I think we’ve become far too comfortable announcing things before they’ve actually happened. The business you’re about to start. The house you’re trying to buy. The person you’re speaking to for marriage. The opportunity that might come through. Sometimes you’ve told 20 people before you’ve even taken the first proper step. And now you’re carrying their opinions with you. Some will tell you it won’t work. Some will question everything. Some will genuinely support you. Some will quietly hope it doesn’t happen. And sometimes just talking about something repeatedly gives you the satisfaction of feeling like you’ve already done it. I’ve learnt there’s a lot of peace in keeping things between yourself, the people who genuinely need to know... And Allah. Do the work quietly. Take the meetings. Make the sacrifices. Deal with the setbacks. And allow something to become real before you feel the need to make it public. Not everything needs to be hidden forever. But everything doesn’t need to be announced while it’s still being built either. There’s wisdom in protecting something when it’s still fragile. Especially when you understand that envy and the evil eye are real. You don’t need everyone watching the process. You don’t need everyone validating the plan. And you definitely don’t need everyone having an opinion on something Allah hasn’t even completed for you yet. Sometimes the best feeling is working towards something for months without saying a word... And then one day simply saying: Alhamdulillah. It’s done. Let people celebrate the result. They didn’t always need access to the journey. - @thesunnahguy