Know who you are.

In life there are moments which leave you dumbfounded.  Events which bring to question all your beliefs, and your judgements. 

It is at such times when you find out what and who you are.  When everything you believe in is put into question, where do you find the balance.  Where is the compass?
This week I have faced such a moment and the solace for me is inside.  Knowing who I am and what I stand for.  When everything around you is questionable the one constant should be you.  Know who you are !!!!

Moderate

Moderate
It amuses me to no end, how the American society wants to always clarify life into two sides.  As if you don't agree with one idea or policy, then you must be in the opposition.  There are issues which fit this criteria for me. These are the issues of equality and freedom.  It is only these issues where I become black or white.  Either you are for freedom and equality or you are not.  There are no degrees of freedom and equality.
What I find most now in life is I am not category friendly.  I cannot agree with one side all the time.  I believe most of the world is like me, however the vocal, active voices tend to be the staunch believers.  

You are either conservative or liberal.   Republican or democrat.  Left or right.  With Israel or against.  For Palestinians or against.  There seems to be no flexibility.  
Eastern or Western philosophy.  Christian or Muslim?  On and on. You must pick a side and stick with it.
I am a big believer in not sitting on the fence.  Believe in something or you will fall every time.  What irks me is the idea that you must always be for one particular side.  If you believe in accountability then you can not be socialistic.  If you support right to choice then you can not be for fiscal responsibility.
America and the western world seem to want people to choose between TWO sides.  Only two types of thoughts and ideology.  In the simplest form, right or left.  This is not just in politics but life in general.

I am here today to say what the world needs is a THIRD option. An option that allows the majority to participate.  An option which can help heal the world.  An option which leads to tolerance, freedom and equality.  
The third option is where most of the people are.  Extremes would not be extreme if the majority believed it.  The majority of the world is not in the extremes.

I want the world to find in every thing a third option.  I want there to be common for someone now to label themselves; not just a conservative or liberal but as moderate. Moderate should define people who refuse to go to extremes or who refuse to follow blindly one doctrine.  Moderate in all aspects of life.  This further enhances my life philosophy of living less.  Why go for excess?  Live less.!

Last Five Minutes

When you are going to bed, it is the last five minutes before you fall asleep which are the most important to you as a human being.  It is what I call the moments of conscience.
When you are alone with your thoughts in a dark room, the truth comes out. Your insecurities, lies, fears, and anxieties. It is at this moment the person knows who he is?  It is why I believe dictators and the evil know at those moments what their real fate is.  It is when you must accept the truth.  You may lie to the world but in those five minutes you will know the truth.

Metal BABY!!!!!!Muslim Mettalica....

This is how we know Osama is not winning the war. How the taliban and wahabism are not going to win in history. How I will never have to worry about my daughters having to cover up and losing their freedom for the sake of insane religious beliefs.

I have said it many times here and everywhere in the world I have had these discussions. America won the war the day George W went to war. By bringing war to these nations we brought America and all that goes with America.
Television brings the world to the people and the people then see the light and taste the freedom
Freedom is like Heroin. One taste and you are hooked.

So you say, I can hear you all, "What is this optimism? Where are you getting this from? Have you got on drugs? Are you on Heroin?"

No my friends I am not on drugs. I am just informed. I just read and listen to global news. Here is the answer.

Check out this link:
http://www.jorzine.com/
A heavy metal web magazine for the muslim world?????????? Think this out!!!!!


Search Khalas on the website. A palestinian metal band being produced by a jewish music producer....peace.

Yeah....we're not going to take it anymore.....

Words

People have two views on words. Depending on situations you will hear two different things. Words are just words. This is usually used when they don't want you to be offended or when they want to diffuse a situation. The second version is words matter. This is used to emphasize beliefs or philosophies or legal cases.

Recently I have been wondering which group or side can I belong to. Do I have to pick a side? Can a situation dictate the response? I like the idea of having a clear belief. I like black or white positions. I don't like to have principles that rotate. So where do I stand? Do words matter?

Lets examine the two situations. Recently a bunch of Muslims in Malaysia burned down Christian churches because the courts allowed them to use the word Allah to represent their God. Apparently only Muslims can use the word Allah. As a Muslim I know Allah means God. So why is it so offensive when a Christian refers to his God as Allah? In this instance I am on the "its only words!!!!!"

This week my friend and I went to see the movie "The Book of Eli". The movie was about the last bible and the need for it to be saved in the post nuclear war world. The idea being those who wanted to obtain the book, did so because the power of the words. They could move the masses. In that scenario where the masses cannot read, the one with the power to preach could rule. The message became a weapon. In such an instance, as in most illiterate societies words do matter. I am on that side.

So how does a person such as I, wanting a clear position pick one? It seems I should be torn.
In our current world many words are politically incorrect and can cause a lot of hurt. Words between children can do a lot of harm. Calling a child stupid, fat, etc can be harming. So it would be logical to conclude words matter.

The kicker; I don't believe WORDS MATTER. WORDS ARE JUST WORDS!

Words are like guns. Guns by themselves can't kill. Guns loaded and fired by someone can kill.

Intentions are the bullets. Your intent for using the particular words makes words dangerous.

As with guns, education is the key in owning words. We must educate people thus making words safe for all.