Second Innings - Headstart

 

Every Eid-ul-Adha, the biggest debate in our house is never about the animal… It is about *which day* to do the qurbani. ❤️ My wife always says: “First day is afzal and most preferred in Islam.” And when I agree by saying, “Okay, we’ll do it around Zohar…” she immediately replies: “No. Hazrat Ibrahim عليه السلام rushed to fulfill Allah’s command for sacrifice. Our Nabi ﷺ also taught us not to delay unnecessarily.” Meanwhile, my own heart quietly keeps searching for excuses. “Maybe second day after Fajr is better…” “Maybe the qasai is busy today…” “Too much crowd…” “Too many animals waiting…” And yes, sometimes people genuinely wait till the third day too depending on butcher availability. But deep inside… those were never the real reasons. The truth was much simpler. I just didn’t want to let go of Hero. 🐐🤍 And one year… I finally admitted this openly to my wife. I completely broke down. Crying. Moaning. Almost wailing like a child. In all our 17 years of marriage, she had never seen this side of me before. That day, she truly understood what these animals meant to my heart. Even today, I still watch old videos of Hero and Raja on my YouTube channel sometimes. And Hero remains the benchmark for everything in Bilal’s eyes too. Whenever he sees another Sojat or Patira goat somewhere, his first innocent question still remains: “Abba… this goat is not dancing?” 💃🐐 The Instagram reels of Bilal and little Afiyah playing around Hero and Raja during Eid 2025 are now memories frozen forever in time. Beautiful. Pure. Irreplaceable. Yes, we now already have Yumn — a Sojat breed for 2026. And little Raju — a Hansa kid planned ahead for 2027. But somehow… they will never be Hero from 2025. Some animals don’t remain just animals. They quietly become chapters of your life story. 🌙✨ And when I look back today at the last 2–3 years, I realize something unbelievable… Since joining hands with Mira Ali Goat Farm, I have probably purchased and sold nearly 25–30 goats and sheep in total. What started as nostalgia… became passion. What started as passion… slowly became purpose. And maybe now… it is becoming destiny. Who knows where this journey takes me next? Maybe one day I will finally build my own small farm on my father’s nearby plot — the same land which already has a cabin room standing there almost like it was waiting for this dream all along. Or maybe I’ll partner further with Mufaiz and step deeper into the trading world. Or maybe someday… a proper premium Dumba breeding setup. 🐏 Who knows? But one thing is certain. This world of animals, farms, qurbani, tabela life, feed routines, rainy terrace nights, and innocent bonds with speechless creatures… has given peace to my heart in a way modern life never could. Maybe this is not the end of the story after all. Maybe this is only the end of Chapter One. And somewhere ahead… a new season is already waiting. 🤍 #Bakrebazi #HeroTheDancingGoat #QurbaniDiaries #EidUlAdha #BakraEid #SojatGoat #PatiraGoat #MiraAliGoatFarm #AnimalLover #GoatLover #SheepLover #FarmLife #TabelaLife #VillageSoul #DesiLife #Sukoon #Barakah #IslamicLifestyle #GoatFarm #Dumba #LivestockLife #PetMemories #EmotionalPost #Storytelling #IndianMuslims #Kalyan #FamilyMoments #ChildhoodMemories #NatureConnection #SimpleLiving #TerraceLife #MonsoonMemories #Bilal #Afiyah #BakraMandi #GoatBreeding #DesiVibes #Heartwarming #SecondInnings #ChapterOneEnds