Different Languages, Water Chemistry and Environment

Different languages, water chemistry and Environment

I had heard (in India – in 1940’s) from elders that spoken language changes after every 10 miles! I was in school at that time and did not feel change in speech of different school-mates. However, some basic words differed. Hindus and Muslims used different words in greetings; Muslims used to greet with word “salaam or assalamu-laikam – (peace be upon you)” and depart by saying “khuda hafiz – God’s protection”. Other students greeted with words “Parnam, namaste, sat-siri-akal”. Muslims used to use another common word “Adaab meaning respects” – give or pay my respects to your uncle. This word was well understood in hindi and urdu. Urdu looks like a mixed dialect of various languages spoken in India at that time.

However, when I grew up and came in contact with other people visiting villages and town with my parents, out of area 10-18 miles away, I felt the difference. More of this when I moved to other cities; I noticed difference in local spoken languages, the structure and looks of people and the animals. Very strange!

Water chemistry

I did not understand the philosophy of taking some water with us when visiting a relative 18 miles away where we had to stay for few days. Saving some of it for a day, rest of that water was then poured in water-jar (pitcher) of the host. If we had not done so, we could face some stomach upset. In our own neighborhood, there were spots of sweet as well as saline water. It takes time for stomach to adjust to a strange intakes. It is true when we are in light and enter a dark room; we are in dark and someone puts on light, or we look out from a dark room to light outside, our eyes take some time to adjust.

Food (vegetables, meat and fruit) and spices were almost identical and made no significant problem. Stomach temperature is different from the outside body temperature. Nature produces fruit and vegetables in summer which can cool down our stomach temperature; while in winter fruit and vegetable are such that they can increase the stomach temperature; - to keep both inside and outside temperature amicable.

Change of climate - customization

Just per chance I remember an instance when East Pakistan members of Pakistan national assembly came to attend session at Islamabad. It was normal in East Pakistan but whether was cold at Islamabad. Those members came in light dress. Blankets requisitioned and they had to stay back in the aircraft for some time. Travelers usually find out weather conditions at the destination. Although there were 24-hour communication between East and West Pakistan, the mercury was ignored. We should obey the nature; keep warm in winter and light dress in summer, umbrella or a hooded jacket for rain.

My parents told us how to compromise difference between Inside and Outside temperature effects on our persons; like, wipe/rub hand on feet immediately after taking off socks, and on head after taking off hat/cap, and face when stepping out in the open.

All this was to make a possible safer transition from one temperature environment to the other. For example, if someone fainted; by any reason; people used to sprinkle some water on his/her face and the fainted person would open eyes and come to senses.

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Comfortably Resize font in Word document

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Ctrl+[ “left square bracket” to decrease size of font, and
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Keep the text highlighted and repeat these shortcuts until achieve required size of font.

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Ctrl+l to align left
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Ctrl+c to copy
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How to Copy-Play with your Favorities on the Internet Explorer

A useful tip from www.computerfreetips.com – I have used it.

A cool tip to move your favorites list, because there is no any option to copy it. But using a method you can create a printable HTML document.
To create this HTML list, first open Internet Explorer. Here go to File option then you will find here option Import and Export, to run the Import/Export wizard Click here then Next.

Here you can select what to import and export, Select Export Favorites option then click Next button. Next you will get option which folder you want to export. You can select the top folder Favorites or just a specific folder.
Select "Export to a File or Address" option and give it a name and location. Click Next and Finish it. Now you have one html file and you can move it any where with you.

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Marriage and its failure!

Marriage and its failure!

Marriage – a sanctity, sacred objects, obligations and rights.

In my view failure is the result of facts purposely hidden from each other or between the families involved in self-managed or arranged marriages? When differences in behaviors, over-expectations, intolerance, abusive language, not clarifying the doubts, no forgiveness, taunting, come to surface and are not resolved amicably or middleman advice, divorce is the sword to cut the wedlock into two. When you have decided to marry or rather you are thinking to marry, view marriage history in neighbour, in family and discuss odds and evens with friends with experience. It is good to know the unknown beforehand.

And, there have been instances when another daughter is married in the same house. We should behave others as we want ourselves to be behaved. Doubt is the seed of weeds and harmony is fertilizer for self and next generation. Please cooperate with each other, create a joyful happy atmosphere so your children should blossom in graceful looks and character, pro-family, pro-people, pro-friends.

When negotiating the proposal, new relation is on the anvil, both sides should speak respectfully, openly and not hesitantly, about anything that comes to mind and needs clarification. Both sides should make a list of questions and be ready to answer very clearly – no zigzags - no ifs and buts. Leave no peepholes. Modified definition of “neighbour”: “Neighbour is he who knows more than you know of yourself”. Away from the neighbourhood, there are relatives who have been on ‘odds’ with you and they are opportunists. To avoid future complications all of us should try to sort out things with tolerance, give and take, forgiveness.

Speak about your present family status, way of living, past history?, income, job/no job, education etc. Do not make promises that may not come true.

During initial inter-visits of families, before finalizing the proposal, involve your relatives, good friends, neighbour in your sittings. It is respectful for all the participants. That will be helpful mediator in the future in straightening out any odds because they were witness to the discussions.

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Building Confidence, Trust and Dependence

I will speak simple what I felt to create confidence, trust and dependence among families, friends, employers and employees:

At a time in the past, Open job ads in Punjabi language used to appear like:

“Lori da, ik, dang tapaoo, kharkaoo bajaoo, te, keechi meechi jaanda ….”
Translated word by word:
“Looking for, one, temporary, typist, and, stenographer…..”

It was very much clear to the audience that the job was “TEMPORARY ”.

Talking to one individual or for that matter to the whole of community via media, we should be so much clear and confident in ourselves about what we are putting forward or talking about and be able to create a counter confidence in the addressee also as to what he should expect. This is what all of us should be – confident, trustworthy and responsible. When our words and mind are not in agreement on something and we force out what we want to say, that disagreement shows up on our face and the addressee has also been given ability to judge it. Considering Sun and our body; in place of Mind and Heart, it’s like; when sun is right straight over our head, our shadow in whole is on our body alone; and when sun is diagonal; our shadow is seen away from our body.

When I see in myself, my own family, family friends, friends, neighbors, and relatives; in-laws have been in company for years, I do not feel we are easy with each other and have been able to create Confidence, Trust or Reliance and Dependency. We have a “shaken faith” in each other. Individually, each of us, feel that our mind is surrounded by a fear complex. Some time it clicks in my mind – “blood is thicker than water” – but this has jumped and stands the opposite side. Frankly, the family members among themselves; not to speak of those away, have doubt in each other and are not prepared to discuss; in fear of a leak, disobedience and rudeness or being rejected, or denied. We should put our mind and heart together, play no hide and seek, and think always positive. Create harmony as soon as possible. I feel if we are living with two opposite mindsets at the same time, do no more longing (desire) for a real affection and trust.

Together we can win hearts and solve problems. One straw is very weak, a bunch of straws is strong.

THROUGH THIS WRITING, I SINCERELY SEEK YOUR PRAYERS AND SUGGESTIONS TO REPAIR OUR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE WITH EACH OTHER.

Regards,
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Urdu ghazals starting with A (alif)

Aaj bazaar mein pa-bajolan chalo
Chash-me nam jan-shorida kafi nahin
Tohmat-i-ishq poshidah kafi nahin
Aaj bazaar mein ------
Dast-e-afshan chalo mast-o-raqsan chalo
Khaak bar sar chalo, khoon badamaan chalo
Rah takta hai sab shehr-i-janan chalo
Aaj bazaar ---------
Hakim-i-shehr bhi, majma-i-aam bhi
Teer-i-ilzam bhi, sang-i-dushnam bhi
Subh-i-nashaad bhi, rooz-i-nakaam bhi
Aaj bazaar -----
In ka dam-saaz apnay siwa kaon hai
Shehr-i-janan mein ab ba-safa kon hai
Dast-e-qatal kay sha-yan raha kon hai
Rakht-i-dil baandh lo dil-figaro chalo
Phir hameen qatal ho a-ain yaro chalo
Aaj bazaar mein pa-bajolan chalo
(Faiz Ahmad Faiz)

Aur sab bhool gae harfe zadaqat likhna
Reh gia kaam hamara hi bagawat likha
Laakh kehte rehein zulmat ko na zulmat likhna
Ham ne seekha hi nahin pyare be-ijazat likhna
No sila ki, na sita-ish ki tamanna ham ko
Haq mein logon ke hamari to hei aadit likha
Ham ham no bhool kar bhi shah ka qaseeda na likha
Sha-id aya isi khoobi ki badaulat likhna
Is se bharh kar meri tehseen bhala kia hogi
Parh ke n-khush hai mera sahib-i-sarvat likhna
Dehr ke gam se huva rabt to ham bhool ga-e
Sar-ve-qamat ki jawani to qaiamat likhna
Kuchh bhi kehte hein kehen shah ke masahib Jalib
Dhang rakhna yehi apna, isi soorat likhna

Akaylay ghar mein rehtay ho Kia deti hein diwarain?
Yahan to hansnay walon ko rula deti hain diwarain!
Inhein bhi apni tanhaeey jab ehsas hota hai
To gheri neend say much to jaga deti hai diwarain
Hawa kay zakhm seh kar barshon ki chot kha kar
Chhatton ko roznon ko aasra deti hein diwarain
Rahoon ghar mein to meray sar pa chadar taan deti hein
Safar pe jab nikalta hoon dua deti hein dewarain
Vo sari guftgu jo band kamron mein hoti hai
Mein jab bahir say aata hoon suna deti hein diwarain
Charhti utarti dhoop ki pehchaan hai in-ko
Abhi din kitna baqi hay bata deti hein diwarain

Allah Allah lutf kia saqi kay maikhanay mein hai
Jalwa-gar raaz-i do-alam uskay maikhane mein hai
Dehr mein kia jusju hai, kaabay hai kiski talaash
Chashm-e baatin khol-lo, dil kay sanam khanay mein hai
Kaon janay kia tamasha hai kay sazon kay baqair
Ik hajhoom-i-nagmi dil kay nava khanay mein hai
Bethay bethay khud mujhay hota hai aksar yay guman
Nagma gar mutrib koi dil kay tarab khanay mein hai
Zindgi mein tujh ko Darshan mil nahin sakta kabhi
Wo sururay kaif jo murshid ke khum khanay mein hai

Apni aag ko zinda rakhna kitna mushkil hai
Pathar beech aeena rakhna kitna mushkal hai
Kitna asan hai tasveer bana auron ki
Khud ko pasay aeena rakhna kitna mushkil hai
Tum ne mandar dekhay hon-gay, ye mera aangan hai
Ik dia bhi jalta rakhna kitna mushkil hai
Chullu mein ho dard ka darya, dhiyan mein uskay hoont
Yoon bhi khud ko pyasa rakhna kitna mushkil hai
(Ishrat Aafreen)

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Pakistan's Security and Internal Affairs administration!

God Willing - IN SHA’ ALLAH:
When a person wishes to plan for the future, when he promises, when he makes resolutions, and when he makes a pledge, he makes them with permission and the will of Allah. For this reason, a Muslim uses the Qur’anic instructions by saying “In Sha ‘ Allah.” The meaning of this statement is: “If Allah wills.” Muslims are to strive hard and to put their trusts with Allah. They leave the results in the hands of Allah.

We here again and again “with the loss of lives of their members, militant groups have been shattered. They are confused and attack randomly here and there. Looks like they are not confused, they plan, they make groups of experts and obtain accessories and equipment themselves in a fashion that the guards trained to protect personnel and property fail to identity them. We should never take the enemy weak and never relax. Looks like we never provide our guards with necessary cell phones that can take pictures also.
We should also put guard posts away from the main entrance of the property to question the visitor and ask for identification. The first resistance can alert in time the guard at the main entrance.

We lost a precious life – Benazir Bhutto – in an assumption that we ourselves could take care of her security and did not need Help. Condemnation of brutal attacks which kills one person or the whole lot, serves no purpose. It exposes faults in our security which the attackers have understood and find those faults to invade.

Let us seek Allah’s protection. His protection is a Perfect Protection. May Allah protect us from all evils. Aameen.

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