tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31354241880772165132024-03-23T05:04:47.034-04:00The Knowing CafeThe Knowing Cafe invites you to experience the new era of tutoring that empowers students to take charge of their education and realize their potential. By connecting with tutors in our esoteric cafe of learning, students can access thousands of pages of peer review and enlist the feedback of expert tutors and take part in an interactive tutoring experience that will change their lives. Join us in the cafe for a simmering cup of knowledge, and a world of discovery. The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-86561493560018028272024-03-23T05:04:00.001-04:002024-03-23T05:04:09.362-04:00Highways<p> You ever wonder what highways might look like on other planets.</p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-16397220156468476802024-03-22T21:05:00.002-04:002024-03-22T21:10:16.168-04:00Sheikh Hamza Yusuf<p> I believe Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, the great spiritual leader and Zaytuna founder, should win a Nobel Prize. </p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-22310435942577466852023-08-27T19:26:00.002-04:002023-08-27T19:27:34.882-04:00The Knowing Cafe Book Club<p> We are proud to establish The Knowing Cafe Book Club on Youtube. <span color="var(--ytcp-text-secondary)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheKnowingCafeBookClub-fz1wf">https://www.youtube.com/@TheKnowingCafeBookClub-fz1wf</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span color="var(--ytcp-text-secondary)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ixrxSWKDyZaflAMtaH86_WB0kji_dtSrbGz7kSYR1Kutztyrkw2GGSF4Zn7hVizYOVZehYbRUSa9tUdnh-HQFeRYqbWiJ9JXuTTz-cSWNJPA8s19z42QJ-d_5oNG6WJI5shPAZ_4ROIZsP_SmnfYZFS4bDbqjvxlaArmpNKF93QqKZiOFd0Jmu12XKg/s612/The%20Knowing%20Cafe%20book%20club%20logo%20copy2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="612" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ixrxSWKDyZaflAMtaH86_WB0kji_dtSrbGz7kSYR1Kutztyrkw2GGSF4Zn7hVizYOVZehYbRUSa9tUdnh-HQFeRYqbWiJ9JXuTTz-cSWNJPA8s19z42QJ-d_5oNG6WJI5shPAZ_4ROIZsP_SmnfYZFS4bDbqjvxlaArmpNKF93QqKZiOFd0Jmu12XKg/s320/The%20Knowing%20Cafe%20book%20club%20logo%20copy2.gif" width="320" /></a></span></div><span color="var(--ytcp-text-secondary)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span color="var(--ytcp-text-secondary)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="style-scope ytcp-channel-editing-details-tab" id="p-section-container" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-51543168356836751012023-08-26T18:22:00.002-04:002023-08-26T18:22:54.493-04:00<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/188458.A_High_Wind_in_Jamaica" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="A High Wind in Jamaica" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388190660l/188458._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/188458.A_High_Wind_in_Jamaica">A High Wind in Jamaica</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/295289.Richard_Hughes">Richard Hughes</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5798030654">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
A cheerful book. Imaginatively written and contrived. A grand adventure and tall tale about pirates and kidnapped children. Very rich and astute. A survival tale on the high seas of children living among pirates and the high jinks/antics aboard a pirate vessel. A testament on Captain Jonsen, a real-life pirate whose life on the high seas is noteworthy. Only that the book ends in a bittersweet breakup of a bond among children and pirates is what makes it everlasting. A truly remarkable tale and crafty book.
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The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-59596210757632566612023-06-27T22:52:00.002-04:002023-06-27T22:52:18.925-04:00Quotes<p> Human life is a measure of competence.</p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-34042224964697832572023-01-25T20:10:00.002-05:002023-01-25T20:10:24.629-05:00Jiskoh Aaynah Hai<p> Urdu Poetry</p><p>Jiskoh Aaynah hai,</p><p>woh aayeh gah,</p><p>Jishkoh jaanah hai,</p><p>woh jahai gah.</p><p>Who wants to come,</p><p>will come.</p><p>Who wants to go,</p><p>will go. </p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-26249932430704692572022-10-08T23:56:00.004-04:002022-10-08T23:56:53.257-04:00Saying<p> You are what you wheat. đ</p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-87695154443237413972022-09-27T19:13:00.004-04:002022-09-27T19:13:36.311-04:00Poem<p>More Urdu poetry from our Poets Corner: </p><p><br /></p><p>Baarish (Rain)</p><p>Ek asrah,(A mercy)</p><p>jaab chuleh maan ko (when it touches the soul)</p><p>aur tandah khar deh dil ko (and cools the heart)</p><p>woh hai baarish (that is rain). </p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-44697015070993659622022-07-28T18:00:00.002-04:002022-07-28T18:00:12.780-04:00Letter<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I am writing today to express some concern about the
increased rate of pet ownership in America. This has led to a decline in our
moral and social outlook. It seems that there is influx of pet ownership in
America in recent years. No longer is man manâs friend but manâs best friend-
the dog- has taken precedence. People seem to prefer owning dogs rather than
socializing with their neighbors. A lot more people are relying on
companionship with dogs rather than companionship with other people. This is a
serious moral decline. We need people to unite rather than own large hulking
dogs that look threatening. People are more fond of their pit bulls than of
their neighbors or friends. Why is this occurring? It seems that the pet market
has flooded our communities with more pets than ever before. We need some kind
of regulation to curb pet ownership in America. People need to socialize more,
be more outgoing, attend gatherings and events, have more social contact,
venture out to go to theaters and parties, rather than stay at home with their
dogs. Hyper pet ownership is slowly deteriorating our culture. We need to create
more incentives for people to be more outgoing and sociable, rather than owning
pets. In some cultures, pets are not allowed inside the home. So why are
Americanâs owning pets en masse? Serious thought must be given to this matter.
We must recognize that owning pets creates distance among people in our
communities, might be threatening to others since we are always walking our
dogs rather than walking with friends, creates estrangement in our communities
and is flatly sometimes, creepy and withdrawn. We need to regulate our pet
economy from infiltrating our communities with too many dogs. It seems that
more people are walking dogs these days than going to the movies or a social
event. This should give concern to our lawmakers. At a time, when violence is
escalating in our communities, and we need to bring communities together, people
are exhibiting a defensive attitude by owning more dogs than ever before. More
dogs are congregating in the streets than people who have likeminded values and
principles. Also, we do not know if such a rapid incline has even led to a more
humane treatment of dogs. Are novice dog owners even humane to their dogs? Do
they even know proper handling, care and upkeep? This is serious topic that
should concern even animal rights activists. It seems that people are running
to pet stores to own dogs to fight depression and inertia- creating a social
wall that says âdonât bother meâ and âI am not accessible right nowâ and other
mixed signals. We really need to highlight the fact that dog ownership is a privilege
and should not be a mass cultural craze. We need to curtail the ownership of
dogs by regulating the market for dogs, and advocating more humane treatment
and enabling our society to be more culturally progressive. We are harming our
social and cultural values when we see the rampant ownership of dogs rather
than the integration of communities and creating more estrangement and
alienation. I hope you will fight for the reduction of dog ownership in
America. <o:p></o:p></p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-16340153147483198032022-07-17T16:30:00.003-04:002022-07-17T16:30:37.979-04:00Interesting fact<p> Interesting fact: There are more ants than humans in the world</p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-42163761392075940272022-06-22T12:47:00.003-04:002022-06-22T12:47:57.292-04:00Test<p> Test</p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-55701635109845851742022-05-30T02:19:00.001-04:002022-05-30T02:19:34.275-04:00Inventions<p> Foot dryers for malls and shopping centers.</p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-24053317971646755392022-05-18T08:05:00.003-04:002022-05-18T08:05:55.330-04:00Books by AJ Naseem<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B08XN964YQ?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader">Amazon.com: AJ Naseem: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle</a></p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-41990102392331907712022-05-17T18:49:00.004-04:002022-05-17T18:49:54.170-04:00Read Artemesia by AJ Naseem<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/aj-naseem/artemesia/paperback/product-gepdmm.html?page=1&pageSize=4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-2gEUNdavPoSkK5ym3ZtRv_HBguosPs-PSvNK1UcLjNBrTJN9EvfzbzJ94HOpf01khhmhLam3_Zjjn5P1mdF7qDiUGyj2LMU8YIh3E78ywGEaYq8IvacqaMByJKnf3wcvYliQ-NCicCnL8kYNXdDUcAG2lglH9YhmdasI9_dhtCk2HGM8If6Gh0M/s320/lf.jpg" width="194" /></a></div></blockquote><br />The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-3611328327949503652022-04-22T15:15:00.001-04:002022-04-22T15:15:04.899-04:00Time as it relates to Historic Events<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Letâs analyze fixed properties of time as it relates to
historic events. Such as Columbus sailing the world or Alexander the Great
marching into the Indus, or Napoleon conquering Europe. How do these events relate
to fixed properties of time? Letâs take a deeper look. When historic events
take place, it is known that they have in fact occurred and are part of a
historic record. The events such as Columbus sailing the world become known by
the record-keepers and the progenitors who live out such a legacy. So how does
that relate to fixed properties? We can say, definitively, Columbus sailing the
world is a unique, singular event that took place in recorded human history and
is in fact true. So it is the same with Abraham Lincolnâs inaugural address or
the American Revolutionary War. But what if there was an alternate timelines
such as in the paradox that two events can exist at the same time with altering
results. How would that impact our perception of time?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For instance, if the American Revolution took place how
would it be different if the British won? Would America exist today? Or if
Napoleon was defeated at Austerlitz would he have gone on to become a great
general. We would have to look at it both ways. If Columbus sailed the ocean
and had landed in India, we can say that the future of the world would surely
have been altered. But he did not. He landed in the Americas and that in turn,
changed the fate of a large part of humanity. Thus, his trip was predestined in
a way and is fixed in terms of its point of view. If he landed in India, the
same amount of time would have passed since his landing if it had otherwise not
been so, and the results would have been drastically altered. So why does this
paradox exist and why does time relate to fixed events if they are seen in
retrospect?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Letâs examine further. If Kennedy had not taken that
ill-fated trip to Dallas, could it be that he would never been shot? Would the
course of history been altered? But he did take that trip, and he did ride in
the motorcade that eventually led to his assassination and a great human
tragedy took place. The course of history would never be the same and it seemed
predestined. Was it preordained for Kennedy to die that day or even Lincoln? Could
a slight variation have changed the course of history? How would the impact be
felt?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If I lost a dollar while walking to the subway, it might
have some small effect on me- I might not have enough fare or have to walk or
turn back. But the effect would be slight and my will would overcome the choice
of the dollar being lost or saved. Hence, if some bigger historic event occurred
such as the sinking of the Titanic, it might be felt more greatly but the
greater pathos would prevail and would eventually subsume that loss. So if the
Titanic did not sink or sank it would not matter in the greater course of
things since a single event does not define all of human history. In the same
way, fixed properties of time relate to our immortality in that the slightest
variation in the course of historic events does not change the essence of our
being and hence, only changes our perception. We can overcome loss, rebound,
resist and prevail if our will is strong enough. Thus, even the greatest,
ill-fated histories can often be overcome with faith, the power of healing and
love. It seems in the scope of fixed properties, we can change our destinies.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So from an existential point of view, we can outlive
historic events for good or for bad due to their relationship with fixed
properties. If we have the will we can find a way, so to speak. So even the
most traumatic events or tragic loss can be reverted and redeemed if our will
to see the truth and act accordingly is carried out. Thus, history as it
relates to our fixed properties is only a matter of seeing the glass half full
or empty. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-40177831215088040642021-10-15T01:08:00.005-04:002021-10-15T01:08:48.539-04:00The Human Want Principle<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The Human Want
Principle<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">What are human wants? Letâs look at human wants as they
relate to fixed properties. Human wants or desires are inherent to all human
beings and relate to what we want or desire. Our desires can be exponentially
greater than our needs. Why is this so? To understand the significance of human
wants, we must closely examine the nature of the question. A human want can be
as simple as wanting a nice car to as complex as wanting to go to the moon.
Essentially, human wants are things that we all crave but have no set
boundaries. For example, wants are different from needs. Wanting a nice car is
different from buying a car or driving a car for the purpose of not walking. If
we want a Porsche, a car that is well-known and prestigious, we desire to have
a car for the reason that it is a luxury car and not just meant for driving.
Essentially, our want is greater than our need since wanting a Porsche is a
desire that exists irrespective of the fact that we own a Porsche or not.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I can desire many women or one woman but if I desire all
women and marry just one woman, perhaps, my need is only as great as wanting
one woman but not all women. Hence, the want principle is greater than its
need. I can marry one woman but marrying all women may be impossible simply
because it is not physically possible. That means if I like women, I can only
marry one but wanting all women is still a paradigm of the want principle as it
applies to all men. To resist wanting all women is to accept that I can only
marry one woman and be faithful to just that person. If I am hungry, I may be
hungry all the time and not so only when I have eaten. To be hungry or to crave
food, is a natural human obsession that is linked to the want principle. While a
meal satisfies us, it may not satiate our infinite desire for food that is not
temporal. But a humble meal may be just as satisfactory as all meals combined
since our appreciation for that one meal is subjunctive to our widespread
desire for food. Thus, the want principle seems to fall in line with the fixed
properties.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Letâs look at it another way. I might desire to be a lawyer
but if I became a lawyer the universal desire to be a lawyer is not negated by
the fact that I have become a lawyer. My want is greater than my need. My
desire to be a lawyer exists irrespective of the fact that I am a lawyer but
practicing the law in an honest and virtuous way does justify the want to be a
lawyer universally. Thus, when are talking about the want principle, we must
recognize it in correlation to fixed properties of time. When fixed properties
of time are considered, we realize that fixed portions of time allotted things
are necessary to balance out our lives. The doughnut hole is filled by the batter.
When we appreciate the direct correlation such as having a nice car makes me
feel good, having some money and not being the most richest man is sufficient,
or marrying a decent woman, are all factors of humility and judgment within
ourselves. We must always pay homage or as they say not take life for granted.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The want principle exists it seems only to make us respect
the limitations of our human capacity to achieve those wants as they are
universally but to have appreciation for those wants individually as a matter
of transcendental love. When we have transcendental love, we can accept our
limited wants as commensurate to our unlimited desires that bisect each other.
Simply, because God gives us free will he also removes the possibility of
wanting everything if only to make us fitted for the immortality of the soul.
To live as an individual is essentially different from supernatural wants, thus
interwoven in the grand scheme of things that enable the immortality of the
soul. To desire or want something more greatly than what we can ever have, is an
anomaly that can only be explained by our willingness to accept our gains as
much as our losses and be satisfied somewhere in between. Thus, the human want
principle is inextricably linked to the fixed properties. <o:p></o:p></p><p>
<br /></p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-22912810966894813552021-10-14T11:07:00.002-04:002021-10-14T11:07:12.963-04:00Law of Contradictions and Fixed Opportunities of Time<p>Today, letâs study the law of contradictions and the fixed
opportunities. What is a contradiction? A contradiction is something that can
be defined as contrary to something else. For example, black is contrary to
white or blue is contrary to red. But a contradiction is not entirely the
opposite of something. A contradiction can occur when someone wants to go out
to eat and they canât agree on where to go. It can also occur in our religious
beliefs, way of dress, mode of living and habits. You might be Jewish and I might
be Muslim and our way of life might not conform but we are still practicing a
form of religion. A contradiction can also be a feeling. I might not like that joke but you thought it
was funny. America in all its diversity is full of contradictions where as
other countries that have a uniform way of life may not seem all that contradictory.
In a country like Iran for example, where all women where a veil and it is
required, the sameness makes it less contradictory. But in a country like the
US where there is freedom of all religion and not all things are alike, there
may be more contradictions. Thus, contradictions that occur in our daily life
are perceived notions of how we should look, feel, behave and act.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Physical contradictions are less distinctive than emotional
ones. For example, there are all kinds of sickness in the world. But we canât
die of all the same thing but that is not considered a contradiction. However, our
way of dress, style of clothing, way of life and preference for one thing or
another is contradictory. It is not a
contradiction that someone should be in a wheelchair and the other person can
walk. The physical aspects of our lives such as sight, smell, touch and taste
are more uniform than the emotive side. We sympathize with our physical state
but are discriminating in our tastes and lifestyle choices. Why is this so? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For example, someone might like to eat pancakes for
breakfast and the other person might like eggs. They are both hungry and the
act of eating is the same to satiate the hunger instinct, but the preference of
one over the other is the contradiction. So when we are sitting at a restaurant
and watching other people eating, we know it is based on choice. If someone eats
something due to a restricted diet or weight consciousness that may not be a
contradiction in itself but the preference to eat anything else would be
contradictory. When we visit other countries, we might notice people drinking
tea after every meal where other places may not have the same custom. The
preference for tea whether it is abundant in that country or not, does not negate
the desire that the act of drinking tea in a customary way and habitual way is
in fact contradictory to everything else and to all places since drinking tea
is a conscious choice. Hence, a contradiction occurs at a universal level when
we engage in acts that are distinct. Tea drinking in Afghanistan may be
customary and widespread due to peopleâs tastes and regional considerations but
the overall act is contradictory if universal choice is considered. So bowing
to your parents in India or China may be a religious modicum but it might not
occur everywhere else. Hence, a contradictory behavior occurs when the
universal choice is present.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">That brings us to fixed opportunities. To look at it another
way, consider a friend who likes cars. Your friend might like to drive a sports
car rather than anything else but you might prefer to take the bus. A
contradiction may occur when you see your friend driving the sports car when
you are not too fond of it. But where sports cars are a trend or geographically
sound, you might see everyone driving a sports car and the contradiction may
seem less stark, but would still exist in your mind. Driving a sports car no
matter if it is sufficient or a choice, does not negate contradictory behavior
by itself. The choice to drive a sports car rather than anything else is still
a contradiction in the perceived sense. Potatoes might grow in one place and
may be consumed at a higher rate than carrots that grow somewhere else and
define cultural food habits, but are contradictory in and of themselves. When
we engage in contradictory behavior, we must realize that contradictions are important
in our analysis of fixed opportunities. <o:p></o:p></p>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The matter of choice exists precisely because we
are given an opportunity to achieve uniformity in our actions. Communism, for
example, is a form of government that promotes sameness or equality in all of
our actions. Democracy, on the hand, enables choice. Both leave the law of
contradiction open. When we strive to achieve uniformity in our actions that we
all should dress the same way, or talk the same way, or greet each other the
same way, we are working towards uniformity and hence the equality of
contradictions. However, when our actions are contradictory to our overall good
such as eating chocolate when it might be bad for our teeth, we are straying
from the path of good and teetering on contradictory, negative behavior.
Contradictory behavior is only accepted when it is working for our overall
good. So when someone prays or goes to church and we are agreed that such
actions are for our best interests it is no longer contradictory but universal
truth. The more we can subdue our innate desires to achieve uniformity in our
thinking and actions, the more we become less contradictory and more accepting
in the eyes of others. So if the choice is present and we are charged with such
a task, we must always think what is best and not what is most expedient.</span>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-63791442138547980382021-10-08T15:34:00.002-04:002021-10-08T15:34:49.276-04:00Fixed Opportunities and the Time Parallel<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Fixed Opportunities and the Time Parallel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Today letâs analyze the problem of fixed opportunities and
the time parallel. What is a time parallel? A time parallel occurs when two
entities are defined by the same fixed opportunities at an intersecting time.
That means that time is distinct for each entity due to its needs. Letâs look
at it another way. Usually, at any given time two entities can be doing different
things. For example, during the afternoon, I might have plans to go for a walk
and you might be going out with a friend. Hence, while both these opportunities
are fixed they are working at intersecting points.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Letâs look at it another way. Typically, this can be a
direct parallel or an indirect parallel. That means, if you are late for a
meeting, the individuals at that meeting are expecting you at a certain time,
but when you show up late there is a conflict. This is indirect. A direct parallel
would be that while the meeting is taking place, a delivery truck parks outside
the building. These opportunities are varying at the same time. This usually
occurs when we are frustrated because âwe have to wait on othersâ. Why does
this occur and what are parameters? Letâs look at this closely.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Intersecting time is all around us and is in every part of
our lives. It is a factor of age since all around us there are old people,
young people, children and small babies. All these entities are comingled but
distinct. How do these entities interact? For an example, when an older person
may be going to the doctor, a young child might be going to school. Thus there
is a direct time parallel. Why is it that time intersects and that at any given
time many things can occur separately or at once. The answer lies in the fixed
opportunities. So when an older person may be going to the doctor at a fixed
time and a young person is off to school at the same time and both
opportunities are fixed but distinct, what makes them unified is that they are
fixed in nature. Time elapses in the same way when a kid is going to school as
in an adult who is visiting the doctor. Why is this so? Because time is measured
in the same way but both events are taking place at a different place and in
unique situations. So they are intersecting. The kid going to school has
nothing to do with the person going to the doctor albeit the kid may grow up to
be a doctor, but it still would not solve the time parallel at that given
moment. The child may have a good day or a bad day at school and the adult may
have been tired or weary at the doctorâs. It is all very unique. So while time
is intersecting it is still functioning in a concentric way. All things seem to
be orbiting in the same time parallel. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When we are asking a friend to meet us in the city at 2 pm
we are both on a trajectory. Our friend has to be there at 2 pm so do we. Even
though our paths may vary, each person has to be there at 2 pm. So this is
fixed. We canât be somewhere else at 2 pm since we promised our friend that weâd
be there at 2 pm. If we were somewhere else, then our plans would intersect and
no longer would this opportunity be fixed but intersecting. However, at 2 pm,
while we could be anywhere else, it still would not belie the fact that it is 2
pm no matter where or what we should be doing. Only that if we miss our date,
the other person may be angry with us or hurt. So while we must honor our word,
we realize that time may in fact intersect in case we got sick or had to tell
our friend that we are late. The time would not change only the expression in
which it is told. The fact is that at 2 pm you are still the same person that
you are at any other time, so while it might intersect for you and someone
else, you and that other person are still the same person at that given moment.
Your individuality does not change only the conformity of your expression. When
we attend a meeting for example, it may be to promote our work, and if we miss
the meeting, our work suffers. So direct time for the sake of human advancement
feels necessary during fixed opportunities and irrational when it is adjourned.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If fixed opportunities never change, then why does the time parallel
exist? Why is that sometimes, some things are important to do and not others?
What is the relevance? Someone could be doing something mundane at 5 oâclock in
the afternoon while someone else might have an important rendezvous. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are
always capitalizing on time. Socialism for example may require all people to do
the same thing at the same time. But when we capitalize on time, something may
seem minor and something else more relevant and the offset may seem impartial
or unfair. Why is this so?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Because time opportunities are always related to the work of
God or good or a higher power. Something important like prayer may be
considered more relevant than taking a dog for a walk since one may be viewed as
a higher good. To establish the sense of perfect time, we might have to pray to
make the best use of our time and neglect something else like watching our
favorite TV show. We might have to take the kids to school, or go to the
doctor, but the relevance over the one or other is the competitive nature of
time that lies in the question of what is the best use of our time at any given
moment.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For any fixed opportunity to be true it must be directed
towards a higher good or qualitative time so to speak. If we are whittling our
time away, doing nothing, it may be the devilâs workshop. But if we are
striving towards perfect time, we are always striving to make our situation
better and achieve uniformity and conformity with perfect time. The time parallel
exists in the same way as our free will. When we opt to do something at any
given time over something else we are making a conscious decision to allocate
our time in a specific way when something else may be more necessary. When two
things intersect, they are better ordered courteously than rudely, as helping
an old person or stepping out of the way for someone else, or holding the door.
These are all ways where the universal nature of fixed time equilibrium is
played out on a social and human level to tell us what is good and rightly and
our best use of time for the good of all. <o:p></o:p></p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-14376862099331788852021-09-28T12:31:00.000-04:002021-09-28T12:31:06.356-04:00The Knowing Cafe<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVdhfTtuT15qrN1zC0zoAau6yQFN5tcLvxCwV8D62YLR3lzDe-1AiXvRXMB45b9Sdgvyv7ea5TGXi9FDHVla8hLN0FrgCCLBB4Xwd7L9-l6lYnLQWtTrHGaRV8P39DTNqwEz4_qzbdmM/s1268/AutoSave_3D+LOGO+KNOWING+3.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1268" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVdhfTtuT15qrN1zC0zoAau6yQFN5tcLvxCwV8D62YLR3lzDe-1AiXvRXMB45b9Sdgvyv7ea5TGXi9FDHVla8hLN0FrgCCLBB4Xwd7L9-l6lYnLQWtTrHGaRV8P39DTNqwEz4_qzbdmM/s320/AutoSave_3D+LOGO+KNOWING+3.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-16833765783189845312021-09-28T09:26:00.004-04:002021-09-28T12:28:35.025-04:00Saladin- Desert Prince<p> Read my new book Saladin- Desert Prince, now available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Saladin-Desert-Prince-AJ-Naseem/dp/B09FC86L7S/ref=sr_1_33?dchild=1&keywords=Saladin&qid=1631130256&s=books&sr=1-33">Amazon.com</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeg9blljHX1A-wCU-EAw_ua21k6LYSbPPcuL2nroLiEuVYECyGvfWDn56xa5OnedLHkkGBn_T0wkNBCkLp9Fj_p3JvmxUjZL0qZQ8fexEq2Uk76z9C0bb_quLK02-bIwl0OZipwTr3yw/s500/B09FC86L7S.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_SX500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeg9blljHX1A-wCU-EAw_ua21k6LYSbPPcuL2nroLiEuVYECyGvfWDn56xa5OnedLHkkGBn_T0wkNBCkLp9Fj_p3JvmxUjZL0qZQ8fexEq2Uk76z9C0bb_quLK02-bIwl0OZipwTr3yw/s320/B09FC86L7S.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_SX500_.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-90768832377915900052021-09-27T20:49:00.001-04:002021-09-27T20:49:32.188-04:00Aging and the Nature of Time <p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">AGING AND THE NATURE
OF TIME<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What is aging with respect to the nature of time? Something
we all have in common is that we all age and grow older. So how does that
relate to the nature of time? Why is it that we age at all? Why canât we stay
young forever? Perhaps, a question that has plagued philosophers for centuries
and why Ponce de Leon set off to find the fountain of youth, the question of
aging has been with us for a long time. So why do we have to age if time stands
still in the universe and is perennial? Let us examine the question
categorically.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aging is basically the process of growing older and in some
cases more frail and the advancement of age. It is defined in the dictionary as
âthe process of becoming old or older.â Essentially, thatâs what aging is. It
is a process of becoming old since it wears us down and wears out our youth.
The process of aging requires the passage of time or the winding down of time.
If it said that time is endless and we are immortal beings, why should we age?
Why canât we simply go to heaven as young hearty men? For one, we become progressively
older- we start as babies, go on to our teens, become adults and finally older people.
This process also requires time and could not be stopped at any one interval.
For example, it would not make sense if we stayed babies forever. Or were perpetual
teenagers or defiant elderly. It seems that aging is inherent to the
nature of time. It is required by time to keep us moving in the direction of
immortality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Why is that we feel a certain way when weâre young and a
certain way when weâre older. If time is always the same why should our
feelings change? We are more aggressive when weâre younger and when we get
older, we retire. This is likely due to the progressive nature of aging with
respect to time. If time requires us to age, then it will also change our
feelings over time to lead us in that direction. Hence, aging is the process of
immortalization among human beings. But if immortality is a fixed property of
time, then why should we age in the first place? It would almost behoove us to
ask, why be born at all? The answer may lie in the exact concept of the fixed
nature of time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And what of vanity. When we are younger we feel beautiful
but when we grow older, even a gray hair or slight balding may peeve us. If
time stands still, why is it that vanity fades away. Perhaps, because of the
nature of the soul. To quote the famous poet, âDust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.â Thus, it seems that vanity is also a contradiction
to aging. When we look in the mirror, we are only seeing our physical
appearance but the true mirror to the soul is not reflected back to us. Thus,
age is not relative to the soul since the soul is eternal and as the body
withers like the âmortal coilâ our soul persists beyond the grave. We must look
deeper.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So if we age, and aging is progressive, why is that it does not
progress beyond our death which is inevitable. Does our life cease to exist
with the culmination of the aging process? Since aging is a fixed property of
time, it would not matter if we age at all and it is only a conditional
property. So even if we age during our earthly years, it would not matter
beyond our death, in that we would stay young forever or at least in a
suspended state of aging. It seems that aging is a relative property and is
immaterial to the nature of time. We age but our soul is the definitive course.
Our soul bears the burden of our aging and hence, we are extended beyond our
years to reach the point of death if only to sanctify our soul for the sake of
aging. In other words, we age to live a thousand times.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It seems that aging is an indirect value of time. We age and
grow old in years if only to pass through a physical transformation and not a
spiritual one. Thus, the two are distinct. Our physical transformation does not
degrade our spiritual one and due to the uniform nature of time, so does aging
not undermine our immortality but extends it. It is one of those mysteries of
God that moves us that while aging is a inevitable process it does not take away
our individuality in any way and only preserves our immortality. So while Ponce
de Leon may have been seeking a real fountain of youth, he would have been
pleased to know that time does justify the existence of such a place where all
things stay young and people never grow older. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-64841056546317769742021-04-12T09:35:00.000-04:002021-04-12T09:35:01.202-04:00New poem <p> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Talash</span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Kash tum sath hotai</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ahsaas</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hai mujeh tumseh</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Kash kaabi tum door nahi hotai</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Talash</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Kartah hu tumkoh in vaadiyoh</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mein </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Koh gayah hu men tujeh talash </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Karteh karteh </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Seeking,</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Longing for you to be with me,</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sympathy/Understanding</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I have for you</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wish you never had to go away</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Seeking,</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Have I been in these hills/valleys for you,</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lost I have been in my search for you. </div>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-32967322131623203682021-03-07T20:52:00.004-05:002021-03-07T21:00:50.612-05:00Dukh (Sadness) A poem<p> Dukh </p><p>Koi shakh nahi</p><p>yeh dil hai nazuk</p><p>samaleh samelkeh</p><p>yeh dil sei nah sakai</p><p>dukh</p><p>Koi shakh nahi</p><p>Mukreh nahah</p><p>Yeh dil hai</p><p>teri pyar meh dukreh jayah</p><p>Trans.</p><p>Sadness</p><p>There is no doubt</p><p>with care, have care</p><p>this heart cannot take</p><p>Sadness</p><p>There is no doubt</p><p>Never say no</p><p>This is the heart</p><p>In your love keeps weeping. </p><p><br /></p><p>Version 2 </p><p>Dukh</p><p>yeh dil nazuk hai</p><p>dereh dereh</p><p>kaabi mukehr nahi</p><p>yeh dil sah nah sakai</p><p>Trans. Sad</p><p>Sad</p><p>This heart is weak</p><p>There is no doubt</p><p>slowly, slowly</p><p>never say no</p><p>this heart cannot take it</p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-33713900192310740012021-02-24T21:19:00.027-05:002021-02-24T21:56:25.362-05:00Woh Baath nahi Rahee<p> Woh baath nahee rahee,</p><p>Joh Thi,</p><p>Woh baath nahee rahee</p><p>Joh thi,</p><p>Joh tumnah sochah woh nah thah</p><p>Wo baath nahee rahee</p><p>Joh thi,</p><p>Kuch ko gayah hu meh</p><p>Kuch bulah gayah hu meh</p><p>Ku nah tu milee</p><p>Kuch bhool gayah hu meh</p><p>Kuch fanah huwah hu mah</p><p>Ek pooljadee</p><p>Wo baath nahee rahee </p><p>Joh thi</p><p>Wo baath nahee rahee</p><p>Joh thi</p><p>Joh palee thi aur aaj nahi rahee</p><p>Wo baath nahee rahee</p><p>Joh thi</p><p>Kyah huwah kyah nahi,</p><p>Kuch pathaa nahee ho</p><p>Kal kayah tha aur aaj kyah hai</p><p>Jaab hum nahi huweh dildaar.</p><p>Trans. </p><p>It's not like it once was</p><p>It's not like it once was</p><p>What you thought was not true</p><p>It's not like it once was</p><p>I am a little lost</p><p>Some things I have forgotten</p><p>Why did we not meet,</p><p>I do no remember</p><p>I have lost myself</p><p>Like a rose that fades</p><p>It's not like it once was</p><p>What once was and today is not</p><p>It's not like it once was</p><p>What happened, what was</p><p>Nothing we can know</p><p>What was yesterday and what was today,</p><p>When we were not lovers. </p><p><br /></p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135424188077216513.post-17744297918017449842021-02-24T18:49:00.003-05:002021-02-24T18:49:24.705-05:00Dil <p>More urdu poetry from our Poetry corner </p><p>Dil</p><p>Dil ku nah hotah hai manzoor</p><p>Nah koi ghalti aur kasoor</p><p>pir bhi ho naraaz</p><p>Dil ku nah hotah hai manzoor</p><p>Pass bhi rah pir bhi door</p><p>Jasseh chiragh meh ho ek noor</p><p>Dil ku nah hotah hai manzoor</p><p>Dil ku nah hotah hai manzoor</p><p>Kuch nah boleh kuch bath nah mantha</p><p>Sothah jaggtah, kamptah</p><p>kaabi nah sach boltah</p><p>Dil ku nah hotah hai manzoor. </p><p>Trans. The Heart</p><p>Heart, why are you not true</p><p>When I have done no harm or guilt,</p><p>but you are always upset with me.</p><p>Heart, why are you not true</p><p>When you are close it still feels far</p><p>Like a light in a lamp</p><p>Heart why are you not true</p><p>Heart, why are you not true</p><p>You don't speak and nor accept me </p><p>Sleeping waking shaking</p><p>Never speak the truth</p><p>Heart why are you not true</p>The Knowing Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009033970867348508noreply@blogger.com0