A Day Without Electricity

It has been so long since the last time I looked at my sister’s painting on the wall of the living room. Pink roses surrounding a blue woody door. It didn’t change, except the fact that it is so dusty now. It has been so long since I have seen the chickens in the garden.  There are fewer chickens now but the garden didn’t change at all.

It has been so long I did not stay alone at home and notice these small details that remind me of old time, when I was still young and full of hope. It has been so long I did not contemplate my fears, my failures, my life …. Myself … Nothing changed, yet everything seems different … Nothing changed but me.

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Two books I enjoyed Last July

Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time by Brigid Schulte

التوحيد والتفسيخ بين سياسات الإسلام والكفر

by Siddiqui Kalim (see the book on Goodreads)

هذا الكتاب- رغم قدمه- هو بحث صغير حجما و كبير فائدة. يبين فيه المؤلف حالة الأمة الإسلامية اليوم و أسباب إنحطاطها (الفوضى ,التفرقة و التقسيم و إهمال العلم,الإنسلاخ و الإنحلال و حركة الاستشراق, فصل النموذج الموحى عن النموذج البشري,التبعية الشاملة)
 كما يذكر بعض السبل للنهوض بها من جديد مثل: توعية الجماهير المسلمة و توحيد الأمة الإسلامية باتباع النموذج الموحى -القرآن و السنة - و النموذج , الأسمى - الإسلام , النظام و العلم

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The Quest For Meaning : Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism

by Tariq Ramadan

(see the book on Goodreads) 

  It took me too long to finish this book, because every section is a book of knowledge. Tariq asked many important questions -everyone should ask at some level- about life and its meaning. Even though he didn't give direct answers, the way he discussed the questions was helpful enough to draw a good path to achieve the best responses. Absolutely a great book, and I am adding it to re-read shelve. I aim to study it, not just read it.
  I recommend it to those who feel lost and confused int his world of globalization. Enjoy.

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#motivation is ...a #cup of #tea and a #great #book waiting you to finish your work.