Anger-"The Fire Within"

Anger is one word short of danger. Really, the moment we get angry we are in danger. Sure,we will loose, we will suffer. It effects mental process, our decision making system. In most of the cases, it results in shame, regret and disappointment.

Anger is weakness. Angry person is like patient; proper treatment is requirement. The person who controls anger save himself from fire. When we get angree all our shortcomings comes up at thier peak. It is like a virus which damages our restraint power, our coating, our fence. We loose control on ourself. It makes us slave.

It to be noted. Anger is obivouse state of mind. It is purely natural. It is reaction of what we percive wrong. It is in human instict. However, it need to be controled. Yes, revenge should be there. Anger should flow out. But at appropriate time and through proper way. We should wait for time; and search for proper way. Control it, let the time come, then give wayout. Utilize this fire for benefit. Dont burn yourself.

Patience~"Companion of God"

“Inna-allaha maa ass sabereen” (God is with them who do patience).

On patience I think this verse is quite conclusive and sufficient.

I am believer. I know God through Islam; and none(in all sect of muslims) doubts about a single verse of holy Quran. And it is there. This is clear, categorical, absolute, complete and comprehensive verse of holy Quran. Almighty is the companion of patience. In your other deeds(surely good) Almighty may or may not be with you, but if you are patient He is with you. Yes, patience is the characteristic that worth for that. So, i have no reason to disagree that patience is super quality. There is no iota of doubt. If someone doubts, he looses the companionship of God. I say, he is stupid. He is taking unnecessary risk to loose favour of God. It is conclusive, if God is with you, sure you will win. This is win win situation.

Patience can not be equated with postponement, delay, lazyness and lethargicness. It is state of activeness rather proactiveness; not passiveness. Patience mean to keep endurance in hard time. It conveys disagreement, resentment and revolution. Message of patience is always strong and long lasting.

Patience is power; It is not weakness. It creates confidence, coolness, determination, decisiveness and rationality. Patience is source of energy. It nourish. Patience is not outcome of fear and cowardness; it is product of courage and bravery. It is effective tool in the hand of wise and revolutionaries. It compels to kneel down the operessor.

I pray for God companionship.

Defeat to Death

I hate to die. I wanna defeat this biological process of demise. Carefully, I wanna defeat it; not denying. Nobody can deny death but it can be defeated, I think so. We can overcome of death. End of biological process is not the real and de-facto death. Yes, after this transition we can live.

There are two types of people –one, those who are living to die and another who are living to be alive forever. Those who are living to die are in majority. I dont like to part with majority. I disagree with majority. Minority appeals me. In minority, i find aliveness.

I love my life. I live my life. I wish to be alive.

Globalization-Benefit and Challenges

Admittedly, globalization have positive impacts, however it is being utilised by capitals to run the states. Policies are being framed under influence to facilitate capitalism. I wrote this article in December 2008 and given to publish it in quarterly magazine of business group; same text is here to share views:

Globalization is a process by which capital, goods, services, and sometimes labor cross national borders and acquires a transnational character. It is often accompanied by the flow of related taste, ideas, and even values across boundaries, thus helping to reshape local political institutions, social relationships, and cultural patterns. Globalization in the era since World War II has been driven by Trade Negotiation Rounds, originally under the auspices of GATT (the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), which led to a series of agreements to remove restrictions on "free trade". The Uruguay round led to a treaty to create the World Trade Organization (WTO). Now, the WTO provides a framework of rules for international trade. More specifically, globalization refers to:

•Increase in international trade at a faster rate
•Increase in international flow of capital including foreign direct investment
•Greater transborder data flow, using technologies such as the Internet, communication satellites and telephones
•Greater international cultural exchange, for example through Hollywood and Bollywood movies.
•Some argue that even terrorism has undergone globalization. Terrorists now have attacked places all over the world.
•Erosion of national sovereignty and national borders through international agreements leading to organizations like the WTO and OPEC
•Greater international travel and tourism
•Greater immigration, including illegal immigration
•Development of global telecommunications infrastructure
•Development of a global financial systems
•Increase in the share of the world economy controlled by transnational corporations
•Increased role of international organizations such as WTO, IMF that deal with international transactions
•Increase in the number of standards applied globally; e.g. copyright laws

Some conceived globalization as turning the whole world into one global village in which all peoples are increasingly interconnected and all the fences or barriers are removed, so that the world would witnesse a new state of fast and free flow of people, capital, goods and ideas resulting in prosperity to all the corners of the globe together with the spread of the highly cherished values of democracy, freedom and justice. On the other hand critics conceived it as turning the world into a global market for goods and services dominated and steered by the powerful gigantic transnational corporations and governed by the rule of profit. Human rights and cultural values would be seriously threatened.

Globalization has both negative and positive aspects. The negative ones include:

- the rich-poor inequality in both economic and social spheres is widening and the poor are sinking to the bottom.
- Environmental degradation due to unrestrained activities of multinational corporations.
- Basic necessities in life are set aside in favour of profits. Many developing countries have been occupied with facilitating foreign investment in industries that are lucrative to foreign markets and discarding the most fundamental needs of the people.
- Globalization aids the removal of national controls over cross-border financial flows.
- Globalization has popularised the consumer culture where people are more interested in what they have rather than the essential aspects of humanity.
- Formal education systems are emphasising technical and managerial skills responding to market demands and leaving aside traditional academic subjects with less emphasis on development of social or basic sciences.
- The IT boom has given rise to lot of information that is useless and meaningless causing people to be pre-occupied with unimportant things.
- Double standards are present in the human rights aspect of the present world.
- The global financial system has been plagued by a series of financial crises of increasing frequency and severity. The negative impact of these crises has been devastating, wiping off the gains of years of prior economic progress and inflicting heavy social costs through increased unemployment and poverty.
- There is a widespread concern at the overwhelming dominance of the culture and values of the United States, and other Western countries, in the global media and entertainment industry. The fear is that exposure to the images of western life style and role models could lead to tension and would be both culturally and socially divisive.
- The huge accumulation of capital is in perpetual search for lucrative investment with its sole motive of super-profit leading to inhuman exploitation and degradation.

Globalization is not all negative. There are various positive aspects, including:

- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has helped to reduce poverty by creating jobs and improving incomes.
- The expansion of trade and foreign investment has accelerated social mobility and strengthened the middle class.
- New communications and information technology have helped disseminate knowledge in many fields of study and disciplines.
- Communication is cheaper and easier.
- Globalization makes it possible for humanity to have compassion for each other when calamities, natural or man-made, affect others.
- Issues such as human rights and public accountability are brought to the fore.
- The rights of women are highlighted and the problems many women face are now addressed.

There is enough evidence to suggest that the world’s wealth is, in general, rapidly increasing due to the advances in science and technology and that it is more than enough to satisfy the needs of all the dwellers of the globe. What is needed is the globalization of human rights and prosperity. One of the motives of globalization, that of maximising profits, may well be responsible for the concept’s excesses. So, globalization may well be one of the most serious challenges ever to the integrity of human civilization. Since society and culture hold many positive aspects it is important that globalization do not override these ideals. Ethics and moral standards should be injected into these economic activities as a short-term and medium-term strategy. The market should be regulated by ethical principles. The economic dimensions of globalization are not the only factors that need reconsidering. Culture should be guided by moral universal values whereby a strong ethic of restraint is embedded within one’s culture to prevent the dominance of another culture.

L O V E - Journey of Soul

Most rightly, love can be defined through silence. In love we enter in speechless world. Mere saying I love you, is not a love. It may be affection, may be lust; may be result of admiration of rosy cheeks, coral lips, stars like eyes. In love you need not to say anything, lover already know how much you love. There is no scale except soul to measure love. Love is silent journey of one soul to other for merger. You don’t know when it happens. You realizes it post facto, after merger. So, it is not under you control. You can break it, it will not die. It is immortal. In love soul departs, only body remains and it is of no use. Do whatever want with useless body. A new entity emerged different from the bodies. Two souls becomes one soul. It is undividable, unbreakable; unseparatable. Nobody can divide it.

Love is always beautiful. It is a pleasure. It enjoys every moment- happiness, cheer, pain, grief, sorrow. In love mind have limited or no role. Mind is very clever. It always thinks for benefit. Mind is not capable to fall in love. Lover thinks from heart not from mind. Heart takes control over the affairs. That’s why, love never think about loss, profit, status, poor, rich, cast, creed, colour, culture, race or other man made differences. Love is transformation between souls and all souls are same. Soul is divine. So, love is also divine because it is result of merger of two divine creatures.

I feel now speechless; I am feeling divine fragrance, its 1 AM (December 13, 2009) and I wanna sleep. So, if you are in love just feel it, your innermost consciousness will define you best. Everybody, if normal, living on earth falls in love. Love is nature. Sooner or latter you had to fall in love. It is ultimate truth. You can delay but can not deny. Nature can not be change. You can just divert route of nature, which way you will go it may be different. But result is same.

Silence- The Ornament

To speak on silence is difficult. I am trying to speak the unspeakable. No doubt silence is good. Not only good, it is like gold. I remember, when I was child my father used to say, “short-speaking is silver and silent is gold”. Actually, there are two worlds. One, the world of words, concepts, languages, philosophies; and second the world of silence. Both are diametrically opposite to each other. Silence means a state of wordlessness. However, both ways you can communicate. Moreover, the messages conveyed through silence have greater impact. In silence, basically, souls convey with each other; giver and receiver is consciousness. But it is so difficult to communicate through silence; because the people don’t hear it, they don’t listen. They can’t understand it; it is beyond them. You will be failed. You will not be able to convey what you are carrying with you. Yes, it is difficult, almost impossible to convey thoughts in words because this is the experience of wordless state of mind. How to convert that silence into sound? There seems to be no way and there is none. You are utterly blissful, but the world is full of misery. There is lack of communion. When people don’t not need words to understand you is- the state of communion. Communication is through words, and communion is through silence. I agree, silence is the best way of conversation. Yes it is possible to communicate through silence; but with the right person, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody's power, that is not easy, that is not always possible. And on the other hand, communication through words is difficult. Yes, words are not enough. Neither persons nor languages are perfect. Words are open to be misquoted. Communication through words is great danger. You need to be cautious, more alarmed. You had to be selective, careful, choosy, alert, vigilant, controlled, commandant, comprehensive, smart and diplomatic. But you had to speak so that people could understand you; or take risk to lose yourself in the darkness of the world. Nobody have time to listen your silence. Keep pace with changing environment. While speaking, remember that you are refuting an unrefutable proposition. Silence is not irrelevant, neither it was nor it will be.

There are few saying. Wise person’s words on silence:

• To keep silent when you can say something wise and useful is as bad as to keep on propagating foolish and unwise thoughts.
• Do not speak in a state of ignorance.
• The tongue of a wise man lies behind his heart.
• Wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.
• Fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man's tongue is under the control of his mind.
• Silence is the best reply to a fool.
• He who does not know how to be silent will not know how to speak.
• Silence is argument carried out by other means.
• Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.
• Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.
• Words are a heavy thing...they weigh you down. If birds talked, they couldn't fly.
• From the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks.
• Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.
• There are times when silence has the loudest voice.
• Do not speak unless you can improve the silence.
• Silence is the true friend that never betrays.
• We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence.
• Silence is a fence around wisdom.
• When money speaks, the truth is silent.
• Silence is a text easy to misread.
• Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.
• We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.
  

Mun Kunto Ali Maula

Admittedly, I am not perfect to write about Hazrat Ali (a.s), and I think nobody can. Languages exists on earth are too poor, we don’t have vocabulary. Some exaggerated him, they are called Nusairi. But for me comparison of Hazrat Ali (a.s) from mankind is impossible; and he is not God. So, just think backward who is after Al-Mighty God- sure Holy Prophet Mohammad (SA); and after Holy Prophet (SA) definitely Hazrat Ali (a.s.). He is the third from the top, forget the rest.

What we can discuss is; his characteristics only, not full character. For me, Imam Ali (AS) had a personality in which opposite characteristics had so gathered that it was difficult to believe that a human mind could manifest such a combination. He was the bravest man that history could cite and such brave persons are always hard-hearted, cruel, and eager for bloodshed. On the contrary, Ali was kind, sympathetic, responsive and warm-hearted person, qualities quite contradictory to the other phase of his character and more suited to pious persons. He was very pious but more often pious and religious persons avoid society and do not care to mix with corrupt and sinful persons. Similarly warriors, kings and dictators are usually arrogant and haughty. They consider it below their dignity to mix with poor, lowly and humble persons. But Ali was different. He was a friend to all. As a matter of fact he had a soft corner in his heart for poor and humble and for orphans and crippled. To them he always was a kind friend, a sympathetic guide and a fellow sufferer; he was meek towards them but haughty and arrogant against notorious warriors and generals, so many of whom he had killed in hand to hand combats. He was always kind but strict with wayward persons, sympathetically teaching them the ways of Allah. He always smiled and passed happy and witty rejoinders. It was difficult to overcome him in debates or repartees, his rejoinders and retorts always bore high mark of culture, education and wisdom. He was a philosopher, a moralist and a great teacher of religious principles and theology. A study of his life shows that his sword was the only help that Islam received during its early days of struggle and its wars of self-defence. For Islam, he was the first line of defence, the second line of defence and the last line of defence!

He was the most learned person, the most eloquent speaker and orator. His piety, his love of Allah, his sincerity and fortitude in following religion were of such high standard that no one could aspire to reach him. He was the greatest politician because he hated diplomacy and loved truth and justice. As he himself said - had he no fear of Allah, he would have been the greatest diplomat. He always arrived at correct conclusions and never changed his decision. He was a man of such surpassing and pre-eminent characteristics and such transcending and peerless qualities that many learned men got perplexed about him and imagined him to be an embodiment of Allah. Many amongst the Jews and Christians loved him, and such philosophers who had come to know of his teachings bowed down before his incomparable vast knowledge.

His life is an agglomeration of pleasing incidents, bloody encounters and sad episodes. Each aspect of his life is so lofty and glorious that a study of one phase makes you feel that it was the best phase of his character and the most beautiful picture of his personality, while contemplation of any other phase will enchant you more and you will come to conclude that no human being can attain that height, and a third aspect will fascinate you equally and you will realize that before you is a personality of such sublime eminence that you cannot fully appreciate its greatness and you will feel that Ali was an Imam (leader) in the battlefield, was an Imam in politics, was an Imam in religion, was an Imam in ethics, in philosophy, in literature, in learning and in wisdom. It is not difficult for Allah to create such a person.