Month: March 2012

  • All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again…

  • Misconceptions of Taqdeer (Fate/Destiny)

    reflectionofhumblemodesty: A husband and his wife were standing in front of a mirror The wife asked: “What do you see?” The husband smiled and said: “The rest of my life..”     Allah subhana wa ta’ala has already written the names of your spouses for you. What you need to work on is your relationship…

  • Between Martyrdom and Cowardice

    Don’t confuse the actions of a martyr with those of a coward. There are many that profess to be martyrs, but in fact hide behind their fear as cowards by presenting their acts as selfless acts, when in fact it’s nothing more than spinelessness. I know of many that lament their inability to live according…

  • I wear masks, and create elaborate façades hoping that no one will see through them, but keep praying that someone will. Cynically Jaded (via cynicallyjade)

  • You could double the number of synaptic connections in a very simple neurocircuit as a result of experience and learning. The reason for that was that long-term memory alters the expression of genes in nerve cells, which is the cause of the growth of new synaptic connections. When you see that at the cellular level,…

  • …my parents had split up after a very long and disruptive marriage. They came from two different worlds. My father wanted to please his mother, and my mother wanted to please her father. Their commitment to these ideals made them stick it out for almost 28 years give or take a few years. That’s more…

  • The institute of dishonesty is older and more pervasive than religion.

  • Ramblings…

    I sometimes think that we need less religion and more faith. Less people and more humanity. I should stop before I turn this into an annoying post that goes on ad nauseum about clever comparisons of oh so enlightening opposites.  We probably need less cynics and more sincerity as well, I guess. But everyone’s trying…