If you had something in your life which made you change your life, your ideas, or who you were before as a person,… to a someone now, in a significant or important way,… then share it.
The event could be anything subtle to very conspicuous.
In other words, what and who caused you to be, who you are now?
Off course, only if you wish to share. 
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When my dad got heart attack and realized that..i had to take care of household and whole family..that was when most of people are in university trying to finish up degrees. I had to work so hard to maintain our house. Before that..i was living in dream world. I think i was 22 years old. Allah knows best..but i sacrificed a lot for family. Made me realize that life is tough..and have gone through lots of ups and downs.
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Off course, only if you wish to share. :)
Pehle app. =)
Event or moment which changed your life and thought process
^ how are you doing now? Did any of that impact your plans you may have had? School?
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Lots of them...my take has always been to walk away with something valuable from each negative experience I have. I guess it makes me feel like I didn't really lose if I can gain.
My grandmother passing away, divorce, family health issues, etc.
You learn that choices are much more real than they seem. Life is a gift and it should not be wasted on petty things.
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A couple that changed me forever. Basic lesson was life is too short for regrets or what-ifs or arguments. Everyday and every minute with family and loved ones should be cherished.
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^ how are you doing now? Did any of that impact your plans you may have had? School?
Good question..yes my school suffered a lot. I became in my almost mid 20s o late 20 to finish my degree part time through night classes. Used to work full time including weekends. Took part time job at a restaurant as a waiter. I actually wanted to become doctor..and i was making plans to go to Caribbean to go for medical school..but Alhamdullillah i am content..but still hungry for more success because..life isn't easy for anyone.
Oh while going through above..lost two of my best friend. One had cancer other one died in accident. And my relationship with ex-girlfriend ended. And i got laid off from my full time job all at the same time. But one thing for certain though..while i was going through all that..i hadn't given up nor i will. So starting my next exciting venture soon insha'Allah..aside from my full time career job.
It is all about how much can you take..wow..painful!
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when i first saw the formation of the word Allah SWT during the cell division process of mitosis in the 9th grade science text book. it changed everything in my life.
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Lost my grandfather and father in the same year at a relatively young age. No more nakhre and then there was this typical BS from family. Everyone told me how I've to live up to the task of taking care of my family. I think I failed badly because I'm not 10th of a person my father was.
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Is takleef ka ehsas usey e hota hai jo is se guzra ho :hinna:
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Appreciate ur efforts 
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When I first saw diwana display his wit and intelligence over 10 pages. I realized then that there is no winning against some people. It's better to concede defeat at the first available opportunity and let better (or freer) minds argue it out. :D
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I wouldn’t say it was a big thing but after my sister got married and just seeing how much she missed my parents, it made me realize how important parents are. You may get love from other people but nothing..NOTHING in this world can come close to how much your parents love you. Before I used to get upset at little things and all the rok tok and used to argue and fight with them. Now I just try to quietly listen and not talk back.
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Xtron…I know what you went through because at one point I had to step away from fulltime studies and work to support myself and still go to school part time. It’s tough. It made me resentful of my parents that why is it that all my friends are provided for by their parents, their expenses, their tuition and not have to work and yet I not only have to work to support myself but also help out the family. Thank God I realized that parents do their best to provide for their kids and there are just somethings that even they can’t control.
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Diwanoo, you no answer your own question? Why for?
A hug for all the posters above.
Thanks for sharing. The reason I asked was because my husband went through a similar situation after the death of a parent. Like the other poster above he also became very resentful but he had to work really hard to pull himself out of a hole. Only in his 30s have things now started to fall into place. It took him a long time to realize it but he finally accepted there were some things that were just not meant to be for him, mainly school wise. I still have to help remind him of it sometimes but I think he’s just finally looking to reap some of the fruits of his labor. He hasn’t been able to properly enjoy the success he has had as it has always been shadowed by so many of his family’s problems that he’s been working hard to solve. He did the same, comparing his life to all of his friends around him who had it so so much easier.
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There are many different ways people develop or acquire new ideas. The life also takes many turns with some good and some not so good events, as we all know.
Once I made a trip back to the place where I worked before and I arrived there in late afternoon.
There was only one person in his office whom I knew from before.
He saw me and literally grabbed my arm and brought me in to his office and asked me if I would work there since they had a great need for someone like me.
I said why should I work there away from where I was, and with less compensation? He said he will try to get the compensation matched and will give a higher position.
I said I was not really interested in higher position, but only if I get higher training which was my dream but could not fulfill earlier since laws and regulations were changed few years back and I could not get to the highest level one could get in my field.
He said I had to talk to ‘big boss’ and will arrange an interview as soon as next day in the morning.
I had no formal clothing with me and had to shop that evening for interview next day.
Interview went fine since ‘big boss’ was very desperate to have me on board and I got all my conditions agreed and written in a signed contract. All paid expenses to move etc.
I worked hard for several months, then got the training, left that place after the term expired, and started my own corporation since I never wanted to be an employee again!
My life changed from good to being much better AH!
To this date I wonder what would it would be like, if I had not gone back to visit that place or that person was not there in his office, since everyone else had left.
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Lots of things
Balance is key
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How and why
I think the most defining moment for me was…when I was born, to whom, and where.