I look at the empty pages of my notebook, and I think of their power. Do you even realize what could be written on them? It’s amazing how a simple little thing can be so powerful! How powerful you might ask? It depends on the owner of the notebook, for example a chemistry notebook can [...]
Some people in the west think that we Arabs have no motor vehicles, that we ride camels and live in the desert. That is, of course, not true. If it were true, such would be the usual morning conversation in any Arab family. Son: Hey dad, can I take the Camel, pleaaaaaaase??!! Father: Nooooo, you [...]
Let alone a scientific definition- what is reality in essence? Is it the human thought, the physical self or the emotional presence – what is it in its pure form. Many a times, not all 3 forces in terms of thought, emotion and physical presence interact on common ground. Therefore, what is reality amongst the [...]
For those of you who do not know about my job, I’m a technical recruiter. I call IT consultants in the US for the available jobs that I have and that might fit their experience. My job is basically to search resumes on the web and call potential candidates to see if they fit the [...]
From outside the country, Pakistan looks like a horrible place to be in; its a country marred with religious extremism, mostly uneducated people, highest level of corruption, dishonest politicians (or may be if I just write politician that would deliver the message), a heaven for terrorists, poorly administered or not administered at all, shaky governments, [...]
She is sitting alone in the corner of an empty room wrapped in a white cloth stained by the blood seeping from her bruises and wet from the tears she has been shedding. In the other room her mother is being comforted by a few friendly ladies, when she shrieks again “Ooh God they ruined [...]
My wife, unlike you, is rather short and, unlike you, is always telling people she isn’t. Since the rest of us in our household are very tall, sadly, she gets little sympathy. But, I feel for her, I really do! The light pull cord got old and rotten in the bathroom and prone to breaking. [...]
The oldest object in my home is my grandmother’s wedding dress. My grandmother gave it to my mother before her wedding, and told her to pass it along to her daughter. It was such a gorgeous dress, with dozens of shining diamonds-like stones that sparkled like the stars in a moonlit night. It was too [...]
I wish for the day when I don’t remember you anymore. Life, for once was perfect; seeing you was like losing all senses of sorrow and pain, being with you was like having dreams float around me like wayward clouds. Whatever there was between us was made of joy; it never stopped drizzling. With you, [...]
I have been noticing you for a while now. You are staring into nothingness, lost in a world of your own. You are surrounded by many, yet look so lonely. Your eyes mirror the darkness of the world, dark enough to haunt me. You are listening to meaningless words coming your way but you hear [...]