#Everyday Inspiration, Day Sixteen: Mine Your Own Material

Day Sixteen: Mine Your Own Material

The things we leave behind.

When we left Rawalpindi, I missed some people, not stuff. One was our dearest friend, the woman who sold us milk.

I always gabbed when she came, not thinking she had other places to go to deliver milk. If she ever found me quiet, she’d say, ‘Bibi are you unhappy with me?’

Next morning she’d bring me a cup of milk, ‘this is for you, are you happy now?

Then there was our gardener, who’d say, salaam bibi, if I didn’t respond, he’d give me a lecture, ‘salaam’ means peace be to you. One who wishes salaam and one who responds, gets one hundred rewards each.’

I was shy and didn’t know how to respond, he knew it.

Then there was the vegetable vendor, who once told my mom, the reason why Bari( servant) is late coming back with groceries because on his way to the stores , he takes a nap on the grounds of the race course.

Another time my mom didn’t want to buy any vegetables, the vendor came next morning and said, ‘Ma ji, yesterday I had a bad day, I couldn’t sell anything, because you’re the first one I come to and you did not buy my vegetables. So I had bad luck.’

I miss these people who were so sincere.

In Gander, Newfoundland, I miss my little pupil Ross, he always waited on the top of the street, to help me walk the icy place on our school compound. He wanted to protect me from falling.

Each one of the above were ready to help us in one way or the other. They are some people we met, whom I will not forget.

Material things can be bought, but we cannot buy what they did for us.

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Everyday Inspiration, Day Sixteen: Mine Your Own Material

Day Sixteen Mine Your Own Material

The Things We Leave Behind!

Perhaps there are many other things, I miss . But the house in this picture is one I cannot forget. 

It had everything I liked, everything on the same floor, kitchen, dining room and bedrooms.

Besides the school where I taught was five minutes walk from my house. My children grew up here, they had no problem going to school, the community was safe. We knew our neighbours what more can any one want. Yet a time came when we had to leave this place. 

With heavy heart we left this place,

Hoping we’ll find something by God’s Grace.

It never happened which I regret,

Now I sit here and wonder,

If this is how life makes me ponder!

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#Everyday Inspiration, Day, Sixteen : Mine your Own Material

Day, Sixteen: Mine Your  Own  Material

This is a shot I took from the TV , Joe Willy Tsonga   was playing a tennis match. Our feline friends, Gabriel  and Raphael were fascinated when they saw the  bouncing yellow tennis ball,both Rafael and Gabriel inched closer to the tube, staying down looking up didn’t seem very convenient to them, I thought it was so cute to watch them trying to figure out what was happening. Raphael the ring leader jumped up closer in front, as I wasn’t sure what was on their mind I let them stay close to the TV.

I could not believe they went closer because they thought of getting the bright yellow ball. Every time Jo bounced the ball Raphael would extend his front paw to catch it, after several tries he gave up and let his brother try. Gabriel must have thought how hard can it be, he too tried the same thing as his brother. When they realized it didn’t seem easy, they left to find something else to have fun.

They looked so cute I had to take a shot of this interesting event.

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Writing 101, Day Sixteen: Mine your own material

Today’s assignment: If you have trouble finding ideas this way, think about things we leave behind.tell us about an object, place, person,or even an idea behind __ and had to move on.

What I’m writing about is a reply to a question in my online course. It will also explain why I left the place I adored as a child.

The question is : Do you think everyone usually has a political theory?

I began my reply by defining what is a political theory? It is a study of concepts and principles used to describe, explain,and evaluate political events and institutions.

Each one of us believe in some kind of political, theory : A liberal wants the promotion of tolerance and autonomy; socialists want a theory that recognizes the exploitative nature of capitalism;feminists think it must be equipped to deal with patriarchy(system of a society, government ruled by a man and with  descent through the male line); multiculturalists believe the theory should address cultural inequality and difference.

According to John Dunn the purpose of political theory is to diagnose practical embarrassing situation and show how to deal with them.

He says we must find out , how we got where we are and understand why things are this way.

He also says what kind of world we want to have, what actions and at what risk, we can realistically hope to move this world as it now stands towards the way we might excusably wish it to be.

My original home although it is assumed to be a democratic country, the citizens living there do not believe it to be so. Sitting on the helm is someone who was elected by the people, who felt guilty because the father was assassinated.

This person had no experience in politics at all,the link was her father was a politician. This does not qualify her to be the Prime Minister. There is all kinds of injustice going on in  the country, people are afraid to say anything for fear of disappearing and getting killed.

The people who are lucky are leaving the country to save themselves and their family.

My original home is not what we hoped it would be.

John Dunn’s theory is  to diagnose practical embarrassing situation. We diagnosed the   problem but we cannot deal with it, we know what the solution is, but it’s not possible to deal with it  right now  .  This is why I left my original country and decided to move on!

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