Who can come out on top in Islam? Is this what it has come down to? I am saddened to see this division when Islam strives to unify people to bring greater sense of peace and humanity to all mankind. Individual interpretation and activities have led to represent a whole religion that people all over the world follow.
I just watched a very interesting edition of CNN's common ground, where Ayan Hersi Ali and Minnesota congressman Keith Ellison had a hefty debate about whether moderate Muslims can defeat extremists or not. The truth of the matter is that most Muslims are ordinary, peaceful people who believe in humanity and kindness and strive to live their lives with those pillars in mind. These acts of extremism such as 9/11 and 7/7 in London are acts of a few misguided, negative individuals who are misusing the name of Islam. The prophet (saw) was a prime example of how humans should live and function in the communities they live in and by no means was suicide bombing or the killing of innocent people tolerated at that time nor is it tolerated today in the holy Koran.
Now that I got that off my chest, life is otherwise pretty good lately. I've finally dragged myself to the stationary department of CVS today to organise my paperwork mountain of a desk, filed everything in a findable order. Go me!
Have I mentioned I'm loving my new (isolated) desk area?
I'm seriously admiring my energy today. I spent most of last night at a friend's farewell gathering who was going back to West Africa. A good time and great conversations, to my detriment, led to me getting home at 1am and having to be at work for 6am. Surprisingly I haven't felt the need to fall off the rails yet!
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