My pride

Forrest Gump

One day they load us up in a bus an take us way out of town to a big river an they is a lot of Chinamen standin around lookin official an all, an the reason, we find out soon enough, is that the head Chinaman of them all, Chairman Mao, is there. Chairman Mao is a big ole fat Budda-lookin guy, an he has taken off his pajaymas an is in his swimming trunks an they says Chairman Mao at the age of eighty is gonna swim this river by hisself an they want us to watch him do it. Well, the chairman, he made on in an start swimming an folks is lookin pleased. He is bout halfway cross the river, when he stop an raise his han an wave at us, Everybody wave back. Bout a minute later, he wave again, an everybody wave back. Not too long after that, Chairman Mao wave for a third time, an suddenly it begun to dawn on everybody that he is not waving, he is drownin!

…When we get home, jenny begun takin off her clothes. She is down to her underpants, an I am jus settin on the couch tryin not to notice, but she come up an stand in front of me an she say, ‘Forrest, I want you to fuck me now.’ You coulda knocked me over with a feather! I just set there an gawked up at her, then she set down nex to me an started foolin with my britches, an nex thing I knowed, she’d got off my shirt an was huggin an kissin me an all….then Jenny pulled down my undershorts an her eyes get big an she say, ‘Whooo lookit what you got there!’ Well, we done all sorts of things that afternoon that I never even dreamt of in my wildest imaginations. Jenny shown me things i never could of figured out on my own- sidewise, crosswise, upside down, bottomwise, length wise, dogwise, standin up, settin down, bendin over, leanin back, inside-out and outside-in- only way we didn’t try it was apart! We rolled all over the livin room an into the kitchen- stove in furniture, knocked shit over, pulled down drapes, mussed up the rug an even turned the tv set on by accident. Wound up doin it in the sink, but don’t axe me how. When we is finally finished, jenny jus lie there a wile, an then she look at me an say, ‘Goddamn, Forrest, where is you been all my life?’ ‘I been around,’ I says.

Very interesting book, you’ll love it.

Ariel Scheinermann, former Israeli Prime Minister and military leader. Served as Prime Minister from March 2001 until April 2006, Unable to carry out his duties after suffering a stroke on January 4, 2006.

Last time i had of him, Sharon had fallen into a coma.

Is he still crashing or… dude done burst and they ain’t tellin’?….just asking.

What makes you different from all the other people on this planet?

Every thing you’ve ever seen, heard, touched, tasted, or smelled is tucked away in the giant cabinet known as your brain. These conscious and unconscious memories are called references. These experiences are what we rely upon for certainty about what to believe, including some of our most important beliefs about who we are and what we’re capable of.

It’s not only the references of our lives that shape us but, again, the meaning we attach to them….you are the master designer of your life, whether you’ve realized it or not because each day you add a thread to the weaving….

How many barriers could you destroy if you merely used the force of your imagination to give you the reference experience of breaking through?

Your imagination is ten times more potent than your willpower. Unleashed, it provides a sense of certainty and tenacious vision that goes far beyond any limitations of the past

An easy way to immediately expand your personal “reference experience library” is by exploring the wealth of literature, stories, myths, poetry, and music available all around you. Read books, watch movies and video tapes, attend plays, go to seminars, talk with strangers. All references have power, and you never know which one could change your entire life.

The power of reading a great book is that you start thinking like the author. For those magical moments while you are immersed in the forests of Arden, you are Shakespeare; while you are shipwrecked on treasure island, you are Robert Louis Stevenson; and that time you really want to maximize the moment, you’ll surely do just like TD Jakes…you start to think as the think, feel as they feel, and use imagination as they would. Their reference become your own, and you carry these with you long after you’ve turned the last page.

What fascinating, fun, enriching adventure can you take with a great book, entertaining play, or moving piece of music?

Reflect on one of your “worst experiences”. The power to shape your life is gained by changing the meaning you link to an experience. Looking back, can you think of any ways in which it had a positive impact? May be you were fired, mugged, or involved in a car accident, but out of that experience you eventually gained anew resolve, or a new awareness or new sensitivity for others that caused you to grow as a person and measurably increased your ability to contribute.

While on one of my crazy outings at a certain Irish pub in Kampala a weekend ago, I met this British Air Ways pilot who told me that “….Limited experience create a limited life, if you desire enrichment and growth, you must increase your references by pursuing ideas and experiences that wouldn’t be apart of your life if you didn’t consciously seek them out”.

There fore, I is going to do exactly what Mr. drunk pilot told me- seek new experiences, Its just that am not sure what exactly to explore.

Ideas are highly welcome my bloggren brothers and sisters.

Thank you in advance

Let me break it down for you Mr b

In the Qur’an surah Al-Baqarah verse 183, God Revealed:

*يٰأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
“O those who believe, the fasts have been enjoined upon you as were enjoined upon those before so that you be God-fearing”

…and that’s exactly what i am doing the whole of this month.

In the terminology of Islamic law, Sawm means ‘to abstain from eating, drinking and sexual intercourse. The observance of sawm during the islamic holy month of Ramathan is one of the Five Five Pillars of Islam.

Throughout the duration of the fast itself, Muslims will abstain from certain provisions that God has otherwise allowed; namely eating, drinking, sexual intercourse and especially hanging out at Blue haze. This is in addition to the standard obligation already observed by Muslims of avoiding that which is not permissible under Qur’anic or Shari’ah law (e.g. ignorant and indecent speech, arguing and fighting, and lustful thoughts).

Without observing this standard obligation, Sawm is rendered useless, and is seen simply as an act of starvation. The fasting should be a motive to be more benevalent to the fellow-creatures. Charity to the poor and needy in this month is one of most rewardable worship.

If one is sick, nursing or travelling, one is considered exempt from fasting. According to the Qur’an, for all other cases, not fasting is only permitted when the act is potentially dangerous to one’s health – for example; those elderly who are too weak to fast for extended periods of time, diabetics, nursing, and pregnant women.

Observing the fast is not permitted for menstruating women. However, when a woman’s period has ceased, she must bathe and continue fasting. Any fasts broken/missed due to menstruation must be made up whenever she can before the next month of Ramadan. Women must fast at times when not menstruating, as God indicates that all religious duties are ordained for both men and women.

Wish me lack my peoplez