Al-Haq: truth, right, god...

Al-Haq

that which is truth

that which is one's right

Baba Bulleh Shah - a Sufi poet of the 17th century. Much of his work has been performed as song - check-out Rabbi Shergill's Bullah Ki Jaana - the following is a translation of this famous work.

I know not who I am.

I am neither a believer going to the mosque,

Nor given to non-believing ways,

Neither clean nor unclean,

Neither Moses nor Pharaoh,

I know not who I am.

I am neither among sinners nor among saints,

Neither happy nor unhappy,

I belong neither to water nor to earth,

I am neither fire nor air,

I know not who I am.

Neither do I know the secret of religion,

Nor am I born of Adam and Eve,

I have given myself no name,

I belong to neither those who squat and pray,

Nor to those who have gone astray,

I know not who I am.

I was in the beginning, I will be there in the end,

I know not any one but the One,

Who could be wiser than Bulleh Shah,

Whose Master is ever there to tend,

I know not who I am.

That's it for now...ciao, adios, au revoir...and remember...to be born again first you must die

~me

Adam - the First

and sometimes all you can do is nothing

Thus starts the section that I shall call "Selfistanic Eruption" - an assortment of sayings from Selfistan that seem to erupt and rise up from the depths of the land. I call this post Adam - in honour of the firstborn, if indeed he was the firstborn. I'm areligious, not necessary aspiritual, so please don't read into this Adam-ness.

That's it for now...ciao, adios, au revoir...and remember...to be born again first you must die

~me

The State of the World

So..i'm at the UBC Model United Nations at the moment, going through a roll call in the UN Security Council...It's actually not as nerdy as it sounds...today is the penultimate day of the conference and so far, we have attempted to solve the crisis in Darfur by passing two resolutions - one on the creation of a UN Mission in Chad (sponsored and written by your's truly - the honorable delegate from France) and one on the holding of a peace summit b/w the AU, Govt of Natl Unity, all rebel groups and the UN. We are currently in a state of crisis - with 7 NATO members having been attacked by female child soldiers, most of whom have a connection with the middle east...

this delegate of France, along with other fellow NATO members on the UNSC has been trying (in vain...rite now) to get NATO to invoke article 5..perhaps, our countries are being too belligerent...perhaps they need to, seeing that the attack on the French ship in the Malaccan Straits has caused global panic on the attack's impact on the global economy...

So what is the state of the world? assuming that the countries on the UNSC have been adequately following their respective foreign policies (which France believes has been done, except by 2 veto members - at times), the countries of the world are willing and desirous to work together to find a solution to the conflicts at hand...although solutions to humanitarian problems are a necessity for most countries on the UNSC, economic interests will not be endangered by any country...having said that, if resolutions are worded in a way that puts pressure on a country to alleviate humanitarian problems and does not hinder or decrease the economic interests of a country, nation-states will pass the resolution with pleasure and those with interests will abstain from taking a side..

blocs still exist and western nations are more keen to utilize them than their eastern counterparts...which, at least over the weekend, caused great consternation when this delegate and others went to the North Atlantic Council for an extended period of time. Countries such as China and Russia are still wary of the Western bloc's intentions, and the Western bloc is worried about those two countries' commitment to global security.

The world..it seems...especially from this simulation of the United Nations...is willing to come together during situations that do or will have an impact on the entire world. Many, if not most, countries still have doubts about the commitment of 'the other side', but are willing to test the waters and, if warm, to jump in. Yes, conflicts are occuring around the globe and many of them negatively affect our world, but it is time that attention is directed away from these conflicts, towards the coming together of powerful nations...


to this point, most of the attention that we devote to global issues has been negative...it is now time to look at the positivity abounding on the global stage.

that's it for now...ciao, adios, au revoir...and remember...to be born again first you must die


~me


(ps...much of this was written during UBCMUN 07 - but only the first line was written during actual committee session...it was too interesting to allow my attention to wander to Selfistan)

2007....

the shadows of the white light have
reached the apex of the golden dome
casting gloom on the crying people below
as the call to prayer sings its aweing tune
the solemn cry of a vulture is heard

the feast of angels has begun

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
MAY 2007 BE

AWESOMELY AWESOME

&

FANTASTICALLY FANTASTIC

That's it for now...remember...to be born again, first you must die

~Nabz

(remember...hakka noodles...)

A Thought...

Gar Firdaus Ruh-e-Zameen Ast

If Paradise Exists on the face of the Earth

Hameen Asto

It is here

Hameen Ast0

It is here

Hameen Ast0

It is here

- The Mughal Emperor Jehangir, upon his arrival in Kashmir

Kashmir has been ravaged by war between India and Pakistan, who have fought over the fabled paradise since Partition and Independence in 1947.

If god(s) exist(s)....

perhaps HE

perhaps SHE

or

perhaps IT

was jealous of Kashmir being labelled paradise and caused India and Pakistan, and China to an extent, to make paradise seem like a living hell.

That's it for now...and remember...to be born again, first you must die

~nabz

Thanks to Steve McCurry and National Geographic for the picture...

A Pet Peeve and Other Things

I'm on drugs. Seriously. I just had all of my wisdom teeth removed, and so, have been eating lots of codeine and penicillin. Fun? Well, not really. The codeine doesn't really help to assuage the pain and all it does is make me drowsy about an hour after I take it. And the penicillin is just to help fight against potential infection. So...all four sides of my mouth hurt...not fun...and it's worse cuz I have a 15 page paper I need to write by Monday.

But that's not the reason for this post. Actually, I'm gonna tell yall bout a pet peeve of mine.

People not saying goodbye.

I hate it, when you're on MSN, and have been talking to someone for at least 15 minutes and the conversation hits a lull and then the person decides to sign off but doesn't say goodbye. Like WTF! seriously, it's bad manners people! Even if you don't believe in saying goodbye, just say see you soon or talk to you later or take care or au revoir. I just don't get some people. Ok fine, if the conversation isn't going well fine sign off...but at least have the manners to say bye. ARGH. And it's even worse when people do it when you're talking on the phone or something. Seriously. Rude..very rude...

I'm pissed off.

So...remember...if you're ever talking to me...say bye or see you soon or some other version of the same idea...or be prepared to face my wrath.

That's it for now...ciao, adios, au revoir...and remember...to be born again, first you must die

~me

Let There Be Light...

During this recent bout of horrible weather in V-city, I started inching towards the world of blasphemy. Shaitan decided to disgrace himself further to attain angelhood and I hoped that I were the Christian God...

I wanted light.

If I were the Christian God, I would've said...

Let There Be Light

and would've solved the problems of V-city.

I didn't have to be the CG. The light's back. I'm warm now and am not living in my refrigerator.

I still don't like the Russians.



That's it for now...ciao, adios, au revoir...and remember...to be born again, first you must die


~me