Category Archive: Food For Thought

Dec
25
2008

The Echo of Life

A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, the son falls, hurts himself and screams, “AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain: “AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!” Curious, he yells, “Who are you?” He receives the answer, “Who are you?” Angered at the response, he screams, “Coward!” He receives the …

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Dec
06
2008

ہم دکھائیں گے

Originally posted by Hashim A lot is being said about how “change” has come to the United States of America. How an African American of Kenyan descent made it to the White house. How his motto of “Change we need” struck the hearts of all the people who voted for him. And we, we sit …

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Nov
23
2008

Do You Judge Others Incorrectly ?

A Window A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning, while they are eating breakfast, the young wife sees her neighbor hang the wash outside. “That laundry is not very clean,” she said to her husband. “The neighbor doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.” Her husband …

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Nov
07
2008

Words do make a difference

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: ‘I am blind, please help.’ There were only a few coins in the hat. A man happened to walk by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into …

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Oct
17
2008

کاش وہ وقت پھر لوٹ آئے

I must admit that it felt really nice going down memory lane while reading this lovely article by Afzal. True, there is perhaps no time in our life better than our childhood, which we can’t get back…but would it be too much to wish for a stable and calm Pakistan? Or was that all an …

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Sep
22
2008

Who’s fighting for what?

The whole nation is struck dumb after the recent attack on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. But is it really something new for us? Do we consider for a single moment what this whole mess is all about? Don’t we all need to think whether this so called “War on Terrorism” is actually our war? …

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