tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88834272011-04-21T23:51:43.133+03:00...A striving soul, in search for righteousness...Valiant Contenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02478152383641070611noreply@blogger.comBlogger651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883427.post-1126667376238204352005-09-14T05:46:00.000+03:002005-09-14T06:09:36.283+03:00

Good Morning and Salaam and Peace to you all,I hope you are all well and in good health. I have put this off for a while now. I believe it is time for me to take a break, a long one. I may not know if I will be coming back, and if I do, I may not know when. Why? You might ask. The main reason is because I need to exist out there, more than here and really merge with this world. It takes time and

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Salaam,Warning: The following post contains flaming and angry comments, continue only if you dare. I'm not responsible for any repercussions that may occur after you finish reading this sentence.I was thinking yesterday as I cruised down route 66, (or should I call it kha6 bneider). A thought came to me, one which I have always wanted to explain, and yesterday it was all clear.Why do people

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...has been going on. I've been working most of the time, also trying to figure out a way to earn extra income. In this day and age, a single starting job hardly has a stable salary that would ensure a secure future. Young people have to take out loans at an early age to pay for their needs, especially if they are getting marries once they start working. Not to mention, applying for a home after

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Good Evening,Salaam everyone, and let me begin by saying what a wonderful crowd you all are! Now - to business. I've managed to set up my lan crisp and clean. I'll explain everything as much as I can but I might be missing a few things.First off, let me explain the basic setup, The hardware:One WAG54G Linksys ADSL Gateway (support for cable and wireless connections).One Airport Express Base

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Yes, it was a painful experience. I woke up to the feeling of my leg cramping up and it seems the pressure [my] expanding uterus puts on the blood vessels that return blood from [my] legs to [my] heart and the nerves leading from [my] trunk to [my] legs. According to this article i'm pregnant in my second trimeste. :) Luckily i'm glad i found that website, entitled "Sleep problem: Leg cramps

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Good Morning,A'salaam Alikom brothers and sisters :) I hope you're all well and in good health. I have a few updates I would like to mention regarding the special Quest I have taken upon myself.After a long week, I have managed to find a few recycle bins, thanks to samboose for letting me know at which Co-op they were at. It was not easy finding them! I haven't been to Dasma in ages, (maybe never

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Salaam and Good afternoon,I should have posted this yesterday but I didn't because I was a little caught up with other things. However, much has happened over the past few days but not enough! First and foremost, I have been asking around trying to find those who work at the Kuwait Environment Protection Society, but I couldn't find any so far. BUT the good thing is that I went to the EPA (

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No one would like to get into a car accident unless they are a little eccentric, where i would rather recommend they visit a psychologist for a small talk.Master Rule. Assume that no one known how to drive. When you assume no one knows how to drive, then you can estimate what their mistakes can be. Hence, you'd do your best to guess the best case scenario. All rules are based on this master rule

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So Where does one go in Kuwait to recycle paper, glass, metal (tin cans..), plastic, etc?

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Salaam,I'll post something I'm reading from a book called الوقت عمار أم دمار [...] قال علي بن أبي طالب - رضي الله عنه - ((خالط المؤمن بقلبك، وخالط الفاجر بخلقك)). فواضح من سياق الكلام، أن الداعية يخالط أخاه الداعية مخالطةً قلبية، وأما الفاجر فيخالطه مخالطة خلقية، فعلى الداعية أن يخالط الناس لا أن يعتزلهم، وهذه المخالطة تكون بضوابطها وحدودها الشرعية حتى تتحقق الدعوة إلى الله.. وكما قال طلحة القرشي

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Salaaam and Good evening to you all,Why is it that every time I think of something to say here I forget it instantly. Now I cannot remember what I wanted to talk about. It was related to people's interaction, what they do, and how they do it, and how insane it was. Too bad I can't remember what it was about :)

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I got this as a fwd and I thought of all you out there, so this is for you;HOW TO START YOUR DAY WITH A POSITIVE OUTLOOK1. Open a new file in your PC.2. Name it "Boss"3. Send it to the RECYCLE BIN4. Empty the RECYCLE BIN5. Your PC will ask you, "Are you sure you want to delete Boss permanently?"6. Answer calmly, "Yes," and press the mouse button firmly....7. Feel better?HAVE A NICE DAY

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450 Turkish Sheep Leap to Their DeathsFriday, July 08, 2005ISTANBUL, Turkey -- First one sheep jumped to its death.Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others followed, each leaping off the same cliff, Turkish media reported.In the end, 450 dead animals lay on top of one another in a billowy white pile, the Aksam

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Salaaam and Good Evening,Here I am browsing online securely and safely. I feel I want to check on my bank account. I like to know my bank is doing a great job keeping my money in order and providing me with the best benefits... Then...... Whats this?!?!...."You browser is not Watani Online compliant"...Excuse me?!...So does my browser now need a special wasta to access MY personal account? Or do

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Number of Books I Read:I have read a lot of books, especially duing 1998 and 1999 when I read at least a book a day by Christopher Pike.Last book I read:The Da Vinci CodeNumber of Books i Own:Over 50.. ? Books that mean a lot to me:The Last Vampire, Vol 1 - 6 by Christopher Pike [One of the his best work, I love the story so much]Journey to the Center of the Earth - by Jules Verne [I bought this

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If you're a recent graduate (from univ or a tech institute) and would want to work in a computer related position, post me an e-mail and I'll send you the details of the job description and who to contact. Note: This position is for people in Kuwait only.

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Watch this and be AWED... seriously. It is an animated film illustrating Arabian/Islamic architecture.http://www.etereaestudios.com/docs_html/isfahan_htm/isfahan_index.htm

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Salaam and Good Morning,Personally, I've been keeping my little desktop clean and tidy as best as I can, avoiding installing unnecessary programs, keeping files organized in directories, keeping programs up to date with patches and new versions. However lately it seems that my organization wasn't well organized. Some files seem to be orphaned as they have no category to be placed in (I usually

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Good afternoon,Why are there no RSS feeds for Alwatan, Alqabas, Alrai-Alaam, Kuwait Times, Arab Times, Alseyassah, Kuna?! Can someone answer this question? And if you can make it happen, please do so. RSS is already a part of the present, so go ahead move on, and don't wait for someone to push you forward. p.s. Why is alanba down?p.s.s. Anyone know where i can buy board games? Go (Japanese Go) to

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فلان: هلا بعلانعلان: هلا فيك شلونك؟فلان: ابخير عساك طيب و مرتاح؟علان: الحمد لالله كيف الصحة؟فلان: الحمدلالله ماكو الا العافية و أنت؟علان: الحمد لاللهWhat do you notice about this dialog? It seems simple, and quite to the point. This is how most if not all conversations start here in Kuwait. But are these always the true answers? What I mean is if Flan was sick, would he say instead that he was?I

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Salaam,A few days ago I stumbled upon one of the greatest tools available online. What it is, is a notebook made of one HTML document. Using Javascript and CSS to save and retrieve the information. It might sound boring, or a little interesting, but if you give it a try and see how it works, you'll love it as I have! It is completely nonlinear and you'll understand this more when you take a look

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Salaaaam,How is everyone doing? -- I am feeling great. I just performed a mini surgery, and what an experience that was. Using only a pin and a nail cutter I removed two splinters from my sister's hand. The splinters were about 1.5 - 2.5 mm long. They were deep in the skin, but with effort and patience we managed to remove the two splinters successfully. The patient has been sent home fully

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This is not a true continuation of my previous antisocial post. It is a new definition of antisocial. I was thinking about this only a few minutes ago and I have to say it aloud. If being social means to be interested in the same thing most people are interested in then I would choose to exclude myself. I have been trying to pinpoint the subject matter for conversations I have witnessed and it

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I have been listening to the radio for about three weeks from 6:30 to 7:00 am, It certainly is the best radio show I have ever heard. You know what makes me really enjoy it? The part where they tell the "morning jokes". It is not the jokes per se, but the fx laugh they sound after the joke. I don't have an audio for it, but it sounds like a hysterical baby, cute and funny :) For three weeks, I

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Salaam everyone,Has it been that long now? It has been more than a few weeks that I have been away from the scene. Mainly feeling lazy to use up this sweet dial-up connection to update my blog. I have been troubled with so many things, and sometimes it seems this blog is either a place for complaining, or a place for preaching. I suppose it wouldn't hurt either way...What is getting serious, the

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Salaaaaaam 'Alikom,I have always thought my posts should convey an important message to the readers. However, today and for the past few days I could not think of something specific I would have liked to say. A lot has been going on. My little bonsai tree has died :( Last weekend i went to the chalet and forgot to give instructions to water the plant. It shrivelled up and died! I will look for a

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Within the deserted minutes that seem to be floating around while waiting or driving through rush hour, my mind has roamed seamlessly into the world of imaginative hypothetical situations. The center of thought has been assumptions and its dangers. Everyday we make decisions based on assumptions. If we did not, nothing would get done! Think about it, if u do not assume that the person would not

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Salaam Fellow Visitors :)A couple of days ago, I started growing my first plant since primary (or was it secondary?) school. It is a bonsai Hyssop! Yeah, it came with the whole bonsai growing kit. I should take pictures and post them next time. But hopefully they'll grow alright!I also managed to finish a whole lecture series, 16 CD's, called "The Poor Man's Book of assistance." Very interesting

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Salaam everyone,My mind has been preoccupied lately with trying to figure out myself. I know I have figured out some things about my life and what I want to do with it, but I was not sure exactly what drives me so much to care about the things that I care about.Finally, I managed to figure it out, and oh how simple it is. I am not perfect, and no one is, we all know that is a fact. We all have

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Salaaam everyone,I hope all of you are well and none are sick as I am. I think my immune system is just trying to adjust to the current conditions in Kuwait, or maybe I'm just lucky. It just started but it seems it will stay for a while, a mild flu that I do pray will leave soon. Since I got back, there is much to do, and so little time. I'm not sure how that can be but that is how it seems. One

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Salaam 3alikomIt didn't seem like a long trip when I took the two weeks off in the UK to visit family, but now it does. So, where am I right now? In Kuwait, yeah back home. If you've followed my older posts you would have seen that I have been studying in the U.S. and have now graduated.It feels so weird being back here, the last time I was here was a year ago, but now I'm settling for good which

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Salaam,I'm going to be away for a two week vacation. I'll be back with more to say, I already have a few topics I'd like to discuss. But for now, you take care and enjoy your time.p.s. The answer to the previous brain teaser is: The last brick. Yeah it is pretty lame, but oh well I didn't come up with it. I'll post a much better one next time.SayonaraV.C.

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"If you could change anything about you what would it be?" Yeah, I bet many of you answered or have asked this question. I was thinking about this question last night, and came up with the standard, "I would not change anything, because I would not be where I am today if none of that happened."I started to wonder if that was really true, and came up with this interpretation. Based on religion we

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Before I begin to talk about the Invisible Curriculum that infests the schooling system I would urge you to read my previous post about what an educated person is. Shady q80, who commented on my previous post, also posted a great link to a summary of how schooling came about and its purpose in the American Culture and Cultures around the world. Would you believe it if I told you that school was a

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Here is the answer to the third brain teaser: 1349 which was answered correctly by Q80-Chill Girl :) Brain Teaser #4: How many bricks does it take to complete a building that is 20 feet wide, 35 feet deep, and 14 feet tall made of brick? Note: This is a trick question! Note2: Feature of the Week on the Side Bar updated.

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I came across this intelligent piece by John Taylor Gatto, a retired teacher who currently is working to challenge the myths of modern schooling. He said a lot about how childishness was deliberately extended in modern schooling. If you think of it this way; children now can be up to the age of 18 or maybe a little less, or sometimes even more. However in the past, childishness was not an

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If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who won't survive the week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 20 million people around the world. If you attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death,

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I was once blended into this mosaic world, fitted with time perfectly. Yet I realized as time passed by, What the big picture would be! The mosaic was a horrifying image that I could not begin to comprehend. I walked out to take a good look. Lo and behold, it was a ghastly chimera, funny it was dead. I looked in the mirror and noticed I was in the wrong place with the wrong colors. The colors

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I was listening to a great lecture series named “Purification of the Heart” (available in book and audio) by Hamza Yusuf where he talks about diseases of the heart. One of the diseases he mentioned was too much fear, and another is too much hope. Here is a paraphrase of what was said about the topic. [...] The Muslim emphasized this relationship between khawf and raja "wala buda mena 3alih khawf

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Here is my gift for you all for eid, Still of the Night (remix) Don't be surprised :)

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3eidkom embarak o kel 3am o entow ebkhair. :D

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Here is the answer to the second brain teaser: South Explanation: Right turn would result in the soldiers facing east, About turn would result in the soldiers facing West (180 degrees), Left then would result in the soldiers facing south. Brain teaser #3: There is a four-digit number in which the first digit is one third the second, the third is the sum of the first and second, and the last is

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The topic in this audio blog is "Unity through Diversity" I hope it's clear. Ignore the beep in the middle I got a text message while recording :) File Size: 727 KB Duration: 00:04:08 I'm still experimenting with the audioblog, I'd appreciate as much comments (good and bad) and suggestions as you can provide.

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Salaam brothers and sisters, Don't mind the "odd" look of the side bar lists, or the links. I'm still working on the template but if you'd like to comment or offer suggestions I'm up for it. Hopefully I'll be done with this template in a few days.

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As I browsed the financial news site CBS MarketWatch I came across a very interesting article about bloggers and blogging. It seems that people have been fired, threatened, disciplined, or not hired because of their blogs. A female in retaliation decided to write the International Bloggers' Bill of Rights with a list of supporters and blacklisted companies. It makes you wonder really. The thing

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Good morning, I'm wondering if this would be a good idea and how clear it would sound. I'm guessing it would be much easier to post an audio blog and would probably be even easier to "read". Hmm, i'm up for comments/suggestions. P.S. For those who are interested they can check out the AudioBlogger part of the help section.

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هؤلاء ممن يحبهم الله محمد مبروك الهجلة الحمد لله رب العالمين أحمده على جميل عطفه وكريم صفحه حمد معترف بفضله وشاكر لنعمه والصلاة والسلام على المبعوث رحمةً للعالمين وسيِّد المرسلين نبينا وقدوتنا وهادينا ومعلمنا الخير كله صاحب الهدي والرشاد والتقى محمّد بن عبد الله صلوات ربي وسلامه عليه أما بعد. إن من المسلمين أصنافاً يحبهم ربهم وينزل عليه رضاه فيا فرحة المحبوبين عند ربهم ويا سعادتهم عند لقائه

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Peace of Mind I have yet to work on a new topic to talk about, even though I do have some articles in Arabic I would like to translate. One entitled “هؤلاء ممن يحبهم الله” and the other “المسلم..رياضي..متعلم..و..دمه خفيف”. These are great articles once you get into them, and they explain a lot of things which I had not really known, or were unclear to me. What I would like to know is why there

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To tell you the truth i'm more tired than relaxed - or they probably go hand in hand. Just had some tea, Tazo calm.. hmm, i bet the blend of herbs had something to do with this. I'd like to think it was more the washing and cleaning i did since this morning. Heh.. i'm a normal human being, for those who thought i was something else :p About the previous post, i really liked the trailer that they

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While browsing for lectures on the Amr Khaled website, I came across the Reviving the Islamic Spirit website. So what is the RIS site about? It is actually a convention that will take place in Canada from the 24th-26th of December. The sad part is I will not be able to make it! One of the main reasons that I expect this event to be extremely phenomenal is the actual list of speakers; Dr Tariq

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Yes! Finally it has been proclaimed. The three hour ceremony was quite a spectacle, I did not even expect to see that many people graduate in the Fall Term. I should probably specify that the huge number includes students from other colleges (same university). It has also been getting cold, very cold actually. But that’s not such a bad thing, considering that I would be leaving so this is the

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However strange this week has been, a certain activity at an event later last week has got me thinking very much about this topic. In D.C. last weekend there was the annual NUKS meeting as most of you know and there was live shooting of the 6/6 television show. The way it works is that it is similar to a group discussion where the audience gets to express their points of view. The topic was “

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Here is the answer to the first brain teaser: 428,628 Brain Teaser #2: A group of soldiers were standing in the blistering sun facing due west. Their sergeant shouted at them: Right turn! About turn! Left turn! In which direction are the soldiers now facing?

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Good evening! These past two weeks were quite enlightening for me, and I promised I will bring new content for this website and a new way to approach things, while still keeping the end in mind. My topic for today is about education. It is quite interesting how the essence of human thought comes from the basis of learning, for without learning what good are people? If we learn, we can accomplish

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With regard to the new content, i'll provide as you can see on the right, a quote, a link, an Islamic (or other) fact, and a brain teaser. For the brain teasers i will provide the answer the following week with the new brain teaser. I hope it will make your time here more enjoyable (it sure is fun collecting these teasers anyhow ;)). Brain teaser #1: I am a six-digit number. I am between 400,000

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I have come to decide that i must refrain from posting for the time being. The reason is because through these two coming weeks I will be very busy. I promise though to bring a new light into my blog when I return. I noticed that my blog was very deep and very sensitive to many readers and I will say that I do not regret posting my thoughts here, but I will bring in a new angle and something

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In the past, I have talked mainly about hope and being hopeful that whatever mistakes we do we would always be forgiven. This is actually an incomplete explanation. However, this reminds me so much of how I used to think and about the image that was portrayed to me throughout my adolescent years.. Fear.. Yes, there was a lot of it, and that ultimately lead me to flee from anything that dealt

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In a Friday khitba months ago the Imam was talking about hardships that people face. There may be moments when we ask ourselves: Why does this happen to me? Why am I cursed? In truth, these hardships are tests of faith. The Imam also mentioned that these tests get harder and harder as a person’s faith get stronger, but you still might ask why? It is because when we are faced with problems and we

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I got this series of images as an e-mail, and i thought why not i'll post them here. I also added english translations below each image. .. Four candles .. .. The candles burnt gently .. .. It was so quiet, you could hear the candles .. .. The first candle spoke, "I am Peace. No one can protect me, for that, i think i will leave, for i see no reason for me to stay." The candle's light

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I had stated in my earlier post about how hard it is to live a peaceful life in this age. This of course does not only depend on material things. It is not the technology that is a problem, neither is it the knowledge that is the problem, it is the people themselves and their way of thinking. It must be pretty gutsy of me to say such a thing, but it is the truth. Not all people are the problem,

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I have come to notice that living life is not as easy as it may seem. Everyone would agree, but I am not just talking about worldly matters, it is far bigger than that. I started thinking about why it is that integrating religion with our daily lives has become harder and harder. Is our religion supposed to be adaptable to our current situation? Then it hit me that throughout history life has

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The past few posts have mostly been about a little introduction to what I really am. Who am I really and what gives me the right to talk this way? First of all, I will just talk a little about myself. It would not be fair to simple hope that people would understand where I’m coming from if they do not know at least some background information. If you have read my profile you will see that I’m 23

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Determination Sometimes I ask myself: How can I summon a huge amount of willpower? Still I have not found a definite answer. We always see examples of magnificent men who have endured so much, who have accomplished the impossible only because they believe and have the determination to reach their goals. There are many examples in history of those people; Alexander the Great, Salâhu d-din,

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The Purpose It might strike you as odd as to why I would write about such a topic, or such an issue, or even choose it as my main subject. The reason and purpose is because I believe in my religion a lot, even though I am struggling to keep it alive within my soul. As we all know, in this day an age, it is truly something special if a person can keep their faith untainted and manage to stay on

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The Beginning There is always a question of where to begin and usually it is not that easy. When I really start thinking about it, I wonder: Where does the beginning really start? Is it from the time I started this blog? Is it from the time I was born? I am not sure yet. I also ask: Does there even have to be a beginning? I am not quite sure of that either. I can tell you what I am sure of, it

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