The juice will worth the squeeze

“The juice was worth the squeeze”
An English proverb

Always know where you want to go

“I once came across an English animated cartoon called 'Alice in Wonderland', a funny children story aired on TV for kids, although it seems childish, it is very expressive.

Alice was chasing a White Rabbit. She kept walking until she got to a crossroad. She didn’t know which way to go, and she was a little girl, so she sat there sad by her self. While she was like that, a Cheshire cat came passing by. The cat asked her why she was sad, “I don’t know which way I ought to go from here." answered Alice. "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to?” said the cat. Alice thought for a while, "I don't know", replied Alice.

"Then it doesn’t matter which way you go ", said the cat.

So does this ring a bell? As long as you have no idea where you want to go, it does not matter which way to take, because all the roads will be alike. Always know where you want to go.”

Amr Khaled, Lecture at the AUC, 2002

Blessed; is your name, blessed; is your face, my beloved.

“Our mothers are among Allah's greatest gifts to us. Let's honor them with love, respect, and appreciation, and let us not forget them in our prayers.”
~ Sami Yusuf

Njosnavelin

And when I search my soul I find,

a better play to be around.

I'm trying to tell you what's on my mind,

but will I make it through in time.

Always know where you stand

“Remember when Tom and Jerry used to chase each other off a mountain?” He asked, causing giggles in the room. “They didn’t even realize they were running on air until they would finally look down and fall 60 stories. Always know where you stand.”

Prof. Amr Khaled, Lecture at the AUC

Orion in the sky
A father and his little daughter, Katie, comes to the er. The father asks for a doctor to help his little daughter who has a spike of a wooden spear under her nail. Dr. Greene notices them, he hand shakes the father. He gets down to Katie who sits on a bench.

Dr. Greene: I like your outfit.
(Katie smiles; Dr. Greene looks at the wound)
Katie: It hurts
Dr. Greene: I know; I’ll be gentle.
Katie’s father: It’s up, under the nail, she didn’t even let me near it.
Dr. Greene: Can I look?
Katie: I don’t wanna a shot
Dr. Greene: No, no, no; No shots, I promise. Let’s play a game, close your eyes, ok?
Katie: Okay
(Dr. Greene reaches for tweezers from the table.)
Dr. Greene: What do you see?
(Slow music plays in the back ground)

Katie: The sky.
Dr. Greene: What's up there?
Katie: Orion's belt.
(Dr. Greene pauses for a second, he looks at her; and then he asks surprised)
Dr. Greene: Orion's?
Katie: He couldn't beat the scorpion, so he jumped into the sea.
Dr. Greene (surprisingly): Really?
Katie: Artemis put him the sky where the scorpion never gets him.
(Dr. Greene looks stunned, he smiles astonished)
Dr. Greene: I didn't know that.
(He gets the wooden spike from under her nail, he raises his head)
Dr. Greene: There. That didn't hurt, did it?
Katie: Is it over?

(He thinks for a moment, and says smiling)
Dr. Greene: It's all done. Thank you, Katie.

Self-Pity

D.H. Lawrence (1885 - 1930)
Self-Pity

I never saw a wild thing
sorry for itself.
A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough
without ever having felt sorry for itself.

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
And miles to go before I sleep,

Through my Incarceration

Life is one big party when you're still young, But who's gonna have your back when it's all done. It's all good when you're little, you're pure fun. Can't be a fool son, what about the long run?

Looking back shortly, always a mention say me not giving it much attention. Well, it's now here through my incarceration, I wanna show the nation my appreciation.

Letter from the Editor

Hello Everybody, Welcome to my blog, I know it came out rather too late, but I'm glad it finally came.

I've been looking forward to launching my own blog since a really long time ago, but I knew I would never had the time to post to it regularly, so I thought I should keep it just for the hi5 Journal till I am ready to begin my blog. Well now it's finally out, maybe it won't be as up-to-date as other blogs, but I'm sure - isA - it's gonna be as good.

Well this is my First Post, so I'll be brief. This blog will discuss widely various subjects, including: Thoughts, Politics, Religion, Poetry, Philosophy, Sports

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Well, I know there is nothing you can read posted yet, so maybe you can check out my hi5 Journal, there are many articles there, about different subjects.

You're always welcome to my blog,
Thank you for visiting, please stay tuned,

Amr Ali