Famous Mothers

COLUMBUS' MOTHER:
"I don't care what you've discovered,
you still could have written!"

MICHELANGELO' S MOTHER:
"Can't you paint on walls like other children?
Do you have any idea how hard it is to
get that stuff off the ceiling?"

NAPOLEON'S MOTHER:
"All right, if you aren't hiding your report card
inside your jacket, take your hand out of
there and show me."

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S MOTHER:
"Again with the stovepipe hat? Can't you just
wear a baseball cap like the other kids?"

MARY'S MOTHER:
"I'm not upset that your lamb followed you to school,
but I would like to know how he got a
better grade than you."

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOTHER:
"The next time I catch you throwing money across
the Potomac, you can kiss your allowance good-bye!"

THOMAS EDISON'S MOTHER:
"Of course I'm proud that you invented the
electric light bulb. Now turn it off and get to bed!"

PAUL REVERE'S MOTHER:
"I don't care where you think you have to go,
young man, midnight is past your curfew."

ALBERT EINSTEIN'S MOTHER:
"But it's your senior picture.
Can't you do something about your hair?
OY! Styling gel, mousse, something... ?"

Tulip:

Tulip: The name tulip is from the Latin word dulband, or turban. They got their name because their bulb shape looked like a turban. Oriental legend recounts that a Persian youth named Ferhad fell in love with a maiden named Shirin. When Shirin did not accept Ferhad's feelings for her, he went out into the desert to die from his broken heart. As he pined, each tear that fell into the sand turned into a beautiful tulip. Meaning: Perfect lover; Fame. Also, the flower Emblem of Holland . Orginally native to the Mediterranean, tulips were introduced into Europe from Turkey in 1554. They became popular immediately and were the object of wild financial speculation in 17^th Century Holland . In 1637 the tulip market in Holland crashed, and finally the government stepped in and prohibited further speculation. During the speculation, the number of tulips represented in the financial markets were more than the actual number of bulbs grown. Today, tulips are grown all over the world, and they represent elegance and grace. Color Messages: For the most part, tulips are a declaration of love; a gift from a "perfect lover;" variegated tulips are for "beautiful eyes;" red tulips indicate an irresistible love; yellow tulips denote a hopeless love with no chance of reconciliation.

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ولقد ذكرتك والرماح نواهل


منى وبيض الهند تقطر فى دمى


فوددت تقبيل السيوف لأنها


لمعت كبارق ثغرك المتبسم

اقــــــــــــــــــــــــوال

اقــــــــــــــــــــــــوال

لكي تدرك قيمة الصديق .... اخسر واحد

لكي تدرك قيمة الأخت .... أسأل شخص ليس لديه أخوات ،،، الوقت لا ينتظر أحد وكل لحظة تمتلكها هي ثروة وستغتنمها أكثر إذا شاركت بها شخص غير عادي

لكي تدرك قيمة الحياة .... أسأل عن إحساس من على فراش الموت

لكي تدرك قيمة ذكر الله .... مت وأنظر ماذا فقدت من عمرك وأنت غافل

Eight Lies of a Mother

Eight Lies of a Mother

This story begins when I was a child: I was born poor. Often we hadn't enough to eat. Whenever we had some food, Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her rice into my bowl, she would say 'Eat this rice, son! I'm not hungry.'
That was Mother's First Lie.
As I grew, Mother gave up her spare time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more nutritious food for my growth. Once she had caught just two fish, she would make fish soup. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat what was still left on the bone of the fish I had eaten; my heart was touched when I saw it. Once I gave the other fish to her on my chopstick but she immediately refused it and said, 'Eat this fish, son! I don't really like fish.'
That was Mother's Second Lie.
Then, in order to fund my education, Mother went to a Match Factory to bring home some used matchboxes which she filled with fresh matchsticks. This helped her get some money to cover our needs. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight. So I said, 'Mother, go to sleep; it's late: you can continue working tomorrow morning.' Mother smiled and said 'Go to sleep, son! I'm not tired.'
That was Mother's Third Lie.
When I had to sit my Final Examination, Mother accompanied me. After dawn, Mother waited for me for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to meet her. Mother embraced me and poured me a glass of tea that she had prepared in a thermos. The tea was not as strong as my Mother's love, Seeing Mother covered with perspiration; I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too. Mother said 'Drink, son! I'm not thirsty!
That was Mother's Fourth Lie.
After Father's death, Mother had to play the role of a single parent. She held on to her former job; she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more complicated. We suffered from starvation. Seeing our family's condition worsening, my kind Uncle who lived near my house came to help us solve our problems big and small. Our other neighbors saw that we were poverty stricken so they often advised my mother to marry again. But Mother refused to remarry saying 'I don't need love.'
That was Mother's Fifth Lie.
After I had finished my studies and gotten a job, it was time for my old Mother to retire but she carried on going to the market every morning just to sell a few vegetables. I kept sending her money but she was steadfast and even sent the money back to me. She said, 'I have enough money.'
That was Mother's Sixth Lie.
I continued my part-time studies for my Master's Degree. Funded by the American Corporation for which I worked, I succeeded in my studies. With a big jump in my salary, I decided to bring Mother to enjoy life in America but Mother didn't want to bother her son; she said to me 'I'm not used to high living.'
That was Mother's Seventh Lie.
In her dotage, Mother was attacked by cancer and had to be hospitalized. Now living far across the ocean, I went home to visit Mother who was bedridden after an operation. Mother tried to smile but I was heartbroken because she was so thin and feeble but Mother said, 'Don't cry, son! I'm not in pain.'
That was Mother's Eighth Lie.
Telling me this, her eighth lie, she died. Yes, mother was an angel!
M - O - T - H - E - R
'M' is for the Million things she gave me,
'O' means only that she's growing old,
'T' is for the Tears she shed to save me,
'H' is for her Heart of gold,
'E' is for her Eyes with love-light shining in them,
'R' means Right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell 'MOTHER' a word that means the world to me. For those of you who are lucky to be still blessed with your Mom's presence on Earth, this story is beautiful. For those who aren't so blessed, this is even more beautiful.

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah's Ark. .
ONE: Don't miss the boat.
TWO: Remember that we are all in the same boat.
THREE: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.
FOUR: Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.
FIVE: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.
SIX: Build your future on high ground.
SEVEN: For safety 's sake, travel in pairs.
EIGHT: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.
NINE: When you're stressed, float awhile.
TEN: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.
ELEVEN: No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.

~~ Denis Waitley ~~

"The only person who never makes mistakes is the person who never does anything."

~~ Denis Waitley ~~

Indira Gandhi

People with clenched fists can not shake hands.

Indira Gandhi ~

Tears

Tears of joy and tears of grief
Tears of sadness and relief
Tears for every high and low
Tears that let our feelings show
Private tears and tears we share
Tears that let us know we care
Tears shed with friends in sympathy
The tears we shed in symphony

Tears at weddings births and wakes
Whatever kind of tears it takes
Happy tears and tears of pain
And sometimes tears we can't explain
To ease our hearts God gave us tears
To ease our minds to ease our fears
Tears of loss and tears of hope
God gave us tears to help us cope

Beware the man who will not cry
For he his feelings would deny
The tears we cry show our devotion
So cry your tears to fill an ocean.

-قصيدة للشاعر ظافر السيف-

وطابت مساعيك والطاء خاء

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أيا كاتبـا طاب فيك الرجاء
وطابت مسـاعيك والطاء خاء
كتبت الروايـة والراء غين
وكان الثنـا منك والثاء خاء
بليغ كما قيل والغيـن دال
خبيـر نعم أنت والراء ثاء
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جميـل بلا شك والجيم عيـن
كريم بفعلك والميـم هاء
كتبت سـطورك واللام قاف
بفهم سـليم بغير انتـهاء
عظيم المبـادئ والظـاء قاف
سـليم العبارة والميم طاء
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أميـر الصحافة والحـاء لام
سـفير الثقافة والراء هاء
يحل بمثلك عصـر السـلام
فيحيا به الجيل والسـين ظاء
وتسعى دؤوبا لنشـر السـطور
بأرض الفضـيلة والطاء فاء
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تذاع الكرامـة في محفل
حواك وصحـبك والذال باء
وكم ترفع الرأس والراء كـاف
وتمسي على الجمر والجيم خاء
إلى غاية لك والصاد شـين
تطيـل لصهواتك الامتطاء
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فيا كاتبا سـار والتـاء ذال
ويا ناقدا طـار والنون حاء
مدحت الغواني والغيـن زاي
ورمت فضـائل واللام حاء
وشدت قصور الفضيلة عمـرا
فصارت بفضلك والصاد باء
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وخط مدادك دون ريـاء
جميع المقالات والراء حـاء
كأن حروفك والصـاد ميم
تجـلي لنا كيف صوت الحياء
فسبقك للخيـر من غير قاف
وحربك للسـوء من غير راء
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سبتك الحضارة والضـاد قاف
بظـل الستـارة والتاء فاء
فمارست مذ صرت تلعب دورا
فـنون الإدارة والدال ثاء
وجئت تطل بشتـى الوصـايا
وأغنى التجـارب والنون باء
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سلكت رؤى الدرب والدال غين
وصنت عرى الدين والصاد خاء
فقف عند حـدك إنا نثرنـا
لكشف الخبايا حروف الهجاء
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