Reality and appearance, a common motif amongst intellectuals across the ages. Shaw’s focus in this script (referencing quote) was on the social identity one wears and changes in his/ her lifetime, and that often the appearance of things, people, situations, … is far from the reality. One can say that […]
One day when I decided to quit I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality… I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God “God” I asked, “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?” His answer surprised me. […]
A short story on the Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) high character and thoughtfulness. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “[It happens that] I start the prayer intending to prolong it, but on hearing the cries of a child, I shorten the prayer because I know that the cries of the […]
“Perhaps there is a perfection to each of our lives, a perfection that we miss if we look through the lenses of judgement and fear. Yes, our choices count. Yes, actions have consequences. Yes, we have much power to sculpt the way our destinies look. But there is a much […]
Now most people are sitting, standing and walking with their necks down. No interest to look up, and if they do, not capable to be fully present with you nor with themselves. And then me, and those like me, that walk the streets with no interest of looking down, nor […]
Is our existence dependent on our visible body? A corpse possesses the same, but it does not have life. In fact, it doesn’t take long for the body to give signs of it decomposing. Looking at a dead person, you see that their soul has departed, it is lifeless. If […]
‘Life is a temporary loan, and this world is nothing but a sketchy imitation of Reality. Only children would mistake a toy for the real thing. And yet human beings either become infatuated with the toy or disrespectfully break it and throw it aside. In this life stay away from […]
Live and leave it to God. And don’t expect anything from anyone. Life is easier that way, easier for you and your loved ones. * Blessed are those who have real friendships; during the bad times my life didn’t bless me with any however it did bless me with loving […]
As the body suffers the spirit suffers, we can use various methods to suppress the discomforts or we can self destruct or we can choose to face the inner pains. As the mind retains our life, so does the body, and if we don’t face the discomforts with the right […]
