Wednesday, June 20, 2012

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Jana

    Welcome in a new smile of hope. Smile of hope today is about Jana. Jana is 14 years old Jordanian girl. She is very beautiful. She has had a great position with her father and mother that I couldn’t forget. Before telling the story of Jana, her father and mother, I want to say to you only profit of your father and mother and learn from them. Also your parent profit of you, they need your love and help. Today I am addressing young boys and girls who think always that who they give kindness and compassion, who help, hug, regroup the family are always father and mother. Do you ever think that you can unify your father and mother, influence them and fill home with love? Do not live for yourselves; don’t prevent yourselves from such love and be finally surprised that your parent will divorce and therefore, there will be no love at home.
  The story of Jana is told to me by her father. Jana, a Jordanian, is 14 years old; all her interest was to be with her female friends; she did not bother of her father and mother who were about to divorce. Jana’s father told me that the household was insupportable and there was no common terrain to discuss with Jana’s mother, no dialogue, the divorce was about to take place. The children knew the problem. The elder son left the house weeping and crying. But Jana had been positive. She gave rendezvous to her father in a place saying to him that she needed urgently to talk to him. At the same time and in the same place she gave rendezvous to her mother with the same reason. Father and mother found themselves face to face and Jana between them.
  Jana guided the discussion, praying her mother and father to have seats. She had an album of photos. She began to open a photo and say: “Papa, mama, do you see this photo? This is the photo of your wedding day. Look papa, how you are smiling to mama; how are you happy with her! And you mama, you’re happy also with papa”. She opened another photo of her birthday and showed her parent how they were happy when she came to the world. She continued to open one by one the photos and recall happy memories and merry moments. Her father who told me the story said that he began to weep and her mother began to weep also. Jana, a young girl, played the role of a mature person; took the hands of her parents. Kissed them, hugged them and restored love in the household. Jana is not reacted violently such as has done her elder brother, who left the house. She acted positively and unified her father and mother.
  So young boy and girls, you also you can influence your parents, they need you. Your influence in them can be million times more than a sermon, than another adult. You are the one who has the magic keys to open your father’s and mother’s heart. Take care of your father, mother and you will be happy and you will draw a smile of hope in your homes and ours.
Thank you.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

If you couldn't carry out great deeds, do a small one

    smile of hope1     The smile of hope of today is from Mexico; the story smile of hope from Mexico is about a small child who sat in the seashore and threw the starfish drawn by waves on the shore inside water again. You know the starfish that we find in Alexandria shores, in the North shores or in the Red Sea shores. This starfish will die if the waves throw it on the shore; it has to be inside the sea to survive.

 The story smile of hope told us that the boy sat at the ocean shore. He knew that if the starfish was brought to the shore it would die. So when the boy remarked that there was a starfish brought by the waves to the shore, he stood up quickly, took the starfish and threw it inside the sea; he continued to do so tirelessly. Seeing his enthusiasm, his father laughed. The boy asked his father why he laughed. The father said to his son that he laughed on him because the sea threw to the shores more than one thousand per day and ten thousands all two or three days; he told his son that he returned only two or three inside water; he could not returned all the poor starfish thrown on the shores. The boy said to his father:"Dad, at least I can save two, if I couldn't save tens of thousands". His father stopped laughing and discovered that his son was wiser that him and more intelligent than him.

  What I want to say, basing on this simple story, is that: If you couldn't carry out great deeds, do a small one. Humanity is good. Believe me sometimes we need to learn humanity from our children thanks to their innocence. The small boy finds that it is difficult for him to see a starfish dying; he decides to save it and return it to the water without losing his enthusiasm and without taking into consideration and that there are tens of thousands starfish die at shores.

  There are people who die in our country and in other countries. Poverty spreads too much, poor people increase. Do not leave devil tell you cannot resolve the problem of poverty in earth, because there are tens of thousands of poor people. Save the life of one poor person, if you couldn't make great deed for them. Save a human being, learn from that small child. Everyone who sees a poor person has to help him, makes him stand on his feet, not necessary gives him money, soothe him, does him a favor, and teaches him how to read and write. Save people. If you draw a smile of hope on the faces of people, our lord Almighty will draw a smile of hope on your faces.


Friday, June 15, 2012

The Old Man & the Ships Engine

   Welcome to a new episode a smile of hope. There was once a great cruise ship and one of its engines were broken. The owner of the company gathered all his engineers and to try and fix the broken engine. They tried all they can to fix it but it was of no use. So they thought and pondered, and then remembered that there was an older man who specialized in engine maintenance. So they called him over. As the older man arrived he had with him an entire bag of tools. This man started inspecting the engine from top to bottom. The other engineers along with owners were flabbergasted by this old man and wanted to see what he was going to do. They old man than took out of his bag a little hummer and screwdriver and started to bang on the sides of the engine. All of a sudden the engine kick started. This took the old man about five minutes. The engine started working well.
  After a week the company received an invoice from the old man. The invoice was for about $10.000. The company was in shock due to the fact that all he did was bang on the engine. So the company owner sent a letter to this old man saying that he should clearly state the details of said invoice. So the old man sent a detailed letter of the invoice in which he stated: the banging on the engine costs $2, and to know where to bang with the hammer costs $9.998.
  The point of this story smile of hope is if you know where to bang and find a way to kick start your engine of life, you will achieve motion, and if you don’t know where or how to bang your engine of life you will remain motionless. I am afraid and worried for all you younger men that if you don’t know how to start your engines of life, life will pass you by. Please find ways to start your life, and if you are at a loss consult your father, your grandfather and ask them and brainstorm and find ways to start your life and smile of hope.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Taking an initiative

   Welcome to a new episode a smile of hope. Smile of hope today is about taking an initiative. You may ask me “What do you mean by taking an initiative?” sometimes people have skills that will help them to successful in life. However, they are not courageous enough, they don’t take a step, and they don’t have a strong will, or they choose not to take the lead. There are many young men and women who are listening to me who have very high aptitude and can be very successful smile of hope…but unfortunately, they’re not courageous enough.
  Let me tell you smile of hope story from Morocco, told to me by a writer. He’s a writer with great aptitude, who seemed like he’ll be a famous writer on day. This story is of course, an old story. The first book he wrote, he couldn’t find a publisher to publish the book. He tried and submitted it to several publishers, and still no one wanted to publish it. Finally, after numerous tries, he found a publisher who decided to publish his book. By coincidence, his book got published right in time for the Moroccan Book Fair.
  At the Book Fair, the organizers setup a stage in front of the large crowd for the best writers to speak about their books, and autograph them. The writer had just published a new book, and he was watching while the best writers were all on the stage. The presentations began and people were entertained, but there was an empty seat on the stage. The person who was supposed to be sitting there didn’t show up. Out of respect, the writer thought to himself that the person should be arrived soon.10, 15, and 20 minutes passed and still no one showed up to fill the seat on the stage. The seat remained empty on the stage, with no name in front of it. The presentation began and people forgot that there’s an empty seat on the stage. The writer, however, did not forget about the empty seat. Do you know what this writer decided to do? The writer decided to go up on the stage and sit in the empty seat and present his first book. Although he never got an invitation, the seat on stage was empty. It would have been wrong and disrespectful that he gets on the stage, if the person who’s supposed to be sitting in the seat had arrived and he took his seat. However, he decided to take the initiative, because a third of the presentation had passed and no one showed up.
  This is a great example of taking an initiative and smile of hope. Many people in his shoes would be embarrassed or would be afraid of other people’s critique. However, what’s wrong with receiving other people critiques? Yet in fact, most of us learn and grow with constructive criticism. The writer took 10 books and sat on the empty seat. Can you imagine the courage? One of the organizers realized that he got on the stage. She went his way, to make sure that he had an invitation to be on stage. He took an initiative again, looked at her in confidence, and he apologized for being late. She asked him what he would like to drink and he asked for a cup of tea. When it was his turn to speak, he presented his book in eloquence.
  People were amused by his new and amazing idea. People came around him, while the media began recording what was happening. He autographed his book and many people got copies of it and took pictures with him. In the following year, Fear’s book was the first book being passed out in the Book Fair. He was also the first invitee to be on the stage. He said that had he not gone on the stage the first time and presented himself with great eloquence and confidence, he wouldn’t have gotten the opportunity to go up the second time.
  Take an initiative, smile of hope and be courageous. Have self-confidence, be strong and be courageous. Definitely do not take someone else’s rights or positions. However, be courageous and self-confident. You will then be happy with a smile of happiness, which will be drawn on your face and on the faces of those who love you.
Thank you.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Think before taking conclusion

   Welcome in a new smile of hope. This smile of hope of today speaks about an idea, if you adopt in your life, you will be smiling all your life. It is: “think before taking conclusion”, i.e. when you see something before you don’t act immediately, think firstly. 

  I will tell you a funny story. It is about a lady waiting for her train in the railway station. The story took place in England. The lady was hungry. She bought a sac of popcorn and sweet, but them near her in her seat and began to eat. A young woman came sat near her on the same bench. The young woman began to put her hand in the sac of the lady and eat from popcorn. The lady was angry and asked herself what was the bravery? For the lady such action was impertinence from the young woman. The young woman continued to enter her hand in the lady’s sac and eat from popcorn, while the angry lady’s face became red. The lady was about to hit the young woman or cry on her face for such impoliteness, while the later looked to her and smiled. The lady began to think that the new generation was impertinent and impolite. The young lady continued till finishing all the remaining popcorn, while the lady tried to push the sac away from the young woman’s hand when the train entered into the station.

  When the young woman entered into the wagon, the angry lady, who controlled herself and did not insult that young woman, opened her handbag and found that her popcorn sac was there. The lady realized that the popcorn sac from which she was eating was not her; it was the young woman’s.

  What do you think about this story? So please think before taking a conclusion, cool down before getting nervous, before quarrelling with others. What great the Quran is! When our Prophet Suleiman said: “why I didn’t see the hoopoe”; he then continued: “maybe it is among the absent”. Before you say what I have to do, think firstly. A good story, isn’t it? Believe me, you will live in smile and hope as far as you are thinking before acting, before getting nervous and quarrelling with other people. The popcorn sac shall be with you at the end while you are not paying attention. Think, be careful and Allah Almighty will render you happy and, thus, our life will be full of smile of hope.
Thank you.