Adorable Present

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the most adorable present one could get, is something you have been promised to have..
I loved it for many reasons :

1- It is from you
2- It was for you and I know it was not easy to give it up ;)
3- It is special illustrated edition and It is hard covered
4- you have kept your word

one thing is that I hate Dan Brown, but it is always like that dear friend.. we never loved the same things but I have always loved loving them only because you do.

Manhood Definition !

Etymology
man + hood

Noun

manhood (uncountable)

1. The state or time of being an adult male human.

2. The composite of qualities, such as courage, determination, and vigor, often thought to be appropriate to a man.

3. Adult males considered as a group; men.

4. The state of being human.


that is how English dictionaries have defined the word, but what really makes a real man ?

According to my image, A man is a male with qualities, some of these qualities are generalized like the ones mentioned in the definition and some are qualities I use to define a man. One may wonder, what does courage mean for example ? well, beside not being coward :D courage is the ability to face life crises wisely, not being afraid of saying the truth, standing for the people he loves and not solving his problems by hiding. Being determined is something I adore about a man, knowing what he really wants and what he doesn't, understanding his self and his own needs, being aware of what he likes, what he hates, realizing the consequences of all his actions and being ready to take it.
my man must have honor, keep a promise, he has to be highly intelligent and aware of the concept that cave men qualities don't impress women ! he is not judged by the size of his body, social status or his outward beauty..

How does Islam define Manhood ?! (Quoted)

In Islam, Manhood is a quality that is pursued by people of high ambitions and serious thinking men. It is a basic quality that is needed by every man, for when men lose the qualities of manhood, they cease to be real men. Manhood is deeply implanted in a person through strong belief. A real man is one who has good and virtuous deeds to his credit, and possesses good manners and conduct.

A real man is truthful about pledges and fulfils them; it is also to remain steadfast upon the right path. Allaah Says (which means): "Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allaah. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration." [Quran; 33:23].


When the qualities of manhood disappear among men, society falls into crisis, homes are ruined, the nation becomes weak and disgraced, and moral corruption becomes widespread. Allaah Says (which means): "Men are the protectors and the maintainers of women because Allaah has made one of them to excel the other." [Quran; 4:34].

Real men are very rare to find, they are as rare as precious minerals and jewels. The Prophet said: “Real men are as rare as a reliable strong camel that can endure the burden of long trips; you can hardly find one in a hundred” [Al-Bukhaari].

Am I looking for too much ?

Decision Making !

yesterday, while I was preparing for my first CMA mock exam, I realized that one of the decision-making processes used to find the best estimates of expected results of a buisness, applies also to relationships ! It was fun reading the steps and imagining that I am using them to decide what is the best action to do !

the steps are :

1. Obtain information. Define the problem.

2. Identify alternative courses of action.

3. Determine the criterion or criteria that will be used to evaluate the alternatives. Determine what factors are important to you, and what you want to achieve.

4. Evaluate the alternatives. Make predictions about quantitative factor such as future costs and revenues, as well as qualitative factor.

5. Choose an alternative.

6. Implement the decision. Implement :D hehehe

7. Evaluate performance to provide feedback. what I had in mind for this :D

أنا حظك

أوّل شي، بحب قول اننو في بعض المواضيع رح تكون بالعربي ..وعلى الأغلب بالشامي لأننو في عننا مصطلحات ما بتترجم متل ما رح تلاحظو بموضوع اليوم.

انا بشكل عام بآمن بالقدر مو بالحظ .. بس في مواقف بتخليني صدّق اننو في شي اسمو حظ اوفي ناس بيكون حظّون معتّر، والسبب برأي بيرجع لشي اسمو قانون الجاذبية و اللي رح احكي عننو بموضوع منفصل انشالله..

بالنسبي إلي، انا كنت مفكرة حالي محظوظة ! و عنجد كانت تزبط معي اشيا بدون ما احسبا كتير، بس باعتبار اننو شغلي بيعتمد عالحظ نوعاً ما، بلّشت اكتشف اننو لأ انا مو كتير محظوظة ! قصدي ابداً ! قصدي اننو عنجد ما بيصير الا عكس اللي بدي ياه :) وصار شعاري بالمكتب انا ورفقاتي، هوي العبارة التّالية " انا حظك المعتّر، انا حظك المشحّر ، ط* فيك ط* ، ط* فيك ط* " ، وطبعا هالجملة ما اخترعتا من عندي ، بل اقتبستا من قصة انا كتير بحبا وقررت انني احكيلكون ياها !!؟

كان ياما كان بقديم الزمان وسالف العصر والأوان ،كان في رجّال غني كتير وعندو مصاري مو عرفان وين يروح فيّون وكان عندو جار فقير كتير بيتمنّى الليرة ! وبيوم من الايّام شاف الغني الفقير وسألو كيفك ؟ قام قلّو الفقير:" والله الحالي عدم والعيشة صعبة بس الحمد الله على كل حال وعم فكّر بكرة روح على بير الحظ وفيّق حظي النايم" ، قام قلو الغني: "بطريقك قللو لحظّي اننو حاجة يبعتلي مصاري ودهب.. خلص انا اكتفيت" ... وقبل ما يطلع عطاه الغني ليرة دهب لأننو كتير زعل عليه.

تاني يوم راح هالفقير على بير الحظ ونادى حظ جارو ! قام قللو الحظ: " مين انت ؟ وشو بدك؟" قللو:"انا جار فلان وبيقلّك لا بقى تبعتلو دهب ومصاري !" قام قللو الحظ:" قِللو ما دخلو بدّي ابعتلو وزيدو"، قام تركو الفقير وبلّش ينادي حظو النّايم ! بلكي بيفيق ! " ياحظّي المعتّر ، يا حظّي المشحّر" قام فاق حظو وهو عم يتتاوب ! قللو:"مين انت ؟ وشو بدك ؟" قللو : "انا فلان، انت مين !" .. قم رد عليه الحظ و قللو: "انا حظّك المعتّر انا حظّك المشحّر، ط* فيك ط*، ط* فيك ط* "... قام قللو الفقير:" بدي ياك تصير متل حظ جاري وتعطيني دهب ومصاري" ، رد عليه الحظ :

ماعندي دهب اعطيك ولا مال ولا فضة

لا بظن رح ارضيك ولا بعتقد ترضى

قام قللو:" طيب بس عطيني متل هالليرة ميّة ، لحتّى سد ديوني !" فانصدم الحظ وقاللو: "انا اكيد كنت مشغول بشي لما وصلتك هالليرة لانني لو كنت منتبه ما كنت خليتك تاخدا" ، واختفى بالبير فجأة ... زعل الفقير ورجع ينادي حظوو، وهوي عم يناديه تفركش ووقعت مننو الليرة بالبير ...

ومن يوم ما سمعت هالقصّة، صرت لما يصير معي شي ما بيعجبني بغنّي:

"انا حظّك .....!! "