This is to notify readers that you cannot link to any post inside the blog for now because there is an error in my programming. It will take me some time to locate and fix the error for this blog.
I managed to locate Dr Lim Ju Boo's comments in the Comments Trash bin and saved it to Not Spam. It is now posted under Dr Syed Mahmood Al-Kudcy's post. Click on the Comments icon there.
Some of you wrote comments but used Anonymous or some other ID which is not your name. Since there are no links back to the sender of those comments, and I cannot respond appropriately, I have chosen not to respond. I would encourage everyone to use their own name when writing in the Comments field. For now I have allowed Anonymous and Non-Name IDs. For future, I may change it to Registered Users only.
I have allowed this blog for public viewing. There are other forms of browsing including restricted browsing. I don't want to use those features.
I will be submitting my manuscript for the big book today, insyaAllah. I will make a prayer first and then submit it to Xlibris. You can also help by making a prayer that the big book will make it to print. I started blogging in 2002 before writing it for 2007 submission. The writing for the big book has taken me more than 10 years, only that I wasn't familiar with the Internet and I didn't have a computer to do the writing. I had worked on computers but they were big ones higher than my head and looked like a refrigerator.
Once the 2 books (big book & small book) hit the market, I will be working on my other books and my other blogs. So I won't be writing for this blog so much. I will come and visit this blog once in a while. You can always write to me - use the Boxbe at the side panel. You can also email me directly. You can also call me but my phone is all over the place and not near me, so I may not be able to take your call. SMS is the worst form of human communication. Voice is better.
TQ everyone for your support of this blog and my books.
Prof Faridah
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Monday, 23 July 2012
War and the Dragonfly
Many have experienced life during a war. Many have lived through a war or some wars. I have not seen war but I have heard of war - Japanese War, Vietnam War, War of the Falkland Islands, War in Afghanistan and some others in the northern hemisphere. Why do we have wars in the first place? Why have wars remained with us, supposedly civilised humans? This is the 21st century already. What is the purpose of war? Why war? Who needs to kill whom? Why? Why do we kill? Who are the war mongers? Who are the war victims? Can POWs become war mongers? Can war mongers become victims? Who can order wars to end? Will wars ever end while we are still alive? Where do wars lead us to? Why are wars regarded as hell? How can some people continue to enjoy life in luxury while a war is happening somewhere out there? Why are some people indifferent to war, any war? Why are we (humans) hopeless and helpless when it comes to war? Is there nothing we can do about news of a war? Who declares war? Is it a crime to declare a war? If the world suddenly divides into 2 halves, one for war mongers and the other for peaceful people, which half would you jump to? Wouldn't you want the dragonfly to fly in the morning and kiss the rose buds? Or do we still need wars so dragonflies can cease to exist? Isn't the dragonfly a mark of peace? Isn't the rose a mark of human civilisation? When was the last time you saw a real dragonfly and a real rose? I saw both this morning and the world around me was peaceful. I don't need war. Have peace.
This is war, the Worst of 2012:
From my backyard
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| A dragonfly holds on to a rose bud ... and dew drops from last night keep the rose plant cool. Can't you see the wonder of this? The dragonfly doesn't visit a dry place; it visits a blessed garden. |
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| The red rose is ever beautiful ... with dew drops from last night ... in a blessed garden. |
IF YOU ARE THINKING OF CREATING WAR, STOP!
IF YOU THINK WAR IS GOOD, STOP!
IF A WAR WILL BENEFIT YOU, STOP!
THERE SHOULD BE NO WAR ON EARTH.
EARTH IS THE ONLY PLANET WHERE ALL HUMANS CAN LIVE.
WE CANNOT LIVE ON MARS OR SATURN OR JUPITER.
WE CAN ONLY LIVE ON E-A-R-T-H.
ONLY EARTH ... ONLY EARTH ... ONLY EARTH ...
THERE IS ONLY EARTH ...
FOR ME AND YOU
AND ALL PEOPLE
FOR ME AND YOU ...
AND ALL PEOPLE
WE ARE ONE
YOU ARE MY BROTHER
YOU ARE MY SISTER
WE ARE ONE BIG FAMILY
EARTH IS OUR HOME
OUR ONLY HOME
HOME ON EARTH
DO NOT DESTROY WHAT WE CANNOT REPLACE
STOP WAR!
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