July 2, 2008 at 10:20 am (All Blogs, All Personals)
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Not everyone will or even knows how to value themselves let alone to value another, even if they seem to show value. We cannot expect to be valued unless we are humble in spirit, have a close connection to God, follow our faith with good will, love and respect our families and other fellow human beings and work towards the greater good. Only then can we hope and expect to meet people of the same caliber and God willing, progress in the positive direction.
However, God does work in mysterious ways and sometimes we’re blessed with people of a higher caliber so we can learn and work on progress and sometimes it’s the other way around and we need to help them up.
Loba
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June 26, 2008 at 3:17 pm (All Blogs, All Personals)
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I met a woman recently who was convinced that her failing marriage was entirely the fault of the woman that her ex-husband cheated with and remarried. She wished and prayed daily for nothing more than an eternal life of much damnation for this woman.
I don’t believe she’s succeeded.
I tried with much effort to feel her pain and empathize. I tried to make her see some reason and focus on her growing children and their future. I tried to convince her to save her prayers for useful matter and turn her devotion back to God. I tried to ask her to leave her ex-husband and this woman in God’s capable hands and trust God’s will.
I don’t believe I succeeded.
Loba
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June 25, 2008 at 3:07 pm (All Blogs, All Personals)
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I have come to see how quickly one can change. How quickly evil can seep into people. It’s all a matter of habit. I strongly believe that.
I have always been fond of saying how we are all creatures of habit and I firmly believe it to this day. Habits, good or bad, define us. They define our quality of life, character, ethics and foundation of beliefs.
Unfortunately many bad actions, though they may seem insignificant at the time, if repeated will very likely develop into long-term habits. Such habits can include drinking, smoking, using violence, gossiping, judging, embracing sheer arrogance or spreading ignorance at worst.
I feel truly blessed to be able to at least detect this and to try and sometimes be able to stop the growth of such mold wherever possible. I just hope others do too.
Loba
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April 16, 2008 at 10:06 pm (All Blogs, All Personals)
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What if we became immortal?
Would we cherish life more?
Would we sleep through life more?
Would we take life for granted more?
Would we help others or help ourselves more?
Would we consider ourselves blessed or superior more?
What if we became mortal again?
Would we cherish life more?
Would we sleep through life more?
Would we take life for granted more?
Would we help others or help ourselves more?
Would we consider ourselves blessed or superior more?
Loba
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April 3, 2008 at 6:18 am (All Blogs, All Quotes)
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Abu Hurairah (radi allahu anhu) has related that the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: Allah does not regard your bodies and looks, but looks at your hearts.
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March 28, 2008 at 10:21 am (All Blogs, All Personals)
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I wonder what it really takes for people to constantly excuse their behavior and rationalize their lack of ethics and morals. It must be exhausting to be like that.
How can people live with themselves high in webs of lies and deceit? Is it so much better to ruin another’s day, self worth or even life and then say “it’s just business”?
Are such people so low or maybe rather high on themselves to believe that it’s acceptable to stomp on ethics and hurt others, all for the sake of “success” and material gain?
Unless one is born with a lower intelligence or has an inability to mentally differentiate right from wrong, I’m not one to excuse such behavior as ignorance. My sympathy is spent on the ones who actually deserve it.
I can’t help but find such people disgusting to the core of their self-reduced beings and have no tolerance whatsoever for such attitude. Respectful people deserve respect and the rest deserve much controlled silence.
Loba
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March 17, 2008 at 10:06 am (All Blogs, All Personals)
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I must admit that it’s been a while since I have truly sat down and thought about writing. This is not because I have nothing to write about, but more due to the fact that my thoughts have been wrapped up yet spread into so many directions.
I find confusion alarming. Needless to say, I’m not confused about my being but rather about the state of this world. A friend recently told me that I’m very passionate, or rather too passionate for my own good. I care and stress about things like they’re happening next to me.
I consciously avoid the news. I can’t bear to find out how many other children have been kidnapped, how many drunk drivers have murdered innocent people, how governments ruin their own countries, and how many Israelis and Palestinians have found yet another battle to fight for.
Most of the people on this earth are quite self-centered. This “all about me” attitude is growing like a bad fungus and seeping into people’s souls. I still believe that there should be a higher focus on teaching morality and ethics. Unfortunately this would probably not be a favorable idea to many who wish to exist at surface levels.
Is this to say that I have stopped caring? Absolutely not. I care and care a great deal. I am just starting to realize that caring alone won’t do much in this world. Actions are needed. And I have yet to figure out what those actions could be.
So have I lost hope for humanity? I certainly hope not.
Loba
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March 16, 2008 at 11:26 pm (All Proverbs)
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“If you understand everything, you must be misinformed.”
“Fear is greater than the danger.”
“Only death will cure a fool.”
“The stake that sticks out gets hammered down.”
“There are even bugs that eat knotweed.”
“Even monkeys fall from trees.”
“Child of a frog is a frog.”
“One who chases after two hares won’t catch even one.”
“An apprentice near a temple will recite the scriptures untaught.”
“A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle.”
“Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse.”
“Forgiving the unrepentant is like drawing pictures on water.”
“Getting money is like digging with a needle. Spending it is like water soaking into the sand.”
“Virtue is not knowing but doing.”
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