fundamentals

LOVE, RESPECT,APPRECIATION & UNDERSTANDING ARE THE FUNDAMENTALS THAT MAKE A RELATIONSHIP LASTS A LIFE TIME.-fazilahdahman.13thdecember2011.

Hari Ini

Hari ini

setahun genap

aku berpaling dari daerah

yang kudiami suku abad

Daerah dusta penuh pura-pura

Tangisku dalam hati

Sengsaraku dalam diam

Akhirnya bernoktah juga

Hari ini

Aku menjadi diriku

Seperti yang aku mahu

Semahunya aku.

PERLU

ingin kukatakan pada dunia

aku tak sekuat yang dilihat

aku tak setabah yang disangka

aku tak seberani yang dizahir

tapi

aku tak punya pilihan

aku perlu kuat

aku perlu tabah

aku perlu berani

DEMI DIRIKU.

Touching

When I marked the exam papers 2 stories written by the candidates really touched my heart.

Never mind what the stories are about. What matters is the sentences in the stories.

1. I am not cleaver (she means clever)but I love my mother so much.

2. "You never know what that night meant to me.I love you."( A note written by a mother to thank her son who took her to dinner for the first and the last time because she died a few days later due to heart attack.

These sentences remind me of my mother.At the age of almost 50, I still want to have my mother around but that is not possible because she left me forever 10 years ago.

May Allah bless my mother always.I am who I am today because of her.

Socrates and the Test of Three

In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"
"Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Test of Three."
"Test of Three?"
"That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my student let's take a moment to test what you're going to say.

"The first test is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"
"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it."
"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not.

“Now let's try the second test, the test of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?"
"No, on the contrary... "
"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him even though you're not certain it's true?"The man shrugged, a little embarrassed. Socrates continued. "You may still pass though, because there is a third test - the filter of Usefulness.

“Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really."
"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all?”
The man was defeated and ashamed.

This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.

(Socrates was not a Muslim, but what he had practiced made him much better than most Muslims nowadays. A great many people find it so exhilarating bad mouthing others, gossiping on matters that have nothing to do with them, acting holier-than-thou. So before you say anything about anyone, please take this test of three.This is a reminder to myself too. May Allah bless everyone of us.

13

I spent more than an hour on this yesterday. I saw the words being used elsewhere,but the definition was not to my liking.So I decided to write another one, and at the same time added other words,just to confirm that my English Language background is sound enough. My appreciation goes to the person who has thought of some of the words. The definition is entirely mine.-

The most popular 1- letter word

I

Avoid using it too much. Acknowledge others.

The most cooperative 2- letter word

WE

Use it more often, but make sure it is in the positive manner.

The most poisonous 3-letter word

EGO

Kill it, but let some live for self-respect.

The most beautiful 4-letter word

LOVE

Appreciate it, look for the true one, but don’t give too much; it spoils.

The loveliest 5-letter word

SMILE

Give generously, you will lose nothing, it makes you beautiful.

The most malicious 6-letter word

RUMOUR

Ignore it; don’t start however tempted you are.

The most glorious 7-letter word

SUCCESS

Work hard, pray hard and you will achieve it sooner or later.

The most enviable 8-letter word

JEALOUSY

Keep your distance from it. Sometimes it’s fatal.

The most powerful 9-letter word

KNOWLEDGE

Go all out to seek for it. This is the greatest wealth.

The most vital 10-letter word

CONFIDENCE

It is a spirit that makes you believe in yourself.

The most needed 11-letter word

INSPIRATION

Sometimes it appears at odd times. Don’t despair.

The most steadfast 12-letter word

PERSEVERANCE

Come what may, no matter what, you will overcome them all.

The most resolute 13-letter word

DETERMINATION.

Inculcate this in your heart and mind and your dream will become a reality

Korban

Hari ini 9 Zulhijjah 1432 Hijrah, juga 5 November 2011.Esok akan tiba Hari Raya Aidil Adha atau Hari Raya Korban.

Aku sudah beberapa kali melakukan ibadat korban.Dah tak ingat berapa kali sebenarnya.Seringnya aku kirimkan wang ke kampung untuk ibadat tersebut.Tapi kali ini aku berkongsi dengan rakan-rakan setugas untuk korban berkelompok di sekolah.InsyaAllah akan dilaksanakan pada 8 November nanti.

Sedikit sedih kerana hanya ada Kakak dan Adik Ayu yang dapat merasa bahagian korban ini kerana Adik belum balik dari Alabama. Namun, inilah cabaran hidup seorang ibu seperti aku, yang punya anak-anak yang bercita-cita tinggi,mahu mengejar ilmu dan kemahiran di negara orang.

Korban.Satu perkataan yang besar maknanya.Bagi aku perkataan ini adalah hidupku.Aku berkorban seluruh kebahagiaanku sebagai individu demi anak-anak.Aku relakan setiap penderitaan demi melihat anak-anakku berjaya. Aku diamkan segenap sengsara jiwaku demi kasih pada mereka.

Saat ini, tatkala mereka sudah dewasa dan sedang merintis jaya di laluan ilmu, aku masih juga berkorban untuk mereka.Kukorbankan perasaan sunyi tanpa mereka. Kukorbankan waktu dan tenaga untuk bersama mereka sesekali.

Untuk segenap pengorbananku, aku hanya memohon Allah memberikan aku kesempatan merasai hidup bahagia dan sejahtera.