As I grow older, my prayers also keep changing

As I am growing older,
my prayers are also changing...

Earlier my prayers were very simple... to get good marks in the exam,
to get a good position in the class,
 to get a doll like the one my friend has 
 and everyone should praise me.
 I used to think that success is just this,
 this is everything.
 My world was confined to these small joys. 

But time has slowly taught me a lot...
Now I understand that life is not just about numbers and successes and playing with dolls,
but
 it is much deeper and wider than that. 
Now all those prayers are left behind somewhere...
Now I think about my destiny, I am worried about my future.
There are many questions in my heart,
many apprehensions,
and also a hope. 
Now my prayers have changed
Now I ask Allah Almighty for this
 to make my destiny beautiful,
to make my paths easy,
to make me virtuous,
to make me someone who nurtures,
 to give me the understanding to make decisions that are better for me.
I pray that
 my destiny is such that it has peace,
that it has comfort,
that it has safety,
 that it has peace of mind,
that it has peace,
 that it has goodness,
 and that it has blessings,
 a life in which I can be happy myself and also be a cause of ease for others. 
Sometimes I think
is it really the changing of prayers that is a sign of growing up?
Maybe yes
because now I don't just ask for getting things, but for living carefully. 

And perhaps this is the real lesson of life
that a person grows not only in age with time, but also in thought. 

Ayesha ❤