rebellious

Don't let the title fool you!!! I am not saying that I have picked the wrong title. All I am saying is, living the maximum with the minimum. I have to admit that I would never write this article if I hadn't been on a road trip. Before this trip, I always thought that bigger is better. Big rooms, big apartments are crucial for a comfortable life style. All the credits goes to HOUZZ app (Come on!! I have to blame someone). Living in the car for about 7 days in 13 days long trip, made me realize that how small amount stuff we need to live a happy and content life. Yes, I am supporting a minimalist life style. Benefit of it, a lot!!! First of all, you don't waste your whole day to organize your place, you will know where are your things exactly and most important of all, you can use that free time to pray and spend with your family. I know there are lot of people who live like this but only one I know is my brother in law. I don't support his belief system but I admire the ...

I never thought that I would be ever able to live a life of a traveler!!! Most of the normal people live a normal life. By which I mean, get married, get a steady job and buy a house. Every time my mother calls me, she asks " Save some money, you guys need to buy a house and get settled". It is not like I despise the people who buy house, I just don't understand the reason behind it. Of course, my mother's answer is "Buying a house means, you have a permanent address. You are not going anywhere from there". To me, this is where the biggest problem lies. Only permanent address we have as a human is the grave!!!! We cannot live forever in the house we buy, we cannot even say that we own the house. When Allah (SWT) gave me the opportunity to go for a cross country road trip, I was more than happy for it. For the first time ever I would be able to live the life of a true traveler even if it was only for 13 days. People here say, people develop a special bond wit...