I read this in one seating and best believe, as someone who really does not read a lot of self-help books, this one was actually not bad per say; and it felt like the author was talking to us readers in a sense that made me rethink back a lot of things that have passed in my life.

Gratitude felt like the author is making sense of something that is so trivial ; which is just, accepting sometimes that there are things that are meant to be and that God has ways in making us humans go through things in a certain way in this life to make us stronger and more so- closer to him. The book was short and concise, and I liked that the author had wrote her experiences in ways that didn't feel condescending , in fact, she wrote it in such a matter-of-fact way, that it made me change back some ways that I look at things and changed my perspectives in some views in life.

I think one of the biggest things that made me liked the book was the fact that I could relate to the author's tribulation in sickness. Whilst mine is in a totally different way than hers, it felt like I was actually seen and heard the first time. Its so hard to be grateful and not angry to God when something bad happens to you. You'll blame fate to try to make yourself feel better, and I liked that , the author just gave an ayat in the Quran and showed how , in sickness and in health, God is always there with us. Its just the matter of us to want to find it or not that actually matters.

I feel that this book is like a reminder to us, especially if you're a Muslim that is picking up this book, that there are times that being human means being angry with everyone including God, but is also reflecting back that everything happens for a reason, and that there's so much more to life than just being angry. Acceptance is hard, and yet, if we practice gratitude, not just to the people around us, but most importantly, our own self, we will get the sense of gratification that we seek in this world and in the here after.

Quite an interesting read that I finished in one seating. It showed me that there's more to the world than just your anger and your frustrations. There's joy of your family, the love that you didn't think you deserved, and mostly, of yourself that is still alive. And that, is what I feel that matters most.

Personal Ratings : 4.25🌟