Muscatine

Two Muslim mothers are sitting in a cafe chatting over a pint of goat's milk. The older of the moms pulls out her bag
and starts flipping through pictures and reminiscing.

''This is my oldest son, Mohammed. He would be 24 now.''

The other mom replies, ''I remember him as a baby.''

Mom says, ''He's a martyr now.''

The second mother replies, ''Oh, so sad, my dear.''

Mom flips to another picture. ''And this is my second son, Kalid. He would be 21.''

The second mom says, ''Oh I remember him. He had such curly hair when he was born.''

Mom sighs, ''He's a martyr, too.''

''Oh gracious me,'' says the second mother.

''And this is my third son. My beautiful Ahmed! He would be 18,'' Mom whispers.

''Yes,'' says her friend enthusiastically, ''I remember when he first started school.''

''He's a martyr also.'' Mom says, with tears in her eyes.

After a pause and a deep sigh, the second Muslim mother looks wistfully at the photos and says, ''They blow up so fast,
don't they?''

21 steps-

Step 1-Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

Step 2-Marry a man/woman you love to talk to.As you get older,their conversation skills will be as important as any other.


Step 3-Don't believe all you hear,spend all you have or sleep all you want.


Step 4- When you say,''I'm sorry.'' look the person in the eye.


Step 5-When you say, ''I love you.'' mean it.


Step 6- Be engaged at least six months before you get married.


Step 7-Believe in love at first sight.


Step 8-Never laugh at anyone's ddrreams. People who don't have drreams don't have much.


Step 9-Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.


Step 10-In disagreements, fight ffairly. No name calling.


Step 11-Don't judge peoplee by their relatives.


Step 12-Talk slowly but think quickly.


Step 13-When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smil and ask, ''Why do you want to know.?''


Step 14-Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.


Step 15-Say, ''Bless You!'' when you hear someone sneeze.


Step 16- When you lose, don't lose the lesson.


Step 17- Remember the three R's: Respect for self. Respect for other. and Responsibility for ALL your actions.


Step 18-Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.


Step 19-When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.


Step 20-Smile when picking up the phone, The caller will hear it in your voice.


Step 21-Spend some time alone.

Nedl

Thank you for posting this. It is a good post for all of us to follow as we begin a new week.

Yes LionJack

which two faces of Nedl should we be enamored with at the start of this week?

The one who jokes and justifies the death and suicide of human life or the poor sot who feels he must redeem himself for his same sin by taking the words of God and twisting them to use for his own sake and forgiveness?

Watch for the blade held under the tunic of this type of individual. Your backside presents a marvelous target for people seeking false redemption.