Bring your own Shisha

We had a death in the family over the weekend so my 1st blog anniversary passed me by. It doesn’t have the same importance anymore given the weekend’s events. But I had lots of stuff planned.

Thinking over this weekend about my own mortality and the first thought that came into my head is how close I am to the age of death. I am now 30 years old. At most I have maybe another 4 or 5 decades. But I could look it at like I am half way through my life. Of course I could die in the next minute. But we never look at our own mortality like that.

Which then brings me onto my next question. I believe that this life is simply a transitional phase. There is a hereafter and that is the real life. So I can conclusively say that I have not lived my life as I should and what should I do to recompense to my maker? That is where I am stuck. I have my basic covenant of praying 5 times a day and fasting during Ramadan and giving alms. but what more. I need to learn and study more. I am doing this now. And will continue. I might meet my maker tomorrow.

I am so confuddled.

So during this global conflict, ‘The War Against Terror’ (TWAT), I should not say anything which might cause people to hate/kill/attack/malign/prejudice others, but it’s ok to say that I think someone should be killed?

Further to this post, we have new developments which I think we all kinda suspected but our faith in the British police is always so strong. I guess people make ‘mistakes’ and people will die as a result. Will the officers involved in the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes be charged with murder? Should Sir Ian Blair be asked to resign as a result of his organization’s blunder? Will the Shoot-to-Kill policy be rescinded? All questions we will ask and will get answers to soon.

Manic makes the following point:

“The resignations should begin now… Blair, then Clarke, then Bliar. But they won’t. Because the stakes are too high. And we have to show faith in our leaders lest we give in to terrorism. And it was the terrorists who were really responsible for the killing. They created the conditions that contributed to the event, you know. And they’re all working together, yes they are.”

Also a string of around 400 explosions hit Bangladesh yesterday. 2 Dead. 150 injured. So terrorism strikes anywhere. What is interesting is that this will be seen as a great means for toppling the Government and not a means for uniting the nation. When are the people of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh going to show the politician what they represent? Rezwan has more on the impact of these explosions.

I went to Pizza Hut at Lunchtime. Buffet. 5.49 UK Pounds. I feel awful.

I feel bloated and horrible. There was nice pizza there and the Tomato Pasta was excellent. However, I think things went downhill when they stopped doing garlic bread at the buffet. Also I think the depression set in when I looked around and the majority of what I could see was chav.

My mate R, thinks that the Hut Rules and I am stupid for not thinking the same. All I can say R, is you drive a Ford Mondeo Chaviot.

But when I go to Desh this winter, I WILL GO TO PIZZA HUT! (Although I don’t really want to advertise multinational conglomerates.)

Sikhism’s Holy book, the Sree Guru Granth Sahib opens with the first volume and first chapter with the following:

Mulmantra - The Prologue

Ik Onkar
Sat Naam
Karta Purakh
Nirbhau
Nirvair
Akal Murat
Ajuni
Saibham*
Gurprasad

* pronounced saibhang in Punjabi

Translation
There is only one God
His name is Truth
He is the creator
Sans fear
Sans enmity
Eternal
Unborn
Self effulgent
Realized by His divine grace.

Now compare this to Christianity:

Gospel of Mark Chapter 12, Verse 28-30:

 One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; 30 you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’

Islam:

1 Say: God is One, 2 Eternal and Absolute. 3 God neither begat nor was begotten. 4 And there is none equal to him.
(Qur’an, Chapter 112)

Judaism:

Deuteronomy 6:4

The opening line of the Shema, the primary expression of faith and is recited twice daily:

Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.

Hinduism:

The Brahma Sutra of Hinduism is:

“Ekam Brahm, dvitiya naste neh na naste kinchan”

“There is only one God, not the second; not at all, not at all, not in the least bit.”

The vedas in Hinduism are the most sacred scriptures. Four in total, the oldest of all the vedas is Rigveda. It is also the one considered most sacred by the Hindus.

The Rigveda states in Book 1, hymn 164 and verse 46:
“Sages (learned Priests) call one God by many names.”

[Rigveda 1:164:46]