God Loved Her More..

Towards the end of my previous post, I said that I had a very great piece of news to share with you. Man.. This is so self-contradictory.

Well, this was the good news I was referring too,

Joint statement by Ms Rima McDonald and Ms Mariani Ismail on Little Nur’s Heart Fund: We did not know Little Nur’s family previously, but we were moved by this little girl’s plight to start a private online donation drive. When we started the drive on 25th May 2012, our goal was to raise US$200,000 (about S$240,000) for her heart transplant operation. Within a week, many Singaporeans came forward to help. The collection exceeded S$300,000 by 2nd June 2012 (5pm). We thank everyone, including the media and all the volunteers, for their support. Little Nur’s plight has now caught the attention of some charitable organisations which would like to assist Little Nur’s family. We are confident they can do a better job to help Little Nur. All private donations have been and are still with Little Nur’s parents, Norleen Osman and Mohd Ghazali. They are looking after the fund. Please feel free to address all concerns and issues to them directly at 91825754 or via their email at littlenurheartfund@gmail.com or kyla_08@live.com.sg. Norleen can also be reached through her facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/wynn.kyla Our private fundraising campaign’s objective has been met and therefore has ended today, 3rd June 2012. It is time for us to focus back on our families and our work.

And a comment by her on the same post..

She has all the help she needs now because we've all spread news about her plight all over the web and her need for funding... AND NO ONE is claiming victory! it is an announcement to end the donation drive that we all have been working on... More importantly, WE, STRANGERS, did all we could for her in the best way we know how... my question now to you is... have you? if you did, good for you, welcome to the club! - Rima McDonald
Alhamdullilah.. it's all in god's hands now :-)

Indeed it is in God's Hands, and this morning at 3:50am we found out God had a different plan in mind for Little Nur. Nur passed away this morning, the sister/daughter we all never had returned to god. I am not sure about the cause of her passing, will update on that if more information will be released soon. God loved the little fighter more.

I just didn't get it, the 'WHYs?!' were popping up all over my mind. It was unfair, just plain unfair. But everything had a reason, right? I tried to find a reason for this, it was so close to being one of humanity's greatest victories, uniting for  a new heart, and then there was this abrupt ending. 

I couldn't make sense of it, after a couple of hours, trying to digest what happened, I thought maybe it was just an example by that God wanted to show us. He wanted to remind us of the power of humanity, and that all of us had so much in common. Nur wasn't related to us in anyway, but still we all came together to help her. And word of Nur, spread around quickly, and made its way to many ears, all due to the effort everyone put it. 

You see, God has his reasoning for everything, some reasons will be too complex for us to even understand, we may not have the capacity to look at the bigger picture. But now, I hope to make some sense of this, and interpret this in my point of view..

God wanted to show us, that behind our branded clothing, and beneath our elephant-thick skin, we all had the same crimson red blood flowing inside. And we should help one another when in need, despite any differences that might seem to exist.

Why create a wall when there isn't one? 

Before money existed, our economy was based on the exchange of good deeds. An example would be the Tarahumaras, they don't have any form of currency, and they are the happiest beings on this planet. All these things are getting us nowhere. 

We have no excuse not to help one another. 

“Save yourself from the (Hell) Fire even with half a date (to be given in charity). And if you do not find, then with a good pleasant word.” – Collected by Al-Bukhari

Maybe, Nur was the single greatest example of our time. There is still hope for Humanity. Do not feel sad for Nur, her suffering has ended, and she is in a much happier place now. I do hope that everyone realizes this, I know it's easier said than done. Instead of mourning her death, we must celebrate her life.

When she suffered, even though we think we aren't related in any way, we still felt her pain. This effort for Nur, made us not see the 'insignificant' things, like skin colour, socio-economic background, we came together despite the many factors that might serve as a barrier. Nur taught us many things if we just think about it, we all made use of the networks we had, the specific skillset that god has granted us, to help Nur. There are a million things we can take away from this. Thank you God for sending Nur to this earth for a short period of 4 years, but even after 400 years, she will never be forgotten. 

Look around you, when you see the people in Africa, or even the homeless at the bus stops near your house, remember what you did for Nur. You can do something, to help him or her. And you will. 

I was reading through the comments on Nur's page. And I am disgusted to see a few souls asking about what will happen to the money. You gave the money to charity and out of sincerity, don't expect it back. You will get something in return, what is it, will be based on God's plans for you. Maybe, we can all unite to raise money for heart transplant research in Singapore, so no one will go through what Little Nur did. Please, come to your senses guys. And see what is really important. It's not worth it to get angry over this.

We have to stop being so materialistic. The world is in a mess right now, we can try to deny that by living in our own small 'happy' lives, but it's time to wake up, unite, and harness the true power of humanity. What a small group of people did for Nur, is just 5 seconds of the trailer. The main movie is yet to happen. 6 billion people, is a big number. We all have to believe that it is possible, and start working on it.

Greece, Global Warming, Inflation, the list goes on and on. We need to wake up, and focus on the significant things. Life is short, we must live it long. Maximize your impact on others; put their happiness and satisfaction before yours. 

Thank you, Nur. Your taught us a very valuable lesson, a harsh lesson. But it was needed.



Sorry for my limited vocabulary, but I do hope you understand what I am trying to say.. If I had offended anyone in this post, my sincere apologies.