No more! No more! You ask and ask and they can’t deliver! You help and plead and they can’t deliver! They won’t deliver! Why should they? What’s in it for them? You finally relent and do it yourself. You do it for them. In response, they don’t acknowledge it. Why should they? They never asked [...]
We were sitting on the roof of a very tall building. It was very dark and gloomy. My mother, stepfather, brother, grandmother, and myself were having dinner. I don’t remember what the occasion was or the conversation that took place but I know it was pleasant. It was like the old days – when we [...]
Six or seven months ago, an IT engineer from Spain who works for one of the reputed IT companies in Thailand committed suicide after having posted goodbye messages on his Facebook page. He was 37 years old. He must have had compelling reasons of which we’ll never know. It could have been loneliness, family issues, [...]
No the devil is not some monster with horns as depicted in movies. No he’s not an ugly-looking creature lurking in the dark waiting to jump on you. Rest assured – he won’t attack you during sleep or while you’re not looking. No he won’t show up on you while you lay down at night [...]
So what did you expect? To remain young? What is the true meaning of life? Every now and then we think back and realize it was just ‘yesterday’ that I graduated from high-school or it was only yesterday that I bought my first bicycle or it was only recently that I met my life partner. [...]
I wish you realize how much more you mean to me every day. I think of You and You are always in my heart. Yes sometimes I am weak and I doubt Your existence but deep down I know You live in me and I am here because of You. Let this be a written [...]
Gratification! We all long for it. We strive at work and excel strenuously at what we do to earn it. The question is: is it really worth the effort? Surely it makes us feel better since someone recognizes our efforts. It motivates us and helps us excel in our capabilities. It strengthens self-confidence and encourages participation. [...]
How cruel is it when people criticize or even attempt to rule other peoples’ lives? One of my most arduous encounters with my myself is my attempt to accept advice and knowledge from people who preach the “truth” but lead their lives totally against their preaching. You might ask: “who are you to judge others [...]
Who said life is fair? Growing up you think life is fair and that one day you’ll earn your right. I witnessed it all. Sad feelings – so many sad feelings. Relatives dying, people leaving for better lives, uncertainty in a country whose destiny is uncertain, and generally not knowing what is to come of [...]
My parents married in 1973 – during a time of prosperity and peace in Lebanon. At the time, Lebanon was a center of attraction for tourists all over. It was the “Switzerland of the Middle East” – as one put it. My parents resided in an apartment building in Western Beirut. The inhabitants of the [...]