To all my friends on my phone book...
So winters finally here.
In with the oversized jackets, the ill-fitting sweaters, the itchy woollen pullovers and those butt-ugly winter hats that make you look like a model for Darwin's Theory. Out with the bermudas, the hot summer shirts, the breathey t-shirts and those super cool shades that makes you look less nerdy.
Bring out the hot chocolate, the fire-breathing soups and warm milk. Out goes the chocolate ice cream, the home made ice coffee and ever wobbling jello.
Cough and cold season is begnning right when fever season ends.
Don't get me wrong. I love when the climate is cool. I just am not a big fan of the cold. But I guess you can't have your cake and eat it (isn't it sweet when you can?).
I think I'm cold blooded. But thats only speculation.
I think cold climates are suited to polar bears, penguins, santa claus (he still kinda gives me the creeps) and the abonimable snowman. And people in love. But for them any season would do. Rain or shine, love will find.
So winters finally here. I think I'm going to make the most of it. Heres to a wonderfully warm/wet/woolly winter :)
Becuase I protect that which matters most...
You have to hope that someday you'll find peace. Don't give up. Don't ever give up. No matter what anybody else tells you.
I'll take ya till ya all spun up
Fit or fat or doesn't matter what you got
I'll take ya till ya all spun up
And in love
And into the nightlife
I'll take ya till ya all spun up
Turn ya over baby till it's never enough
I'll take ya till ya all spun up
And in love
Into the nightlife
Love...into the nightlife
- from the song Into the Nightlife by Cyndi Lauper
Poverty - 2008
Its 2008 A.D. And we still haven't been able to eliminate poverty in the world. Like the war on terror, some say that the ongoing war on poverty will never end and cannot be won. I beg to differ.
Charity is encouraged in all major religions and ways of life of the world. And yet, it is binding, it was made an obligatory act of worship for the followers of Islam. You don't have to be a Muslim to help eliminate poverty. But as a Muslim, let me show you a system granted to us by God to make sure that the people of the world don't suffer forever.
That system is the Zakah (an obligatory form of charity) and the Sadaqah (an optional one). The Zakah is binding upon every able and well-to-do Muslim to give a portion of his or her wealth to the those in need of it as a means of purification of wealth and bringing about an ideal society where nobody would have to beg. Its not much to ask really, just 2.5% of the wealth that we may have accumulated to be paid every year. The Sadaqah does not have a fixed time nor a fixed amount. It could be as small as a smile to cheer up somebody who needs it and as large as donating millions in money.
I also would like to remind you that poverty in today's world is not just about the money. People are poor financially, physically, emotionally and this list goes on. Its not just money that makes the world go around. Don't be shy, help one person a day, do one good deed a day, and this world will be richer for it.
Today, the richest people are those who benefit from wars. The weapon's builders, steel mills, ship builders, oil companies, private security firms. Who do you think will benefit from peace? You. Me. The folks next door. The little girl in Palestine who had her house demolished for no fault of her. The boy in Iarq, barely a man, who watched his parents get shot by friendly fire. The mother in Africa who was so malnourished, she didn't have enough milk in her breasts to feed her new born infant. End the war on terror. Spend on the war on poverty.
Blog Action Day
Hey bloggers!
I'm a little late, but better than never, eh? You have a few more hours to register your blog at Blog Action Day's official website. This years theme is poverty, and your views on it are most welcome. Blog Action Day - October 16th. Post your two cents worth. Spread the word. Make a difference.
