Thursday, January 27, 2005
Almost Ten Days
I'm going to read this AP Computer Science book I've got here for 20 minutes, Fahrenheit 451 for 20 minutes, and Life of Pi as well. One hour, three books, sooner or later they'll be done and not just be part of my book collection but a part of me.
I'm off to the races.
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
"This life is too much for some people."
"Ah, yes. So once again, we arrive at the topic that our lives attempt to avoid, yet seemingly revolve around: Death. One could speak for hours upon hours about this topic, the greatest unknown that is known to man. Where do we end up? How does it feel? What is its meaning? There are many questions, mostly unanswerable... but when it deals with the living soul, and its choice for death, that, is another story.
My friends, I speak of suicide. As one author put it, suicide is merely a way to end the insurmountable pain. The way we should think is that pain is overwhelming, yes, but not unconquerable. Why surrender the most valuable thing that you have been given, whether by a god or your parents? Either way, it is a priceless gift, and should not be surrendered because of a seemingly limitless amount of pain, which, I remind you, results from this great gift.
"How might you fight it?" a desperate one may ask. I tell you now, that life is not the only gift that has been given to you, nor is it the strongest. The will to live, now that is the strongest power that has been handed to you. Your mind, your soul, your desires, your heart, everything revolves around the power of will that has been given to you. Solidify it, and stand. You must endure the pain, endure the pressure, endure the hardship. Pain and pleasure are tied together in this world of life; perhaps we may truly understand this as we die and pass on.
But meanwhile, as we are still alive, take the hand of a friend, and take comfort in the energy that flows from his/her heart to yours. Stand tall with this buddy of yours, fight off the pain. Find pleasure and peace. Rest assured, you are not friendless. When you think you are alone, you are doubting the very nature of man. Cry out for help, for mercy, for repreive; I assure you, some stranger will answer your call.
And in that moment, they are no longer a stranger...
The human will is the sword that cannot be broken; the human friendship is the shield that cannot be shattered."
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Laziness and me.
This world is losing many scholars, and thanks to the laziness, less people want to be scholars. This will create a huge increase in ignorance and personally, that really sucks. The last thing I'd want being a muslim is to be called an Arab, towel-head, or anything dumb just because of what I believe in, not where I'm from. You can see it in my face, honestly, where does that come from? Ignorance, no respect, not caring at all, etc. I mean in my position I should just say I'm an Albanian Catholic or something to fit in, but that's not the truth. Some people need to understand, but they won't and don't want to. Even I am not very sure about things too like, my religion. Sometimes people ask me questions and I don't have the answer. I'd like to come up and shrewdly respond in some way or just plainly know the answer. A lot of bad writing definitely has come from the use of the internet. That's the truth, no average kid writes to other friends in IM's and things in proper English. They think since it's not a school, they can do what they like. That's true, but it would be a lot better for yourself and others, me included, to write properly.
These idea's I've written can sure be used by anyone else for their own writing if they wish, nothing is copywritten, as long as you mention my name so I feel special.
Today I completed my math and history exams. Not bad. I have to study for Chemistry and the rest so I'll hopefully write something tomorrow or definitely by Thursday. Peaceeee out.
Thursday, December 30, 2004
17. Earthquakes will increase.
think for yourself on this one.
Check out this website too for any questions:
http://www.islamic.org.uk/Default.ASPX
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Just another thing on the news.
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Once in a lifetime.
Once in a lifetime
Sitting in your car on the highway with a parent driving beside you. Looking out of the window to see the places, many other faces. They look back at you for a second or two. In that second, so many things could be happening in the world like: crimes, murder, love, people heading Above, others heading Below, and the connection of your fate, and the others. At first sight, it can be many things. Love, hate, curiousity, and more, but for that single second it could be whatever you want it to be. A future wife, a future husband, a killer,-- the piece ends here but I feel like adding now-- the move is yours. Time slows down, just for you. To be truly happy, follow what your heart tells you, it knows you best. Once in a lifetime, the move is yours...
How touchy and weird is that?
Future.
"The future, what's in store for us? The way the world is moving now there are some things I'd consider. In the Qu'Ran it says in a list of 50 or so things that needs to occur before Judgement Day. Here's the list just for show:
"Are they waiting for anything except the Hour, to come to them suddenly? But its Signs have already come!" (Al-Qur'ân, Surah Muhammad)
Past
1. Splitting of the Moon.
2. Death of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
3. A form of death which will kill thousands of Muslims. (Understood to refer to the plague of Amwas during the
caliphate of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab.)
4. A major fighting in Madinah (understood to refer to the battle of al-Harrah during the caliphate of Yazid, 63 AH).
5. The Muslim conquest of Jerusalem.
6. The Muslim conquest of Constantinople.
7. Two large groups of Muslims will fight in war.
8. A war between the Muslims and a reddish people with small eyes, wearing sandals made of hair (understood to refer to the Mongol Tatar invasion of the Islamic lands.)
9. A peace agreement between the Muslims and non-Muslims from the yellow race (Chinese, Mongols, etc.)
10. Thirty impostors (dajjal) will appear, each thinking he is a prophet.
Present?
11. Naked, destitute, barefoot shepherds will compete in building tall buildings.
12. The slave-woman will give birth to her master or mistress.
13. A trial (fitnah) which will enter every Arab household.
14. Knowledge will be taken away (by the death of people of knowledge), and ignorance will prevail.
15. Wine (intoxicants, alcohol) will be drunk in great quantities.
16. Illegal sexual intercourse will become widespread.
17. Earthquakes will increase.
18. Time will pass more quickly.
19. Tribulations (fitan) will prevail.
20. Bloodshed will increase.
21. A man will pass by the grave of another and wish he was in the latter’s place.
22. Trustworthiness will be lost, i.e. when authority is given to those who do not deserve it.
23. People will gather for prayer, but will be unable to find an imam to lead them.
Future
24. The number of men will decrease, whilst the number of women will increase, until for every man there are 50 women.
25. The Euphrates will reveal a treasure of gold, and many will die fighting over it, each one hoping to be the one who gains the treasure.
26. The Romans (Europeans) will come to a place called A’maq or Wabiq, and an army of the best people will go forth from Madinah to face them.
27. The Muslim conquest of Rome.
28. The Mahdi (guided one) will appear, and be the Imam of the Muslims.
29. Jesus Christ will descend in Damascus, and pray behind the Mahdi.
30. Jesus will break the cross and kill the swine, i.e. destroy the false christianity.
31. The Antichrist (al-masih al-dajjal, the false christ) will appear, with all his tools of deception, and be an immense trial. He will be followed by 70,000 Jews from Isfahan (present-day Iran).
32. The appearance of Ya’juj and Ma’juj (Gog and Magog), and the associated tribulations.
33. The emergence of the Beast from the Earth, carrying the Staff of Moses and the Seal of Solomon, who will speak to the people, telling them they did not believe with certainty in the Divine Signs.
34. A major war between the Muslims (including Jews and Christians who truly believe in Jesus after his return) led by the Imam Mahdi, and the Jews plus other non-Muslims led by the Antichrist.
35. Jesus will kill the Antichrist at the gate of Ludd (Lod in present-day Israel, site of an airport and a major Israeli military base).
36. A time of great peace and serenity during and after the remaining lifetime of Jesus.
37. Wealth will come so abundant that it will become difficult to find someone to accept charity.
38. Arabia will become a land of gardens and rivers.
39. Society will then decay.
40. The buttocks of the women of the tribe of Daws will again sway in circumambulation (tawaf) around the idol Dhul-Khulsah.
41. A great fire in the Hijaz, seen by the inhabitants of Busra.
42. Three major armies will sink into the earth: one in the east, one in the west, one in Arabia.
43. An Abyssinian leader with thin shins will destroy the Ka’bah.
44. The huge cloud of smoke.
45. The sun will rise from the west (its place of setting).
46. A gentle wind which will take the souls of the believers.
47. There is no-one left on the earth saying, "Allah, Allah" or "There is no god except Allah."
48. Eventually the Day of Judgment is established upon the worst of the people, who copulate like donkeys in public.
49. The blowing in the Trumpet by the Angel Israfil, upon which everyone will faint except as Allah wills.
50. The second blowing in the Trumpet, upon which everyone will be resurrected."
Along with the list it says, "Although they appear here in no particular order, it is important to point out that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said that these last, major signs will follow each other like pearls falling off of a necklace... " After reading the list you can see the Earth still has some time to go, you can tell by the 50-1 Women to Men ratio. Lucky guys, huh. After Jesus comes back, he lives for a long and prosperous time. Then when he dies is the last step pretty much. Now here come's my weird consideration, something different. For the sake of the future children, stop making kids. I don't know if we should do it now or anytime soon. Maybe it should be now or something since there will be huge wars and much blood will be shed. But, I don't know what to say, the list does fall like pearls from a necklace and the things that are supposedly present, show themselves, rather clearly too.
Sunday, November 07, 2004
Dreams... and Movies.
Saturday, October 23, 2004
Another quick comment.
Momma
When I was young, me and my mama had beef
17 years old kicked out on tha streets
though back in tha time, I never thought I'd see her face
ain't a woman alive that can take my momma's place
suspended from school, scared ta go home
I was a fool with tha big boys breaking all tha rules
shed tears with my baby sister
over tha years we wuz poorer than tha other little kids
and even though we had different daddies
tha same drama when things went wrong we blamed mama
I reminised on tha stress I caused, it wuz hell
hugg'en on my mama from a jail cell
and who'ed think in elementary, heeeey i'd see tha penitentiary
One day
running from tha Police, that's right
Momma catch me--put a whoop'en to my backside
and even as a crack fiend mama,
ya always was a black queen mama
I finally understand for a woman
it ain't easy--trying ta raise a man
ya always wuz commited, a poor single mother on welfare,
tell me how ya did it
there's no way I can pay ya back
but tha plan is ta show ya that I understand.
you are appreciated......
Chorus
Laaaaady, don't cha know we luv ya
Sweeeet Laaaady, place no one above ya
Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know we luv ya
Ain't nobody tell us it wuz fair
no luv for my daddy, cause tha coward wuzn't there
he passed away and I didn't cry
cause my anger, wouldn't let me feel for a stranger
they say i'm wrong and i'm heartless
but all along I wuz looking for a father--he wuz gone
I hung around with tha thug's and even though they sold drugs
they showed a young brother luv
I moved out and started really hang'in
I needed money of my own so I started slang'in
I ain't guilty cause, even though I sell rocks
It feels good, putting money in your mailbox
I love paying rent when tha rents due
I hope ya got tha diamond necklace that I sent to you
cause when I wuz low, you was there for me
ya never left me alone, cause ya cared for me
and I can see ya coming home after work late
ya in tha kitchen trying ta fix us a hot plate
just working with tha scraps you wuz given
and mama made miracles every Thanksgiving
but now tha road got rough, your alone
trying ta raise two bad kids on your own
and there's no way I can pay ya back
but my plan is ta show ya that I understand
you are appreciated.....
Chorus
Laaaaady, don't cha know we luv ya
Sweeeet Laaaady, place no one above ya
Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know we luv ya
pour out some liquor and I remenise
cause through tha drama, I can always depend on my mama
and when it seems that i'm hopeless
you say tha words that can get me back in focus
when I wuz sick as a little kid
ta keep me happy theres no limit to tha things ya did
and all my childhood memories
are full of all tha sweet things ya did for me
and even though I act craaaazy
I got ta thank tha Lord that ya maaaade me
There are no words that can express how I feel
Ya never kept a secret, always stayed real
and I appreciate how ya raised me
and all tha extra love that ya gave me
I wish I could take tha pain away
If you can make it through tha night, there's a brighter day
everything'll be alright if ya hold on
it's a struggle
everyday gotta roll on
and there's no way I can pay ya back
but my plan is ta show ya that I understand
you are appreciated.......
Chorus
Laaaaady, don't cha know we luv ya
Sweeeet Laaaady, place no one above ya
Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know we luv ya, Sweeeet Laaaady
Laaaady...[fades]...Laaaady"
It's self explanitory and it's another one of his nice songs that showed his emotional side, he wasn't always a drug slinging, glock firing, thug. He was more emotional and thoughtful than hard. I guess that's how he became so amazing. My next piece of writing is going to be how to create a genius.
Haha
Life goes on....
"Come on come on
I see no changes. Wake up in the morning and I ask myself,
"Is life worth living? Should I blast myself?"
I'm tired of bein' poor and even worse I'm black.
My stomach hurts, so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch.
Cops give a damn about a negro? Pull the trigger, kill a nigga, he's a hero.
Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares? One less hungry mouth on the welfare.
First ship 'em dope & let 'em deal the brothers.
Give 'em guns, step back, and watch 'em kill each other.
"It's time to fight back", that's what Huey said.
2 shots in the dark now Huey's dead.
I got love for my brother, but we can never go nowhere
unless we share with each other. We gotta start makin' changes.
Learn to see me as a brother 'stead of 2 distant strangers.
And that's how it's supposed to be.
How can the Devil take a brother if he's close to me?
I'd love to go back to when we played as kids,
but things change, and that's the way it is.
[Bridge w/ changing ad libs]
(Come on, come on) That's just the way it is. Things'll never be the same.
That's just the way it is. aww yeah...
[Repeat]
I see no changes. All I see is racist faces.
Misplaced hate makes disgrace for races we under.
I wonder what it takes to make this one better place...
let's erase the wasted.
Take the evil out the people, they'll be acting right.
'Cause mo' black than white is smokin' crack tonight.
And only time we chill is when we kill each other.
It takes skill to be real, time to heal each other.
And although it seems heaven sent,
we ain't ready to see a black President, uhh.
It ain't a secret don't conceal the fact...
the penitentiary's packed, and it's filled with blacks.
But some things will never change.
Try to show another way, but they stayin' in the dope game.
Now tell me what's a mother to do?
Bein' real don't appeal to the brother in you.
You gotta operate the easy way.
"I made a G today" But you made it in a sleazy way.
Sellin' crack to the kids. "I gotta get paid,"
Well hey, well that's the way it is.
[Bridge]
[Talking:]
We gotta make a change...
It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes.
Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live
and let's change the way we treat each other.
You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do
what we gotta do, to survive.
And still I see no changes. Can't a brother get a little peace?
There's war on the streets & the war in the Middle East.
Instead of war on poverty,
they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me.
And I ain't never did a crime I ain't have to do.
But now I'm back with the facts givin' 'em back to you.
Don't let 'em jack you up, back you up, crack you up and pimp smack you up.
You gotta learn to hold ya own.
They get jealous when they see ya with ya mobile phone.
But tell the cops they can't touch this.
I don't trust this, when they try to rush I bust this.
That's the sound of my tune. You say it ain't cool, but mama didn't raise no fool.
And as long as I stay black, I gotta stay strapped & I never get to lay back.
'Cause I always got to worry 'bout the pay backs.
Some buck that I roughed up way back... comin' back after all these years.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat. That's the way it is. uhh
[Bridge 'til fade]
Some things never change. "
He answers some real hard questions some people struggle with like why there is crime, etc.
His first verse is amazing in this song, he asks if he should kill himself because of his living conditions, I couldn't imagne it, "My stomach hurts, so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch.
Cops give a damn about a negro? Pull the trigger, kill a nigga, he's a hero." Is a perfect example of a recursive sequence of crime in this world. This quote goes hand in hand with my next one, " There's war on the streets & the war in the Middle East. Instead of war on poverty,
they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me." It makes perfect sense... Plus most people can't hold jobs which is the worst part just because of their record or because of the people who categorize them. The whole song is so well written it's shocking, the next part I liked was: ""It's time to fight back", that's what Huey said. 2 shots in the dark now Huey's dead. I got love for my brother, but we can never go nowhere unless we share with each other. We gotta start makin' changes." All the people who preach change, peace, a better world, is killed. What's wrong with a better world? Or even trying new things like treating all people, equally, the way God meant it to be. I personally think if we had someone with the mental capactiy of Tupac, he could do so much better than who we have and whoever we will have. " And although it seems heaven sent, we ain't ready to see a black President, uhh." Someone with experience with the worst and an education with the best, that's what this world needs. The problem is though, someone is going to want to kill him, how stupid. The next part, " You gotta operate the easy way. "I made a G today" But you made it in a sleazy way. Sellin' crack to the kids. "I gotta get paid," Well hey, well that's the way it is." Consider the fact that that's the way it is, I would agree with selling drugs but only if the guy did it to start a business or something honorable and give back to the community, it's going to happen anyway if there are poor people so someone is going to want good quick cash. I've lost my train of thought because blogger fucked up and thank God I copied this far or this would all have been gone. Shit this whole blogger deleting my thing or not posting it is like me writing something good and being crushed by the evil like I've been trying to write about. I've been told a good way to end a story is with a quote, so here it goes, "How many brothas fell victim to tha streetz Rest in peace young nigga, there's a Heaven for a 'G' be a lie, If I told ya that I never thought of death my niggas, we tha last ones left but life goes on....."
"Come on come on
I see no changes. Wake up in the morning and I ask myself,
"Is life worth living? Should I blast myself?"
I'm tired of bein' poor and even worse I'm black.
My stomach hurts, so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch.
Cops give a damn about a negro? Pull the trigger, kill a nigga, he's a hero.
Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares? One less hungry mouth on the welfare.
First ship 'em dope & let 'em deal the brothers.
Give 'em guns, step back, and watch 'em kill each other.
"It's time to fight back", that's what Huey said.
2 shots in the dark now Huey's dead.
I got love for my brother, but we can never go nowhere
unless we share with each other. We gotta start makin' changes.
Learn to see me as a brother 'stead of 2 distant strangers.
And that's how it's supposed to be.
How can the Devil take a brother if he's close to me?
I'd love to go back to when we played as kids,
but things change, and that's the way it is.
[Bridge w/ changing ad libs]
(Come on, come on) That's just the way it is. Things'll never be the same.
That's just the way it is. aww yeah...
[Repeat]
I see no changes. All I see is racist faces.
Misplaced hate makes disgrace for races we under.
I wonder what it takes to make this one better place...
let's erase the wasted.
Take the evil out the people, they'll be acting right.
'Cause mo' black than white is smokin' crack tonight.
And only time we chill is when we kill each other.
It takes skill to be real, time to heal each other.
And although it seems heaven sent,
we ain't ready to see a black President, uhh.
It ain't a secret don't conceal the fact...
the penitentiary's packed, and it's filled with blacks.
But some things will never change.
Try to show another way, but they stayin' in the dope game.
Now tell me what's a mother to do?
Bein' real don't appeal to the brother in you.
You gotta operate the easy way.
"I made a G today" But you made it in a sleazy way.
Sellin' crack to the kids. "I gotta get paid,"
Well hey, well that's the way it is.
[Bridge]
[Talking:]
We gotta make a change...
It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes.
Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live
and let's change the way we treat each other.
You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do
what we gotta do, to survive.
And still I see no changes. Can't a brother get a little peace?
There's war on the streets & the war in the Middle East.
Instead of war on poverty,
they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me.
And I ain't never did a crime I ain't have to do.
But now I'm back with the facts givin' 'em back to you.
Don't let 'em jack you up, back you up, crack you up and pimp smack you up.
You gotta learn to hold ya own.
They get jealous when they see ya with ya mobile phone.
But tell the cops they can't touch this.
I don't trust this, when they try to rush I bust this.
That's the sound of my tune. You say it ain't cool, but mama didn't raise no fool.
And as long as I stay black, I gotta stay strapped & I never get to lay back.
'Cause I always got to worry 'bout the pay backs.
Some buck that I roughed up way back... comin' back after all these years.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat. That's the way it is. uhh
[Bridge 'til fade]
Some things never change. "
He answers some real hard questions some people struggle with like why there is crime, etc.
His first verse is amazing in this song, he asks if he should kill himself because of his living conditions, I couldn't imagne it, "My stomach hurts, so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch.
Cops give a damn about a negro? Pull the trigger, kill a nigga, he's a hero." Is a perfect example of a recursive sequence of crime in this world. This quote goes hand in hand with my next one, " There's war on the streets & the war in the Middle East. Instead of war on poverty,
they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me." It makes perfect sense... Plus most people can't hold jobs which is the worst part just because of their record or because of the people who categorize them. The whole song is so well written it's shocking, the next part I liked was: ""It's time to fight back", that's what Huey said. 2 shots in the dark now Huey's dead. I got love for my brother, but we can never go nowhere unless we share with each other. We gotta start makin' changes." All the people who preach change, peace, a better world, is killed. What's wrong with a better world? Or even trying new things like treating all people, equally, the way God meant it to be. I personally think if we had someone with the mental capactiy of Tupac, he could do so much better than who we have and whoever we will have. " And although it seems heaven sent, we ain't ready to see a black President, uhh." Someone with experience with the worst and an education with the best, that's what this world needs. The problem is though, someone is going to want to kill him, how stupid. The next part, " You gotta operate the easy way. "I made a G today" But you made it in a sleazy way. Sellin' crack to the kids. "I gotta get paid," Well hey, well that's the way it is." Consider the fact that that's the way it is, I would agree with selling drugs but only if the guy did it to start a business or something honorable and give back to the community, it's going to happen anyway if there are poor people so someone is going to want good quick cash. "I've been told a good way to end a story is with a quote, so here it goes How many brothas fell victim to tha streetz Rest in peace young nigga, there's a Heaven for a 'G' be a lie, If I told ya that I never thought of death my niggas, we tha last ones left, but life goes on....."