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Sunday, June 6, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
If you could eat dinner with any person, dead or alive, who would it be and where would you go?
Robert Kiyosaki or Ray Kroc. Anywhere would do. I am after of what our chats would be and not of the food. I am inspired by them now.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Prophet Muhammad’s Struggles Form Better Lives for All
Peace is what we all desire for us to live a harmonious life in our conquest in this world. But peace cannot be peace until there is justice and equality. And justice and equality can only be brought about by truth. Tying all this relationships, in the absence of the truth, there can be no justice and equality and this complements the hindrance to attaining peace. This has been the struggle of Prophet Muhammad (saw) in his entire existence. It is his enthusiastic desire in discovering and spreading the truth which is said to be the religion of truth and goodness – ISLAM.
Almost the whole of Prophet Muhammad’s life was spent into the struggles he encountered against the dominating Meccan Elites which greatly opposed to the teachings of Allah (swt). There has been many obstruction and obstacles that were encountered by the Prophet but despite these hardships he endured all of it positively with a vision that in the end, the much awaited victory will not be suppressed but rather it will be granted. The prophet and his followers were even persecuted for ten years and another ten years were spent fighting against the dominating Meccan Elites. He was not at all mistaken because the victorious fleet for the seek of the truth soon came. People were now aware and guided by the Qur’an, the holy book of revelations.
What can be inferred from this life of struggles by Prophet Muhammad (saw)? It is actually when we start to positively believe in the things we do or when we do things the easier way when we’re torn by different options, that we tend to get closer and nearer to the goals we want to achieve. It is impossible to achieve what we want to attain when we do it impulsively and when we start it bulkily. As what our Prophet has exemplified, as much as he would want to spread the words of Allah vigorously, he didn’t hurry at all especially in converting non-Muslims to Muslims. Instead, he started with himself and then reached to the closest persons to him like his wife, cousin and friend for this is the easiest way to start his voyage. Moreover, he was never impatient and weak. He stood by his faith and vision. He never gave up despite the different challenges he experienced. He saw an advantage on what has been a disadvantage, when it was not possible to conduct the plan of action in Mecca he moved to Medina, he made a friend out of an enemy, and he remained pragmatic all those times. He took everything on the best positive way he can so as not to create violence and negative impacts regarding Islam. These things have been his way of achieving the success he was able to impart to us. During the jahiliyah period, life was a misery. It was a hell for most. People can be compared to beasts or to the lowest form of animals. With the struggles that the Prophet Muhammad (saw) were able to overcome, people were uplifted from the deepest corner of darkness. It paved way for the religion of truth and goodness and it is what he left for us to continue nurture and make Islam our basis for truth in our daily lives.
Almost the whole of Prophet Muhammad’s life was spent into the struggles he encountered against the dominating Meccan Elites which greatly opposed to the teachings of Allah (swt). There has been many obstruction and obstacles that were encountered by the Prophet but despite these hardships he endured all of it positively with a vision that in the end, the much awaited victory will not be suppressed but rather it will be granted. The prophet and his followers were even persecuted for ten years and another ten years were spent fighting against the dominating Meccan Elites. He was not at all mistaken because the victorious fleet for the seek of the truth soon came. People were now aware and guided by the Qur’an, the holy book of revelations.
What can be inferred from this life of struggles by Prophet Muhammad (saw)? It is actually when we start to positively believe in the things we do or when we do things the easier way when we’re torn by different options, that we tend to get closer and nearer to the goals we want to achieve. It is impossible to achieve what we want to attain when we do it impulsively and when we start it bulkily. As what our Prophet has exemplified, as much as he would want to spread the words of Allah vigorously, he didn’t hurry at all especially in converting non-Muslims to Muslims. Instead, he started with himself and then reached to the closest persons to him like his wife, cousin and friend for this is the easiest way to start his voyage. Moreover, he was never impatient and weak. He stood by his faith and vision. He never gave up despite the different challenges he experienced. He saw an advantage on what has been a disadvantage, when it was not possible to conduct the plan of action in Mecca he moved to Medina, he made a friend out of an enemy, and he remained pragmatic all those times. He took everything on the best positive way he can so as not to create violence and negative impacts regarding Islam. These things have been his way of achieving the success he was able to impart to us. During the jahiliyah period, life was a misery. It was a hell for most. People can be compared to beasts or to the lowest form of animals. With the struggles that the Prophet Muhammad (saw) were able to overcome, people were uplifted from the deepest corner of darkness. It paved way for the religion of truth and goodness and it is what he left for us to continue nurture and make Islam our basis for truth in our daily lives.
Friday, November 20, 2009
MSU-IIT Life is Simpler than in XU
Having been a student of Xavier University (XU) for three consecutive semesters already made me realize how much I am missing Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT). MSU-IIT is different from XU. MSU-IIT which offers low-cost education runs under the government. The infrastructures are just fine and enough to accommodate the students although the campus has fewer areas for students to stay during vacant periods. Despite the lesser privileges a student gets when it comes to facilities and the like, still, they, and also the faculty members, are competitive enough as evidenced by the high performance ratings in different professional examinations. Simpler life is depicted also by the students who are less conscious of their physical appearance, considering the fact that uniforms are not mandated, and that they are most of the time down-to-earth. Having fun does not necessitate pulling bills from the pocket. Meals can be had for as low as Php 20.00. Meanwhile, XU, being a private sectarian university, offers an expensive education. The campus is huge with appreciable infrastructures that can also accommodate the students. It also has several areas that are adaptive for school works, socializing, and studying. And like MSU-IIT, both the students and the faculty are competitive with good performance ratings too. Moreover, XU mandates the wearing of school uniforms but the students are more inclined into being physically conscious especially during wash day. Also, spending is attached to almost every move that a student takes. Here is the thing: IIT is never a notch higher than Xavier and vice versa. It is just that I see MSU-IIT simpler than XU.
It Was After All A Choice!
Choices define my college life. I was put into dilemma when I graduated from highshcool. I was faced with different choices which are very hard for me. I was made to choose from following what I really wanted from what’s good for me as they say. A lot of things sank to me when I was torn between taking up Accountancy or Interior Designing. It was hard. I had a couple of sleepless nights. I was bothered and I started to get unhappy when I was close to choosing what my family wanted for me from what I really wanted at first. I felt that the whole world turned its back on me when I finally decided to enroll in Accountancy which even made worse when I did it in a university I didn’t prefer at all. I didn’t feel the excitement every college freshman felt. I was like seeing bunches of burdens. I can see darkness when I attended the first day of class. I was really indifferent from all other students who wear great smiles. I didn’t even dress myself at my best for the first few weeks in school. I just wore something that’s more appropriate in strolling around a park. I was really devastated and I felt like carrying the entire universe in my back. I can hardly do the right things although I was close to being a Dean’s Lister during the first semester. All that I know was that I was betrayed and that my heart was broken and bleeding because of this choice. I don’t know where to gain strength. I can’t appreciate everything that was there for me. It was like it’s raining every day and that there was no chance of the sun rising again for me. I hold on to these feelings until I’ve finally realized that there was no way I am going to make a brighter future me if I continue to be like this. I was very pessimistic so I tried to be the optimistic one. After all, it was my choice to start my college life a misery and to make it a remarkable one was a choice I decided to follow!
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