Little Things
Too often we don't realize
what we have until it is gone;
Too often we wait too late to say
"I'm sorry - I was wrong."
Sometimes it seems we hurt the ones
we hold dearest to our hearts;
And we allow foolish things
to tear our lives apart.
Far too many times we let
unimportant things into our minds;
And then it's usually too late
to see what made us blind.
So be sure that you let people know
how much they mean to you;
Take that time to say the words
before your time is through.
Be sure that you appreciate
everything you've got
And be thankful for the
Little things in life
that mean a lot.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
ponder awhile
when the skies are grey
and rain starts to fall
when you've waited so long
but there's no rainbow at all
when you flap your wings
you can't reach the sky
instead, just mud and dirts
cover up you sight
when the road ahead
seems tough and rough
when you look around
there's no one to be found
don't panic, don't worry
don't ever give up in a hurry
just pause and close your eyes
take a rest and ponder awhile
listen to the voice inside
" Be firm and bold and strong
and no matter what you do
never loose the will to hold on"
now gently open your eyes
put up a smile and never sigh
buckle up with faith and strength
and set off once again
live life to the fullest
'cos you only get to live it once
never be afraid to fall
if not you'll never learn at all
11.20am 1-3-2006 y.ho
and rain starts to fall
when you've waited so long
but there's no rainbow at all
when you flap your wings
you can't reach the sky
instead, just mud and dirts
cover up you sight
when the road ahead
seems tough and rough
when you look around
there's no one to be found
don't panic, don't worry
don't ever give up in a hurry
just pause and close your eyes
take a rest and ponder awhile
listen to the voice inside
" Be firm and bold and strong
and no matter what you do
never loose the will to hold on"
now gently open your eyes
put up a smile and never sigh
buckle up with faith and strength
and set off once again
live life to the fullest
'cos you only get to live it once
never be afraid to fall
if not you'll never learn at all
11.20am 1-3-2006 y.ho
dream
be dare to dream
be dare to soar
high above the clouds
and reach for the door
dream of future
dream of success
dream of yourself
reaching for the best
hold fast onto your dream
don't let it slipped
that beautiful dream
in your heart you'll keep
have faith in yourself
make your dream comes true
take the courageous first step
very soon it'll be through
and though along the way
you stumble and you fall
be brave to rise again
you'll never lose it all
when you've reached finally
just turn back and see
you'll find that dreams indeed
do become realities
20-2-2006 y.ho
be dare to soar
high above the clouds
and reach for the door
dream of future
dream of success
dream of yourself
reaching for the best
hold fast onto your dream
don't let it slipped
that beautiful dream
in your heart you'll keep
have faith in yourself
make your dream comes true
take the courageous first step
very soon it'll be through
and though along the way
you stumble and you fall
be brave to rise again
you'll never lose it all
when you've reached finally
just turn back and see
you'll find that dreams indeed
do become realities
20-2-2006 y.ho
Today..
tomorrow is uncertain
filled with mysteries from heaven
N you can only dream 'bout it
till the day you finally meet
yesterday has fade away
nothing can be done to let it stay
it formed a part of you and me
it filled the pages of history
today is still in your grasp
so savor every bit you have
for today will be yesterday
in just a matter of a day
do the best that you can
so that in the very end
you won't regret nor repent
even though you falls on your hand
have faith in everything you do
strength will always comes to you
fills the pages of history
with joyful and sweet memories.
22-2-2006 y.ho
filled with mysteries from heaven
N you can only dream 'bout it
till the day you finally meet
yesterday has fade away
nothing can be done to let it stay
it formed a part of you and me
it filled the pages of history
today is still in your grasp
so savor every bit you have
for today will be yesterday
in just a matter of a day
do the best that you can
so that in the very end
you won't regret nor repent
even though you falls on your hand
have faith in everything you do
strength will always comes to you
fills the pages of history
with joyful and sweet memories.
22-2-2006 y.ho
FOOD!
hey starting 2nd of march i'v been fasting..... On the beginning few days foods are so damn tempting for me..haha, luckily there's prayer on steadfastness, kekeke! now seems to get use to it oledi, just take waking early is still a " can't i sleep five minutes more" thingy for me, ou ya , i just finish my work as guru ganti somewhere around telupid, FinalLy! haha, sold my phone too, nothing to do ma, hehe! anyway, happy fasting to all Baha'is!! here's a lil somethin i would like to share if u r curious of baha'i fasting......
The Bahá'í Fast
The Baha'is around the world started fasting on the 2 March and this will last for 19 days (1 Baha'i Calendar Month) ending on the 20 March where we will then usher in the Baha'i New Year - Naw Ruz on the 21 March. 21 March also marks the beginning of spring in the Northern hemisphere.
Here's something to read about The Baha'i Fast:
The Bahá'í fast is established in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and occupies much the same preeminent position that it does in Islam. Several passages in the writings of Bahá'u'lláh lay stress on its importance, listing it with the obligatory prayer as among the greatest of the ritual obligations.
According to Bahá'u'lláh Himself, the Bahá'í fast is adapted from the fast ordained in the Bayan. The Báb's fast, mentioned in both the Arabic and Persian Bayans, occupied the last month of the Bábí calendar, the month of `Ala', roughly 2-20 March. Believers were to fast from the age of eleven (numerically equivalent to huva, `He') until forty-two (bala, `Yea'). Children could fast until noon for the first eleven days. Those over forty-two were exempted from fasting. Those fasting had to abstain from food, drink and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset -- preferably from slightly before sunrise until slightly after sunset. No exemptions are mentioned. The real meaning of the fast, the Báb said, was abstention from the love of other than the Manifestation of God. The continuation of the fast was contingent on the acceptance of Him Whom God shall make manifest.
Although Bahá'u'lláh accepted the fast of the Báb, He altered the details of its regulations in many important respects. The Bahá'í fast is binding on all believers from the age of maturity, which for Bahá'ís is fifteen, until seventy. There is no provision made for children fasting. The following individuals are exempted from fasting: Travellers, providing their journey is to last at least nine hours or two hours on foot. If they break their journey for more than nineteen days, they are only exempt for the first three days after their arrival. If they return home, they must begin fasting on arrival. The sick. Women who are pregnant or nursing. Women who menstruating, who must instead repeat the phrase `Glorified be God, the Lord of Splendour and Beauty' ninety-five times between one noon and the next. Those engaged in heavy labour, who are advised to be discrete and restrained in availing themselves of this exemption.
These groups are also exempted from fasting in Islam. Bahá'u'lláh does not require missed days of fasting to be made up later, nor does He mention abstention from sexual relations. An individual who is exempt from fasting at any part of a day is exempt from fasting the entire day. Smoking, `Abdu'l-Baha explained, is called `drinking smoke' in Arabic, and so smoking is banned while one is fasting.
The fast is binding on Bahá'ís in all countries but it is an individual obligation, not enforceable by Bahá'í administrative institutions. The secondary regulations of fasting, such as the prohibition on smoking, are at present only binding on Bahá'ís of Middle Eastern background.
Bahá'ís are allowed to fast at other times of the year but as this is not encouraged, it is rarely done. Bahá'u'lláh permitted the making of vows to fast but preferred that such vows be `directed to such objectives as will profit mankind'.
While in Edirne Bahá'u'lláh revealed a number of prayers for fasting (munajat or alvah-i-siyam), although one of them contains a reference to `Akka. These prayers, some rather lengthy, are the most important statements on the spiritual meaning of the fast in the Bahá'í scripture: for example, '. . . Thou hast bidden all men to observe the fast, that through it they may purify their souls and rid themselves of all attachment to any one but Thee . . ' Fasting itself is only acceptable if it is done purely out of love for God.
The Bahá'í Fast
The Baha'is around the world started fasting on the 2 March and this will last for 19 days (1 Baha'i Calendar Month) ending on the 20 March where we will then usher in the Baha'i New Year - Naw Ruz on the 21 March. 21 March also marks the beginning of spring in the Northern hemisphere.
Here's something to read about The Baha'i Fast:
The Bahá'í fast is established in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and occupies much the same preeminent position that it does in Islam. Several passages in the writings of Bahá'u'lláh lay stress on its importance, listing it with the obligatory prayer as among the greatest of the ritual obligations.
According to Bahá'u'lláh Himself, the Bahá'í fast is adapted from the fast ordained in the Bayan. The Báb's fast, mentioned in both the Arabic and Persian Bayans, occupied the last month of the Bábí calendar, the month of `Ala', roughly 2-20 March. Believers were to fast from the age of eleven (numerically equivalent to huva, `He') until forty-two (bala, `Yea'). Children could fast until noon for the first eleven days. Those over forty-two were exempted from fasting. Those fasting had to abstain from food, drink and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset -- preferably from slightly before sunrise until slightly after sunset. No exemptions are mentioned. The real meaning of the fast, the Báb said, was abstention from the love of other than the Manifestation of God. The continuation of the fast was contingent on the acceptance of Him Whom God shall make manifest.
Although Bahá'u'lláh accepted the fast of the Báb, He altered the details of its regulations in many important respects. The Bahá'í fast is binding on all believers from the age of maturity, which for Bahá'ís is fifteen, until seventy. There is no provision made for children fasting. The following individuals are exempted from fasting: Travellers, providing their journey is to last at least nine hours or two hours on foot. If they break their journey for more than nineteen days, they are only exempt for the first three days after their arrival. If they return home, they must begin fasting on arrival. The sick. Women who are pregnant or nursing. Women who menstruating, who must instead repeat the phrase `Glorified be God, the Lord of Splendour and Beauty' ninety-five times between one noon and the next. Those engaged in heavy labour, who are advised to be discrete and restrained in availing themselves of this exemption.
These groups are also exempted from fasting in Islam. Bahá'u'lláh does not require missed days of fasting to be made up later, nor does He mention abstention from sexual relations. An individual who is exempt from fasting at any part of a day is exempt from fasting the entire day. Smoking, `Abdu'l-Baha explained, is called `drinking smoke' in Arabic, and so smoking is banned while one is fasting.
The fast is binding on Bahá'ís in all countries but it is an individual obligation, not enforceable by Bahá'í administrative institutions. The secondary regulations of fasting, such as the prohibition on smoking, are at present only binding on Bahá'ís of Middle Eastern background.
Bahá'ís are allowed to fast at other times of the year but as this is not encouraged, it is rarely done. Bahá'u'lláh permitted the making of vows to fast but preferred that such vows be `directed to such objectives as will profit mankind'.
While in Edirne Bahá'u'lláh revealed a number of prayers for fasting (munajat or alvah-i-siyam), although one of them contains a reference to `Akka. These prayers, some rather lengthy, are the most important statements on the spiritual meaning of the fast in the Bahá'í scripture: for example, '. . . Thou hast bidden all men to observe the fast, that through it they may purify their souls and rid themselves of all attachment to any one but Thee . . ' Fasting itself is only acceptable if it is done purely out of love for God.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Ripple effect
Ripple effect
The world today is full of hate
Even we meet, nothing is said
A word “sorry” is considered mad
Is this destiny? Is this fate?
Yet somewhere out there, I know
There’s still love, ready to show
Though the number is less and small
They keep radiating, melting the snow
Goodness still there tough it’s scarce
Trying hard to wash darkness away
If each of us just do our part
Ripple effect will be on his way
lost
Lost
In the forest of self
I’ve lost my way
With nothing to guide me
Here goes another day
In the forest of self
There’s mirror everywhere
Shatter it to pieces
I tried but I don’t dare
Tomorrow is uncertain
Maybe it’ll be grey
With no sense of direction
All I can do is pray
I prayed for some guidance
A light to show the way
To lead me out of this forest
To bring a brand new day
Suddenly I heard voicecs
Calling me to be dare
“Be steadfast, strong and bold,
and face all come what may.”
To let go everything
Is not easy, I dare say,
But I’ll try my best
In exchange for a brighter day.
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Fireflies
A glimpse of light
In the darksome night
It opens the eyes
Of you and i
A meek weak blink
Seconds in between
Trying to take a glimpse
Of that tiny thing
Just like stars above
They shine with endless love
Trying to show to us
A purpose they all serve
Twinkling in the night
Making it full of light
What a wonderful sight
Lights of unity are bright
Yet when will men realise
Thus let go of their pride?
For when they come as one
They’ll be shinning bright
Just as fireflies
Lighting up the night.
Lost
In the forest of self
I’ve lost my way
With nothing to guide me
Here goes another day
In the forest of self
There’s mirror everywhere
Shatter it to pieces
I tried but I don’t dare
Tomorrow is uncertain
Maybe it’ll be grey
With no sense of direction
All I can do is pray
I prayed for some guidance
A light to show the way
To lead me out of this forest
To bring a brand new day
Suddenly I heard voicecs
Calling me to be dare
“Be steadfast, strong and bold,
and face all come what may.”
To let go everything
Is not easy, I dare say,
But I’ll try my best
In exchange for a brighter day.
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