Belief

“Some people show off their beauty because they want the world to see it. Others try to hide their beauty because they want the world to see something else.”

jamiel
nudity personified

Basel Leaves

This month has been a month of the flu bugs and crowded malls. I hate crowds. Had troubles going to Takashimaya for my gig.

I'll be leaving for Jakarta soon. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everybody in advance.

jamiel
Basel was owned, in and out

Borrowed Items

It's hard to deal with death. Sometimes we need the right words to be said to us in times like this. Lucky for me, Islam has taught me a lot of new things through the Qur'an and Hadiths. This is a Hadith on death.

"Finding Contentment after the Death of a Loved One

Hadith - Al-Muwatta 16.43

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad said, "One of my wives died and Muhammad ibn Kab al Quradhi came to console me about her. He told me of one among the Bani Israil who was a diligent, worshipping, knowing and understanding man who had a wife that he admired and loved, and she died. He grieved over her intensely and lamented her until he withdrew into a house and locked himself in, hidden from everyone, and no-one visited him.

A woman heard about him and went to him, saying, 'I need him to give me an opinion. Nothing will satisfy me except what he says about it.' Everyone went away, but she stuck to his door and said, 'I must see him.' Someone said to him, 'There is a woman who wishes to ask your opinion about something,' and she insisted, 'I will only talk to him about it.' When everyone had gone away, and she still had not left his door, he said, 'Let her in.' So she went in and saw him and said, 'I have come to ask your opinion about something.' He said, 'What is it?'

She said, 'I borrowed a piece of jewellery from a neighbour of mine, and I have worn it and used it for a long time. Then they sent to me for it. Should I let them have it back?' He said, 'Yes, by Allah.' She said, 'I have had it for a long time.' He said, 'It is more correct for you to return it to them, since they have lent it to you for such a long time.'

She said, 'Yes. May Allah have mercy on you. Do you then grieve over what Allah has lent you and then taken from you, when He has a greater right to it than you?' Then he saw the situation he was in, and Allah helped him by her words."

Things become clearer for me each day as I learn new lessons to share new lessons. This one is really priceless for me.

jamiel
death is waiting for each and every one of us. don't forget to pray.

Emotional Economics

On my way back from jamming yesterday, something struck me and I asked Yuhong whether the law of diminishing marginal returns can be present in a human relationship.

The Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns. Most of us are quite au fait with this concept. Right? But let's just recap in its simplest form.

You have a bread plant. And the more workers you add to your plant, more fresh bread will be baked. BUT, it will come to a point where as you add more workers, less bread will be produced. So what do you do to bake more bread while increasing your workers? Add a new plant.

So, if we were to apply it in a relationship, what happens when we are facing the law of diminishing marginal returns? And how do we solve it?

jamiel
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Some info about Islam

jamiel
one day, insyaAllah, i shall meet my late grandfather with my wife. insyaAllah

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All I have is patience. Really. And I am willing to be patient. This is the hardest test thus far in my life.

jamiel
anything is possible with faith and belief