My Message for Everyone in Japan!

I am sending my thoughts, love and prayers to everyone in Japan. May God bless you! Amen.

 

 

Maan Ki Duaa!

 

Maa Ki Duaa!

   

KOI TO HOTA

KOI TO HOTA….
mai jis k dil ki kitaab benta
mai jis ki chahet ka khawab benta
mai hijr k mosem ki lembi raaton mein
yaad ben ker azaab benta
KOI TO HOTA…..

jo meri khawahish mein uthh ker raaton ko khoob rota
dukhon ki chader lapeit ker hajoom_e_dunya se door hota
mai rooth jata manata mujh ko
k chahe mera kasoor hota
KOI TO HOTA….

mai jis k itna kareeb hota
na paas koi rakeeb hota
mai itna uus ka habeeb hota
ye silsila bhi ajeeb hota
KOI TO HOTA……..

 

Poet: Unknown

Two Choices

What would you do? ....you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice?

 

At a fund raising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: 'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do; where is the natural order of things in my son?'

 

The audience was stilled by the query.

 

The father continued. 'I believe that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'

 

Then he told the following story:

 

Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

 

Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.'

 

Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

 

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

 

However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

 

The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.

 

Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first base man's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, 'Shay, run to first! Run to first!' Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

 

Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!' Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball . The smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitchers intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-base man's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

 

All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay'

 

Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, 'Run to third! Shay; run to third!'
As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!' Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.

 

'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world'.

 

Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

 

 

Advanced Communicator Bronze - ACB

Alhamdulillah, today [15 Feb, 2011] I completed my 2 advanced manuals and achieved Advanced Communicator Bronze.

6 Reasons Why You Need To Be Touched!

Do you ever feel like you're living in a bubble, surrounded by people but never touched?
 
We live in such a busy, crowded world, yet it's so easy for many of us to go days, even weeks or months without touching or being touched by others.

 

While you might not notice the effects of not being touched right away, it can negatively affect your mood, your confidence  and your health. We are only beginning to understand the holistic way our bodies work and the relationship between our emotional well being and our physical health.

 

Here are 6 reasons why you need to be touched on a regular basis.
 
1. Feel connected to others. We are social beings, and although we all fall in different places on the introversion – extroversion scale, we all need to have that sense of connection to other members of our tribe. While some of that connection can come from having conversations with others, touch also plays an important role in human communication.

 

2. Reduce anxiety. Simply touching another person can make us feel more secure and less anxious. It can make us feel grounded and safe and not so all alone. It's not just children who could use a warm, reassuring hug to make things a little better, so if you're feeling like a bundle of nerves, go ahead and ask for a hug.

 

3. Bonding. Touch is one of the ways romantic partners bond with each other and parents bond with their children. When partners and families get busy and let touch go out the window, they'll often find that they don't feel as close and relationships suffer. Regular touch is one of the ways that we continually renew our bonds with those we love.

 

4. Lowers your blood pressure. Studies have shown that those that get regular touch often have lower blood pressure than those that don't. Even having a pet can have beneficial effects! Touch can also slow the heart rate and help speed recovery times from illness and surgery.

 

5. Improve your outlook. It's harder to get into a pessimistic funk when you feel the confidence of being connected to others. Touch can make people feel more optimistic and positive and less cynical and suspicious. A positive, trusting attitude towards others can reduce tension in our daily lives and improve our relationships.

 

6. Give us the sensory input that we crave. Scientists are just discovering how truly important it is to exercise all our physical senses for proper brain and emotional development. All the various kinds of touch from butterfly kisses to deep tissue massage send our brains the physical inputs it needs to make sense of the world. So, along with touching other people and pets, make time to explore different textures and touch sensations such as letting cool sand run through your fingers or taking a warm relaxing bath.
 
Don't let yourself get too busy that you starve yourself of touch. It's important for your physical, mental and emotional well being to touch others and let others touch you. 
 
Received from: Jay Magh. [Special Thanks]

Visit to The Gold Toastmasters Club!

Last night I went to "The Gold Toastmasters Club" in Malaz. It was such a wonderful visit and I was very inspired with the warm welcome and generosity of the members. Though it was the first toastmasters club I ever visited where the language was Arabic and I was unable to understand the meeting. But, the best thing I liked about the prepared speaker "Majid" was his body language and gestures and the voice modulation. I was trying to catch the words he was saying and trying to make a story in my mind and I think I was successful upto some extent. He shared the story of a father, whose small daughters were stuck in a building and that caught fire... It was midnight and there was no light... so, they were facing two problems: 1st problem was darkness and the second problem was smoke..... I dont know what happened next.

 

I really loved the people and the environment and will visit them again [when I will learn more arabic]... Thanks guys.

tera kehna hai!

ترا کہنا ہے
''مجھ کو خالقِ کون ومکاں نے
کِتنی ڈھیروں نعمتیں دی ہیں
مری آنکھوں میں گہری شام کا دامن کشاں جادو
مری باتوں میں اُجلے موسموں کی گُل فشاں خوشبو
مرے لہجے کی نرمی موجہ گل نے تراشی ہے
مرے الفاظ پر قوسِ قزح کی رنگ پاشی ہے
مرے ہونٹوں میں ڈیزی کے گلابی پُھولوں کی رنگت
مرے رُخسار پر گلنار شاموں کی جواں حِدّت
مرے ہاتھوں میں پنکھڑیوں کی شبنم لمس 
نرمی ہے
مرے بالوں میں برساتوں کی راتیں اپنا رستہ بُھول جاتی ہیں
میں جب دھیمے سُروں میں گیت گاتی ہوں
تو ساحل کی ہوائیں
اَدھ کھلے ہونٹوں میں ،
پیاسے گیت لے کرسایہ گُل میں سمٹ کر بیٹھ جاتی ہیں
مرا فن سوچ کو تصویر دیتا ہے
میں حرفوں کو نیا چہرہ
تو چہروں کو حروفِ نوکارشتہ نذرکرتی ہوں
زباں تخلیق کرتی ہوں۔''

ترا کہنا مجھے تسلیم ہے
میں مانتی ہوںاُس نے میری ذات کو بے حد نوازا ہے
خدائے برگ وگل کے سامنےمیں بھی دُعا میں ہوں
،سراپا شکر ہوںاُس نے مجھے اِتنا بہت کُچھ دے دیا، 
لیکن
تجھے دے دے تو میں جانوں‬

A Public Service Message! [for ladies]

Please read It May save your life or someone else
 
Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one's life.
  
In daylight hours, refresh yourself
of these things to do
in an emergency situation...
This is for you,
and for you to share
with your wife,
your children,
everyone you know.
After reading these 9 crucial tips,
forward them to someone you care about.
It never hurts to be careful
in this crazy world we live in.
 
1. Tip from  Tae Kwon Do :
The elbow is the strongest point
on your body.
If you are close enough to use it, do!
 
2.. Learned this from a tourist guide.
If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse,
DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM.
Toss it away from you....
Chances are that he is more interested
in your wallet and/or purse than you,
and he will go for the wallet/purse.
RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
 
3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car,
kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole
and start waving like crazy..
The driver won't see you, but everybody else will.
This has saved lives.
 
4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars
after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit
(doing their chequebook, or making a list, etc.
DON'T DO THIS!)
The predator will be watching you, and this
is the perfect opportunity for him to get in
on the passenger side, put a gun to your head,
and tell you where to go.
AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR ,
LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE..
 
If someone is in the car
with a gun to your head
DO NOT DRIVE OFF,
Repeat:
DO NOT DRIVE OFF!
Instead gun the engine
and speed into anything, wrecking the car.
Your Air Bag will save you.
If the person is in the back seat
they will get the worst of it .
As soon as the car crashes
bail out and run.
It is better than having them find your body
in a remote location.
 
5. A few notes about getting
into your car in a parking lot,
or parking garage:
 
A.) Be aware:
look around you,
look into your car,
at the passenger side floor ,
and in the back seat.
 
B.) If you are parked next to a big van,
enter your car from the passenger door.
Most serial killers attack their victims
by pulling them into their vans while the women
are attempting to get into their cars.
 
C.) Look at the car
parked on the driver's side of your vehicle,
and the passenger side... If a male is sitting alone
in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back
into the mall, or work, and get a
guard/policeman to walk you back out.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY.
(And better paranoid than dead.)
 
6. ALWAYS take the elevator
instead of the stairs.
Stairwells are horrible places to be alone
and the perfect crime spot.
This is especially true at NIGHT!)
 
7. If the predator has a gun
and you are not under his control,
ALWAYS RUN!
The predator will only hit you (a running target)
4 in 100 times; and even then,
it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ.
RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern!
 
8. As women, you are always trying
to be sympathetic:
STOP
It may get you raped, or killed.
Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking,
well educated man, who ALWAYS played
on the sympathies of unsuspecting women.
He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often
asked 'for help' into his vehicle or with his vehicle,
which is when he abducted
his next victim.
 
9. Another Safety Point:
Someone just told me that her friend heard
a crying baby on her porch the night before last,
and she called the police because it was late
and she thought it was weird.. The police told her
'Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door..'
The lady then said that it sounded like the baby
had crawled near a window, and she was worried
that it would crawl to the street and get run over.
The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way,
whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.'
He told her that they think a serial killer
has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax
women out of their homes thinking that someone
dropped off a baby.. He said they have not verified it,
but have had several calls by women saying that
they hear baby's cries outside their doors
when they're home alone at night.
 
10. Water scam!
If you wake up in the middle
of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a
burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your
outside taps full ball so that you will go out to investigate and
then attack.
 
Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbours! 
 
A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle..