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- Virginia Woolf
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One day a man was sprinkling some strange powderlike substance on the ground around his house.
"What are you doing?" asked a neighbour.
"With the powder, I want to keep the tigers away!" replid the man.
- "But there are no tigers within hundreds of miles!"
- "Effective, isn't it?"
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And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
- Robert Frost
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The deceitful wolf stepped up and started to flatteringly backbite: "Your highness, everyone is present except for the disrespectful fox. I'm sorry to say that it seems as though he has no regard for your majesty."
"Remind me to punish him." replied the lion after some thought.
Just then the fox entered.
"Where have you been!?" shouted the lion.
"Good day your highness," said the fox, "I shall explain. While everyone had gathered here to pay you a visit, I took the time to search for the cure of your illness!" he continued.
The lion was thrilled. "You shall be rewarded handsomely," he exclaimed, "Just name the cure, and I shall not hesitate to obtain it for even a second."
The fox kept a straight face and after glancing at the wolf for a moment said: "Your only cure and hope for survival is to eat the heart of a living wolf."
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View of the Ka'ba in Mecca, surrounded by pilgrims
The Pilgrimage To Makkah (Mecca)
By: (Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) Malcolm X
Makkah, Hijaz
Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood as is practiced by people of all colors and races here in this ancient Holy Land, the home of Abraham, Muhammad and all the other Prophets of the Holy Scriptures. For the past week, I have been utterly speechless and spellbound by the graciousness I see displayed all around me by people of all colors.
I have been blessed to visit the Holy City of Makkah, I have made my seven circuits around the Ka`bah, led by a young Mutawaf named Muhammad, I drank water from the well of the Zamzam. I ran seven times back and forth between the hills of Mt. Al-Safa and Al-Marwah. I have prayed in the ancient city of Mina, and I have prayed on Mt.`Arafat.
There were tens of thousands of pilgrims, from all over the world. They were of all colors, from blue-eyed blondes to black-skinned Africans. But we were all participating in the same ritual, displaying a spirit of unity and brotherhood that my experiences in America had led me to believe never could exist between the white and non-white.
America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem. Throughout my travels in the Muslim world, I have met, talked to, and even eaten with people who in America would have been considered white - but the white attitude was removed from their minds by the religion of Islam. I have never before seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all colors together, irrespective of their color.
You may be shocked by these words coming from me. But on this pilgrimage, what I have seen, and experienced, has forced me to rearrange much of my thought-patterns previously held, and to toss aside some of my previous conclusions. This was not too difficult for me. Despite my firm convictions, I have always been a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds it. I have always kept an open mind, which is necessary to the flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of intelligent search for truth.
During the past eleven days here in the Muslim world, I have eaten from the same plate, drunk from the same glass, and slept on the same rug - while praying to the same God - with fellow Muslims, whose eyes were the bluest of blue, whose hair was the blondest of blond, and whose skin was the whitest of white. And in the words and in the deeds of the white Muslims, I felt the same sincerity that I felt among the black African Muslims of Nigeria, Sudan and Ghana. We were truly all the same (brothers)- because their belief in one God had removed the white from their minds, the white from their behavior, and the white from their attitude. I could see from this, that perhaps if white Americans could accept the Oneness of God, then perhaps, too, they could accept in reality the Oneness of Man - and cease to measure, and hinder, and harm others in terms of their "differences" in color.
With racism plaguing America like an incurable cancer, the so-called "Christian" white American heart should be more receptive to a proven solution to such a destructive problem. Perhaps it could be in time to save America from imminent disaster - the same destruction brought upon Germany by racism that eventually destroyed the Germans themselves.
Each hour here in the Holy Land enables me to have greater spiritual insights into what is happening in America between black and white. The American Negro never can be blamed for his racial animosities - he is only reacting to four hundred years of the conscious racism of the American whites. But as racism leads America up the suicide path, I do believe, from the experiences that I have had with them, that the whites of the younger generation, in the colleges and universities, will see the handwriting on the walls and many of them will turn to the spiritual path of truth - the only way left to America to ward off the disaster that racism inevitably must lead to.
Never have I been so highly honored. Never have I been made to feel more humble and unworthy. Who would believe the blessings that have been heaped upon an American Negro? A few nights ago, a man who would be called in America a white man, a United Nations diplomat, an ambassador, a companion of kings, gave me his hotel suite, his bed. Never would I have even thought of dreaming that I would ever be a recipient of such honors - honors that in America would be bestowed upon a King - not a Negro.
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the Worlds.
Sincerely,
Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X)
From the AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X with assistance from Alex Haley, the author of ROOTS
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To do what God approves, and to approve what God does.
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She repied: "Why don't you consider loving my sister for she is more beautiful and delightful than I am?"
He said: "Where is your sister so I can observe her..?"
The woman cried: "Begone you liar! For if your love for me was true, you would have never attended another."
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Just then the king came along and saw the situation.
"Why are you crying?" asked the king.
"I am not crying at my own condition, but I am weeping for you!" sobbed the clown. "I sat on the seat of leadership wrongfully for a few seconds and received such a beating and endured such misfortune; but you have been sitting on this throne all your life! What troubles you must receive, yet you still do not fear the consequence!?"
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Hart's selections may be surprising to some, because from the eyes of a christian researcher, not Jesus (Peace be upon him), but Muhammad (Peace be upon him), is designated as the most influential person in human history. The writer's arguments may challenge and perhaps convince readers, but whether or not they agree with him, his manner of ranking is both informative and entertaining. The 100, revised and updated, is truly a monumental work. It promises to be just as thought-provoking, and just as successful as its predecessor - a perfect addition to any history or philosophy reference section.
Hart's thoughts on Muhammad (Peace be upon him)
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A jaybird sang a beautiful song, but the man did not hear.
"Talk to me!" he insisted.
A thunder bolt roared and broke the silence of the sky. Once again, he did not hear.
The man looked around and cried: "Oh God! I would like to see you."
A child was born and life began, but once more, the man did not understand.
"Oh Lord! Touch me in a way so that I can feel your presence." He finally moaned.
Then Almighty God reached out His hand from the sky and touched the man on the shoulder.
But the man disappointedly grumbled and with a sway of his hand drew the butterfly away.
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When litigants are all secure in the knowledge that the laws by which their case will be judged are based on eternal principles revealed by God Himself, and that therefore the powerful cannot swing judgment in their own favour. arid when the judge has principles of judgment to go on which enable him with a detached impartiality to seek his guidance from the law of God in total freedom from any emotional bias; the law is observed and respected, injustices are cut out, certainty and security reign in society and bring trust and confidence in their train.
Islam does not aim to level men down, but to level them up to an equality on the highest level, where true affection and the real love of one's fellowmen call the tune - a unity of heart based on a unity of faith in the one God, Who is Maker of all and Judge of all, and Who makes no distinctions save those of obedience between one of His creatures and another.
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The trainer drove for the rest of the day with no trouble at all as he had done this for many years. The young man was surprised and asked his trainer how he could drive for hours and not get tired.
The trainer replied: "What do you do in the morning just before you leave your house?"
- "I kiss my wife good-bye and tell her I am going to work."
- "well man, that is the problem!"
- "What do you mean, problem?"
The trainer smiled and replied: "When I leave in the morning, I kiss my wife good-bye, but I don't tell her I am going to work! I tell her I am going for a drive in the country! It is all a matter of attitude."
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2- Should you have a bad day at work, think of the man who has been out of work for years.
3- Should you despair over a relationship gone bad, think of the person who has never known what it is like to love and be loved in return.
4- Should you grieve the passing of another weekend, think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children.
5- Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance, think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.
6- Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror, think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.
7- Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what life is all about, asking what your purpose is, be thankful. There are those who didn't live long enough to get the opportunity.
8- Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities, remember that things could be worse. You could be one of them!
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- Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)
To read more, please refer to.....:: Asceticism or Worldliness? ::..
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The student was thrilled.
On his way home, the student decided to buy some vegetables from the greengrocer. The greengrocer charged him 50 pence in return for the goods. The student said: "I do not have 50 pence. Instead I have something that is more valuable than gold and silver. I shall teach you a spiritual concept!"
The greengrocer was annoyed by this statement. "Away with you! Go and give it to others. I need my 50 pence!" He retorted.
The student was dejected.
He returned back to his teacher and said: "You told me that spirituality is more valuable than gold, silver, pearls and jewels - yet it is not even worth 50 pence in the sight of the greengrocer."
The teacher calmly replied: "My son, you went to the wrong place! I shall ask you to do something. Here is a precious stone, take it to the greengrocer and try to get your vegetables in exchange for this precious stone."
The student went to the greengrocer and handed over the precious stone in exchange for the vegetables. "I need my 50 pence and not this useless piece of junk!" cried the greengrocer.
The student returned to his teacher and narrated the incident. "Now my son, take the precious stone to the jeweler." Responded the teacher.
At the jewelry shop everyone was bewildered and baffled and the boy was offered a great amount of money in return for the stone.
The student enthusiastically went back to his teacher and told him what had happened. The teacher said: "The greengrocer does not know the value of a precious stone. How would you expect him to appreciate it? Whereas, a jeweller is an expert in his field and therefore he knew what the price and value of the stone was. He knew the reality of it."
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The friend replied: "He has become penniless."
- What does he do?
- He sits home all day, praying and worshiping.
- Then how does he earn his livelihood?
- One of his friends pays for his needs.
Imam Sadigh replied: "I swear to God, his friend is a more sensible (muslim) worshiper than he is!"
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