A story of strength, faith, and finding light in the dark
When I lost my sight in my teenage years, everything around me suddenly turned into sounds without pictures.
I can still remember how different and challenging it felt. All my friends were chasing their dreams,
moving ahead in life, but I felt like I was being dragged backward.
I started losing everything that I once loved — painting, crafting, watching films, playing with my friends.
It really shook my confidence. But one day, I realized something deep:
people are with you until you can be sunshine for them.
The moment you turn into night, no one becomes your moon.
That’s when I learned — it’s only you who can turn your darkness into daylight.
I silently observed how even my best friend’s behavior changed. I don’t blame her. It wasn’t her fault.
It was just that my chapter was different — one that Allah wrote for me with a unique pen.
It was my test: should I build or should I break?
After so many tears and complaints to my Allah, asking why me,
I slowly began to find my answers. I understood that those who struggle more, gain more.
It all depends on what you choose to see — the positive or the negative.
How I Found My Confidence Again
All the pieces of my life played their role in rebuilding me — my wisdom, my strong faith in Allah,
my family, and my friends. When everything felt dark, my faith gave me strength to think positive no matter what happened.
My family and friends became the gateways to my success.
I made myself independent in every trial of my life. I learned to travel alone during my master’s,
though I used to wonder, What will people think when I ask for help?
But one day, while sitting near a football field, I heard players kicking the ball hard again and again.
The ball was getting hit and damaged, yet it was the one that brought victory.
That day I realized — this is the real phenomenon of life.
No matter how hard life kicks you, if you keep moving, you will score your goal in the end.
My Message to Other Women and Disabled Women
The word can’t itself says can. Just ignore the letter “t” — because majority always wins.
Focus on can.
When you think “I can’t,” your body and soul start producing negativity.
But when you say “I can,” ways will open magically.
You’ll either achieve something good or gain a wise lesson.
Stop overthinking. Be more practical. Believe that the One who created us is responsible for what we can’t do —
but He needs our trust and our little efforts to make it true.
Where I Stand Today
Everything has changed — but I am the same person I was when I had sight.
It doesn’t matter anymore if I can see or not.
I am still lovely, still vibrant, and still full of dreams.
I do everything I love — and even more.
I play games, I listen and watch described movies, I explore technology using JAWS screen reader.
My family doesn’t allow me to work outside my home, but instead of crying,
I started working remotely in accessible tech solutions from Pakistan.
I don’t cry now — I shed tears, but those tears are just another way of opening new sides of “can.”
Final Message
There is only one word that truly exists:
we all can.
Just in different ways — but we all are capable of everything.