Hafiz Shirazi says

Hamare lafz hi hamara kirdar ban jaate hain

Tom & Delma

Elderly couple married for 62 years die together while holding hands

Their first date of sorts happened when Tom had to “just move his car.”

“They drove around two, three different blocks or whatever and they came back and they parked and he said he reached over and he grabbed her hand and he said, 'I don't know what made me do it.'

Three weeks later, they were married. Two daughters soon followed, then grandchildren and then great-grandchildren. It was a life filled with love and laughter.

Then, in April of this year, Delma fell ill and did not recover. A few days later, Tom too fell ill. “We got him over to the nursing home with Mama. They had pushed their little beds together and Mama was laying right there, facing him. She was asleep and Daddy goes and he reached over there and he grabbed ahold of her hand and he just laid there with her, and it was so sweet,” Nichols said.

 Not long after, Tom died. Delma followed, not even an hour and a half later. Their lives ended the same way their relationship began – holding hands.

Read real life love story from Texas here:

https://www.click2houston.com/news/after-62-years-of-marriage-couple-dies-together-while-holding-hands

On 'Muslims & Dogs'

(Thanks to uncle for sharing this article with me from Ingrid Mattson)

"...I have long felt badly that many Muslims fear dogs as a result of negative experiences and that they resort to confused religious reasoning to shun them.....Whatever the implications of this report, there is no doubt that the Qur’an is positive about dogs. The Qur’an allows the use of hunting dogs, which is one of the reasons the Maliki school makes a distinction between domestic and wild dogs – since we can eat game that has been in a retriever’s mouth. But most compelling is the Qur’anic description of a dog who kept company with righteous youths escaping religious persecution. The party finds shelter in a cave where God places them in a deep sleep; the Qur’an (18:18) says:

 You would have thought them awake, but they were asleep And [God] turned them on their right sides then on their left sides And their dog stretched his forelegs across the threshold

This tender description of the dog guarding the cave makes it clear that the animal is good company for believers...."

Link here: http://ingridmattson.org/article/whats-up-with-muslims-and-dogs/

Core reason

Somebody yesterday said a beautiful thing. And, I think it is true and makes a lot of sense.

"The core reason societies, countries or civilizations go down, is because at some point rich and elite stop carrying for the poor and downtrodden masses".

2 Opposed Ideas!!

This is coming from one of my most favorite authors

Horse Whisperer

There was a long period of time in history where horses continued to be considered an integral part of human living. Not only they were the fastest mode of transportation and communication, but they were also used as a weapon in wars, loyal companions as friends, and source of highest pride. It was considered art to handle them. (if you ever get chance, watch Robert Redford's movie horse whisperer -  here)

This was an interesting article came out 2 weeks ago:

"There was real fear, real danger and real potential for consequences," Beckerman said. "Grant (owner of the ranch) showed the power of love and kindness, of trust and establishing boundaries. The experience reinforced my beliefs about the downside of anger, confrontation and aggression."

Link: What executives can learn from a horse

Url: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/29/success/executives-horses/index.html

Aehsan aur Shar - 3

Previous posts are here: Aehsan aur shar-1, Aehsan aur shar - 2

Lately, I start liking Quora. It is fastly getting a popular website to read unusual queries from life and answers from experts. While reading following Q/A, I recalled our posts from Aehsan and Shar.

Q: How do you feel about all restaurants being required by law to serve all the food to the homeless that they would have otherwise thrown out?

A: Very bad idea. There are several restaurants, bakeries or stores who tried exactly that. Instead of throwing all the food away, give it to the poor and the homeless. It never ended up well. I was witness to one such story. A local bakery started to give away stale bread once per week to poor. First the people were grateful, but after a while they started to consider the free food as obligation of the store. That bread is not a stable supply -- sometimes there is a lot left over, sometimes none at all. But the people expect to get their share all the time; there were scandals, threats and fights when there was not enough for everyone. Queues started to form before closing times scaring away paying customers. Final straw was when the bakery got vandalized by beggars who did not get their share and decided to take it out on the shop because they did not get enough. After the repairs were done, the practice stopped. Owner contacted a local farmer and gave him all the leftovers to feed the pigs - at least they would not ruin his bakery.


Link: https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-feel-about-all-restaurants-being-required-by-law-to-serve-all-the-food-to-the-homeless-that-they-would-have-otherwise-thrown-out?ch=8&share=5561e8c8&srid=xfJv9

Maran-MuRi (Nursing Home ki aik jesi - aik aur kahani)

Main ne aur meri biwi ne saari zindagi mehnat ki. 
5 bacche bare kiya. 
Bulke bachhon ke bacchon ko bhi bara kiya.

Main plumber tha, meri biwi school teacher. 
Pehle paise jama ker ker ke baRe bete ko Amrika bheja. 
Phir teen betion ko parhaya likahya aur beeha ker Canada, Qatar aur London bheja. 
Sab se chote bete ko NED university se engineer banaya.

Kabhi na makan banwaya na koi daulat burhape ke liye jamaa ki

Sab bachhon ki shadi ke baad aik ke baad dusri aulad ki auladon ki babysitting ki
London, Canada, Qatar aur Amreeka ke beech football ki tarah - 

~ umar guzar gai
Meri umar 80 baras ki aur meri biwi ki umar 75 baras ho gai.
Bimari aur burhape ka choli daman ka saath hai

Mere diabetes ne mujeh bistar se laga diya
Meri biwi ko 3 mahina pehle stroke ho gaya

Wahi huwa jo is perdes main hota hai

Main shahr ke aik kone pe aik nursing home main 
- meri biwi shahr ke dusre kone main dusre nursing home main... 

Dusre ma-baap ko ab bhi ye mashwara dete huwe zaban laRkhaRa jaati hai ke
 - burhape ka koi sahara bacha ke rakhain - Apni maran-muRi ki hifazat karain
kiunke apni hi aulad pe harf aata hai

Wese perdes main aulad  bhi majboor hoti hai, un se bhi koi gila nahi 
- dekho hum dono mian-biwi ke pass - aakhri waqt kaatne ke liye - ye iPad aur wifi ki service bhi hai.

Religions and Real-Estate

When we travel, we meet interesting people with interesting background. A couple of nights ago, I was sitting at a coffee shop - enjoying my favorite cappuccino. (Unfortunately, I only enjoy coffee if I am away from the USA).

As I was minding my book and my leisure time, I met a person who joined my table. This individual was a professional accountant and an auditor, who specialized in accounting for churches and religious institutions (never heard of it). He said an interesting thing:

"Religions are the biggest real estate mafia in this world."

Now pondering on this statement for the last two days, I have no concrete answer - and tend to agree with it.