafsa is chatterbox(Ali Aariz ❤ and her salary😬), Imad is busybody(most coolest and intelligent person ever have met and.. and…), Mahnoor is bright spark(love her so much don’t know why), Bushra is happy camper(my Ma’am Bushra is a gem🧡), Touba is dipstick(my copy😬 and cutiest of all) and me umm(I don’t know may be chicken(like touva), you tell me what am I?). Apes are the light of my life and chum(Love emojis please).

Ma’am Huda and Sir Zeeshan both are greatestestest…(me happy wala crying). Ma’am Huda is love, wise and exuberant(don’t know what to say but she is amazing) and Sir Zeeshan is worrywart and surly (ok abhi say shorry😩). You will always find Sir Zeeshan positive and confident when dealing with problems.(ab thek? Han bs sai)

I really do❤

Now I’m changed person because of Amal and my apes and when I look back at my past self I feel so proud of myself that I came such a long way and today what I am this because of the right decision I made in my life. How this fellowship change me into a better person and I learned many new things which makes me more confident to stand out in the audience. ❤

#Apes

hah ok bossh

#Amalacademy

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