Zaid Quotes

The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more.

¿Y para qué leer? ¿Y para qué escribir? Después de leer cien, mil, diez mil libros en la vida, ¿qué se ha leído? Nada. Decir: yo sólo sé que no he leído nada, después de leer miles de libros, no es un acto de fingida modestia: es rigurosamente exacto, hasta la primera decimal de cero por ciento. Pero ¿no es quizá eso, exactamente, socráticamente, lo que los muchos libros deberían enseñarnos? Ser ignorantes a sabiendas, con plena aceptación. Dejar de ser ignorantes, para llegar a ser ignorantes inteligentes. [...] Quizá, por eso, la medida de la lectura no debe ser el número de libros leídos, sino el estado en que nos dejan. ¿Qué demonios importa si uno es culto, está al día o ha leído todos los libros? Lo que importa es cómo se anda, cómo se ve, cómo se actúa, después de leer. Si la calle y las nubes y la existencia de los otros tienen algo que decirnos. Si leer nos hace, físicamente, más reales.

This is going to take forever." "I wouldn't mind spending forever with you," Zaid winked.

Zaid's finest moment, however, comes in his second paragraph, when he says that "the truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more." That's me! And you, probably! That's us!

What does it matter how cultivated and up-to-date we are, or how many thousands of books we’ve read? What matters is how we feel, how we see, what we do after reading; whether the street and the clouds and the existence of others mean anything to us; whether reading makes us, physically, more alive.

Too many Muslims are involved in marriages that devolve into an empty observation of duties and an equally vacuous demand for the fulfillment of rights.

¿Qué demonios importa si uno es culto, está al día o ha leído todos los libros? Lo que importa es cómo se anda, cómo se ve, cómo se actúa, después de leer. Si la calle y las nubes y la existencia de los otros tienen algo que decirnos. Si leer nos hace, físicamente, más reales.

Confronted with the choice between having time and having things, we’ve chosen to have things. Today it is a luxury to read what Socrates said, not because the books are expensive, but because our time is scarce.

The probability of finding a particular book increases in relation to the clarity of the store's focus, the diligence and shrewdness of the bookseller, and the size of the business.

Exercise 1: Guarding the Prayer Once we are performing the five obligatory prayers with regularity, then it is certainly worth our efforts to begin increasing extra prayers- especially the late-night prayers (tahajjud). Late-night prayer is one of the defining qualities of a salih (righteous) person, also called a wali (friend of Allah). Regarding late-night prayers, Fudayl b. 'Iyyad said that if a man was unable to do them, it was due to his wrong actions during the day. May Allah make us befitting to stand before Him, here and in the hereafter. Agenda to Change our Condition, Hamza Yusuf & Zaid Shakir, S. 46

Dejar el campo, irse a la ciudad, hacer carrera universitaria, tener coche, y prosperar hasta lograr tener una casa de campo...

How can a rose which has never been watered be blamed for wilting?

Sometimes when things seem like they are falling apart, they are actually falling into place.

I took a deep breath. The words to a Hebrew song popped into my mind: "Kol ha'olam kulo/Gesher tsar me'od." The whole world is a very narrow bridge.... And the main thing is, not to be afraid.

The little girl dipped her pipette in the water, then held it up to the lightbulb dangling over the table. In the liquid drop that was slowly stretching, she had captured the entire room: the window and its four panes with the waning daylight, the chest covered with a red rug, the sink with the handle of a saucepan poking out, the big photo tacked to the wall showing an almond tree bowed under a storm, its blossoms torn off, blown away, tiny angel flights or sacrificed lives. 'The world's tiny... it's a pity we can't keep droplets for all the beautiful things we see. And for people. I'd love that. I'd put them in...' Zaide broke off, shaking her head. 'No. You can't put them anywhere. But it's beautiful.' I whispered, 'Yes, the world is beautiful.

Allah, Most High, has truly blessed us. He has created just for us the mysterious spirit that He has breathed into us and by so doing distinguished us from all other physical creation. He has adorned us with our incomparable intellect, which further distinguishes us from all else in this creation. What other creature on this planet -another gift He has blessed us with- can even begin to create the likes of this Internet? Will we not stop, give thanks to our Merciful and Generous Lord? Will we not stop and realize how precious our lives are and begin to show each other more love, mercy, kindness and empathy? Will we not stop, take time, and reflect?

Our throats closed over our grief; open them, and what shrill, animal keening would have issued forth, what primitive howl of pain?

Así resulta que la irrealidad tiene poder sobre la realidad.

Happiness you’re it’s creator just imagine it in every small detail in your life even amongst the ruins

Survivors don't enjoy the sweetness of life. They simply enjoy the deferral of death.

Vananenud raamatutest oma lastele raamatukogu rajamist saab õigustada ainult samamoodi, nagu õigustatakse varemete säilitamist: arheoloogiaga.

Preserving everything is a form of negligence that causes a new kind of damage: the loss of what matters in a glut of the insignificant. To preserve everything is to lose everything.

To shine, we must push others forward and stand together when needed. The failure of others will never mean your success. Our world needs a lot of solidarity, and this is the time to push the big ideas.

As Mama once told me, “We called him Boy for the first two months of his life, but when his third-month birthday came around and we saw that sweet smile—especially when you were close to him, reaching out for him—we realized that he had chosen life. So we named him Chaim after your zaide, your grandfather, but also because ‘chaim’ in Hebrew means ‘life.’” I cannot imagine what my life would have been like without my twin.

حـلاتـك لاعشقتي..تعشقيـنـي لـيـوم الـديــن غـرامٍ نسكـن ضلوعه..حشيمـه مــن مجانيـنـه جفا،يجـمـع معزتنا...ولاعـشـق يــذل أثنـيـن كـثـار الـلـي تحـدونـي وقالـولـي :تحبيـنـه امانـه ...لاتخلينـي صغـيـر بعينـهـم تكفـيـن لانــي كـــل ماقالوا(تخون)..اقول:مسكـيـنـه علـيـك الله وأمانه..علميـهـم منـهـو المسكـيـن

شيبت بعقـول العرب..هيبـت روس ٍ ماتهـاب جمهرت نـاس ٍ عمرهـم مايعرفـون الجمهـره ماصرت ذيـب إلا لأن اللـي تحدونـي ذيـاب ما كنـت أغيـب إلا لأن العفـو عنـد المقـدره ترى حلاتك لاحملـت لصاحبـك كلمـة عتـاب أن مانطقـت بهـا بوجهـه ماتـذمـه بظـهـره في هالزمن مايملي عيون الحسـود إلا التـراب والا الحظيظ.. الطلقـه اللـي ماتصيبـه تذعـره ودك اليامن جاتك الغلطه مـن النـاس القـراب الصاحـب اللـي ماكسبـت محبتـه ماتخسـره

Un libro no leído es un proyecto no cumplido. Tener a la vista libros no leídos es como girar cheques sin fondos: un fraude a las visitas.

Ver la cultura como una conversación nos ayuda a centrarnos en términos finitos: quiénes pueden decir algo de interés para quiénes, y cómo, dónde, cuándo, reunirlos. Nos ayuda a aceptar que, en todo el ancho mundo, las personas que van a leer un nuevo libro son tan pocas que hasta se pudiera hacer una lista.

Although I love the stars that dot the night sky, I love the stars in your eyes even more. While I sleep, I will think about my favorite stars and wait to be with you again.

She redefined my human physiology, as I no more breath air I breath her existence, my heart plays the rhythm of her name and pumps her love to every cell in my body, I left my soul and shared her's, so with her death comes mine's.

Tonight I saw you featured by the stars ✨ and when I look into your eyes with my adventurous Soul I travel galaxies...

The Most Beautiful Morning to the most Beautiful and Precious Person and the Most Purest Morning to who has Captured my Soul and Existence...

I'm no poet Just a normal guy Who loved someone Wishing he could hold her between his arms, Knowing he would be holding the universe, and what I say is just a reflection of what I see through your heart ‘❤️‘...

Hoy, es un lujo leer a Sócrates, no por el costo de los libros, sino del tiempo escaso.

Given the vast surplus of food, at least in the West, does the world really need more food?

Dav had named her ‘Ari’ and she had left Lady Ariana Debouryne, Princess of Organa, behind forever. He had named her ‘Ari’ and she had become someone new: someone fearless and skilled and strong. It was evil that Zaid had tried to remind her of the past. It was worse that she had let him.

Es claro que jamás te dejé ir, que solo busqué la forma de retenerte en otro cuerpo. Pero la realidad es que, entre más se esfuerza por ser mejor, más se parece a ti; y entre más se esfuerza por enamorarme, más desearía que fueras tú. 1 Quise despertarte, que te dieras cuenta de los errores que cometías, pero siempre pedías tus cinco minutos más.

Those with avoidant attachment styles feel unfulfilled in their relationships with their spouses, their girlfriends or boyfriends, as well as with their families and friends. Often, they may feel depressed, ambivalent, anxious or a combination of attachment styles. Some claim they don’t need close relationships, but that is seriously doubtful, as every human has a need to belong – even if they limit their social needs to just a few. These are those with dismissive avoidant style.   Do you feel lonely and then cast that feeling aside because it’s painful? Do you assiduously avoid others? Do you feel that intimacy is too risky? Do you long to be more secure? Do you avoid others in an attempt to protect yourself? Or, do you dig in and claim that you’d rather be fiercely independent? Are you afraid that you, too, have an avoidant attachment style? Perhaps you’ve been hurt before and eschew more rejection. Do you feel that love has been overrated and no one can meet your needs?

Find your self-limiting beliefs and push out of your comfort zone little by little. As absurd as it sounds, acclimate yourself to occasional discomfort. You will be amazed at what you can do. Don’t confuse your memories with reality. We all are commentators; we all shade out experiences with the hues and tones that bias facts. We look for occurrences that match our own values, but they may not be the values others espouse.Let’s admit it – we have memories that are biased by our own beliefs and values. Speak to yourself positively. If you can learn how to follow your own advice to yourself, you can become mentally tough. We are all too often victimized by our primal mind that speaks to us with poorly worded feelings. Overcome the negativity bias. Since prehistoric times, homo erectus gave rise to homo sapiens, and survived amid ferocious predators. He either fought for his lunch, or he was eaten as lunch.

Symptoms of the Avoidant Style in Relationships: You may enter a new relationship very quickly– too quickly to make an informed decision. You might have a fear of commitment and put far too much importance on it before you’re ready. You overreact to requests on the part of your boyfriend/girlfriend because you’re afraid your partner will become too demanding. You’re afraid your feelings will become too strong, and try to avoid any responsibility if things go awry in the relationship. You’re afraid your feelings might get too strong, and you won’t be able to deal with them. Instead of dealing with a relationship as it comes and moves along, you’re afraid that dealing with a relationship will be too difficult for you, or too challenging. If a partner is very loving and kind, and you haven’t really worked toward that, you might consider them “boring.” You might have addictions that will interfere with a relationship like alcohol or a work addiction. Sometimes, your reactions are very strong and you’re aggravated when the other asks something of you. Your reactions can be very moody and unpredictable. You’re cut off from your emotions, and are often unable to reciprocate the love your partner shows toward you. You try to avoid any personal discussions.

Raise your curiosity level. Come up with ideas resulting from that area of your mind. Be extremely observant. Notice everything and make mental notes about the behaviors of others. Never mind inferring their motives. That’s their own business. Your business is to predict their possible reactions to what you say and do. Overcome your self-doubt. Believe that you can learn how to be confident anywhere at any time. You can succeed if you will it. Face your fears. Accept the fact that they’re there. Spend mental time with your fears, but don’t run. They are paper tigers. The threats you feel will cower in the face of your courage, no matter how fast your heart beats. Notice how those fears haven’t killed you.

I didn’t think. I knew. But this was part of being female. Feigning pale convictions.

The body is a blunt instrument, easily fooled by strong emotion, shaking legs, a racing heart.

And they will certainly try to isolate you from those people in your life who would otherwise try to pull you out of a toxic relationship.

Desafortunadamente, el apego ansioso no solo daña tus relaciones, sino que también daña tu propia capacidad de sentirte seguro y digno.

(No tengas vergüenza de llorar. Tampoco de no llorar.)

Pero leer es otra forma de embarcarse: lo que pasa y corre es nuestra vida, sobre un texto inmóvil. El

Quantity impresses, and anyone can appreciate it at first sight. Quality isn't as obvious, or as easy to appreciate. As if that weren't enough, quantity is easier to produce, less labor-intensive, cheaper, less risky than saying: Not this.

El yo puede ser muy aburrido.

Milliseid romaane pole sa suutnud lugedes käest panna? Loe samasuguseid raamatuid edasi ja heida pilk teistele, mis võiksid sind samuti huvitada. Mis on sind kõige enam kirjutama pannud? Kirjuta kõike seda edasi ja kui sa juba kirjutad - mitte enne -, uuri kirjutamise kunsti ka väljastpoolt, lugedes ühte või teist raamatut. Ära mata end ajalukku või romaaniteooriasse, kui sa ei ole kõigepealt ilukirjanduse lummusse langenud, romaanide loomingulist põnevust tunda saanud.

Autorite ja raamatute kuulsus on üks asi, raamatu läbimüük on teine, nende lugemine kolmas ning nende sisu läbitöötamine ja levimine sootuks neljas asi. Ning lisaks tuleb veel arvesse võtta põhjuslikud seosed kõigi nende eespool mainitud nähtuste (tuntus, müük, lugemine, läbitöötamine, levimine) ja selle vahel, mida võib täheldada avalikkuse käitumises.

La mera posibilidad no es todavía una libertad.

La medianía fue neutral, luego positiva, después negativa y ahora tabú.

Citar para disimular el vacío intelectual, es una forma petulante de callar...

La muerta del Creador implica finalmente la muerte del creador. Lo cual no impide que Michel Foucault y Jacques Derrida firmen como autores de sus libros...

... el ruido no necesita la lectura.

La sociedad se siente consagrada por sus autores consagrados.

... la nueva forma de incuria es conservarlo todo.

Ante el fracaso del superhombre nazi y el hombre nuevo socialista, ascendió la fanfarria por el hombre común.

The rejection of Western democracy derives from the same rejection of secularism but was further sharpened by the Saudi Arabian establishment’s aversion to democracy’s subversive streak and the threat it posed to the Saudi monarchy if unleashed. Saudi scholars such as Sheikh Bakr Ibn Abu Zaid consistently attacked democracy and the freedoms it flaunted as anti-Islamic. Mohammed Yusuf was heavily influenced by the writings of Saudi-based scholars such as Bakr Ibn Abu Zaid, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Ibn Abd-Allah Ibn Baaz (1910-99), and Sheikh Muhammad al-Amin ash Shanqiti (1907-73). As mentioned before, all of Yusuf’s opponents side-stepped the issue of democracy being un-Islamic, thereby making the issue appear incontestable or settled.

Behind the world’s most difficult problems are people—groups of people who don’t get along together. You can blame crime, war, drugs, greed, poverty, capitalism or the collective unconscious. The bottom line is that people cause our problems.

An anger that Ari had never known was crashing down around her, an anger not stemming from his nauseating statements or revolting countenance, but from the knowledge of what he had done, suddenly so tangible in his presence before her. Never had she allowed herself to consider his betrayal as something so real. Never had she stopped to think about what it truly meant to her. It had all been so distant, muddled in her seven-year-old brain. But now Zaid stood there with that self-assured expression plastered upon his pale face and the reality struck Ari with incredible force, burning and boiling up until she thought she might explode from the sheer heat of it.

One of my biggest worries is that youth grow in discomfort and insecurity, which stops them from truly dreaming freely. society, religion, and family should be the source of support, not the horror.

Collective strength is the force to make the impossible happen. Sacrifices contributed to the creation of our current world and it is the mission of some of us to take leadership and work for others.

Las decisiones son parte de

Everyone needs someone close to them who gives them motivation and appreciation. It’s like fuel. Even avoidants need some emotional feedback… someone who shows they appreciate their efforts. Everyone needs to know they are loved. According to Abraham Maslow, a psychologist, we need the esteem of others. It is one of our higher psychological needs.

Liz had always had a hold on me. She was my first love; the genie becomes a slave to the person who lets her out of the bottle. But it was more than primacy; our love had been a dangerous secret. That was powerful, too.

She didn't get it. Just like I didn't get it about her. Just like she hadn't gotten it about me. How many opportunities for happiness, I wondered, had disappeared in these misperceptions, how many histories vanished, unwritten?

I reminded myself: I didn't get to protest. I was the one who'd left.

I'm a Jew of the late 20th century, Charlie. That history is still my burden. As is this. Take it as a hedge against that other hoped-for day when the world has changed so much that the idea of our inequality becomes otherwise unbelievable, when acceptance comes to look, dangerously, wondrously, a lot like invisibility.

Si pudiera regresar el tiempo sé que no cambiaría nuestra separación, pero en la despedida te hubiera abrazado más fuerte.

Gracias por el pedazo de siempre que viví contigo.

Veo que no aprendí mucho de ti en este tiempo juntos; pero aprendí mucho de mí, del amor, de las derrotas y la vida.

Un día renunciamos a nuestros nombres, yo me empecé a llamar Mi vida y tú te empezaste a llamar Mi cielo.

Quise despertarte, que te dieras cuenta de los errores que cometias, pero siempre pedias tus cinco minutos mas.

Si pudiera regresar el tiempo lo haria para no cometer las mismas estupideces... (y tambien para cometer algunas de nuevo)

Sera que tambien sales a la calle y calculas la probabilidad tan improbable de encontrarte conmigo sin buscarme... -Noches de Diciembre

¿Qué hago corriendo detrás de alguien que me ve correr tras él y no se detiene? 18 «No debes pedirle a alguien algo que no te ha ofrecido», decía mi madre. Comprendo ahora que pedirte amor sin que me lo ofrecieras estuvo mal. ¡Quién diría que tanto dolor es a causa de mis malos modales!

Aún te amo. Y ya me perdoné por eso.

Y como aquellas grandes obras donde el autor olvidó poner su nombre, seré siempre ese ser anónimo que jamás recibirá reconocimiento por haberte amado tanto.

Te equivocaste, se supone que toda la vida duraba un poco más.

Fue más fácil superarte el día que entendí que no se puede extrañar lo que no existe.

Miro hacia atrás, al pasado, y ahí estás tú, mirándome fijamente.

No sé adónde ir, pero desde que tú estás sé dónde quedarme.

Sé que eres tú, sé que es aquí, sé que es contigo.

¿Cual es la salida? Si te vas me asesinas, Si me voy es suicidio.

Apuesto que alguna vez mi recuerdo te ha hecho abrazarla fuerte; con impotencia, desconsuelo y conformidad.

Así son el tiempo y el amor, a veces amigos, a veces enemigos. No se sabe como amigo quién es más bueno ni como enemigo quién es peor.

Yo quise traer a tu vida respuestas, tú llenaste la mía de preguntas.

En el fondo sabes bien que no hiciste nada para quedarte ni yo para que te fueras.

Me prometo ya no quedarme en donde no me han pedido que me quede.

Temo que no llegues a entender que no sé cómo hacer esto. Que estoy improvisando. Que intento hacer música con lo que sé de pintura. Que tengo que echar mano de la experiencia de toda una vida sin ti, para la práctica de una vida contigo

Te hubiera dicho que sí… Pero nunca preguntaste.

Miré fijamente al doctor y le dije: “Para no perder ambos el tiempo, partamos por favor de este hecho: que a mí no me duele algo, que me duele alguien y que me está matando».

Apuesto que mi recuerdo es el lugar donde te pierdes cuando ella te pregunta en qué piensas.

El adiós no duele; siempre es un poco de mutuo acuerdo, de quien lo da y de quien se permite recibirlo. El que duele es el que no se dice; de quien se va y no se despide, solo desaparece.

Ya le pedí a Dios que si eres para mí te abra los ojos; y si no, que me cierre el corazón.

Claro que me amó: me miraba como miran los niños a los fuegos artificiales.

Show Your Partner Empathy Empathy is not just feeling sorry for a person or knowing what their pain must be like; rather, it is an act of taking the time to feel with the other person. Brene Brown says that when you have sympathy, your loved one is metaphorically in a hole, and you are looking down at them from above. However, when you have empathy, you get into the hole with your loved ones, and you sit with them in their pain. Sympathy may provoke you to try to fix a problem your partner is facing or make light of the situation to try to make them feel better, but empathy allows you to listen to them without judgment, and it allows you to see the world from their perspective and emerge from some of the biases you have. Not only does empathy help your partner to become more vulnerable with you, but it helps you become more vulnerable when you speak to them. When you are empathetic, you open your mind, and you deepen your bond with the other person by paying attention to what they are expressing to you rather than trying to merely wipe away their pain. As a result, you and your partner can be honest, and your anxious partner will have fewer worries about your intentions and your love for them. While empathy cannot fix anxious attachment alone, it eases some of the tension, and it allows you to become vulnerable enough to heal from the hurts that keep you both from having a fully committed relationship.

No one bewitches except those who believe in it