The Strong-Willed

Blah... it's Friday morning... here I am dressed in suit and tie... working... I have to go to my company's holiday party tonight after work... it's being held at the "Down Town Association" at 60 Pine Street... a dramatic difference from last year's "Tavern on the Green"... there were no "oohhs" or "ahhhs" when the location was announced at our last monthly company dinner meeting... but anyway... it'll just be a repeat of last year's experience I bet... :(

Well... the purpose of this blog isn't about the holiday party... it's about the below article that I read this morning about a Muslim woman. You should read it... it's a very sad story, but yet, it's a story about being strong-willed, having the desire to fight on, determination, and staying true to one's belief. The story didn't end the way I had hoped as I read it, but it did end in a way that showed strong-willed change.

The story reminded me of my first love. I still love him very much and this will never change. I will always find him a beautiful person... someone who loved me with all his heart unselfishly. I felt that in his life, I always came first. He too was Muslim. Our religious belief or my previous lack of religious belief often came between us in odd ways. It was over time that I slowly learned about his culture and his beliefs. If you know anything about being a Muslim in all the traditional sense, in the western world, then you would know that it ain't easy...! Anyhow, read the article... put yourself in her shoes and see how it takes strict self-determination to really invoke change in life. If it can happen in her life, it can probably happen in your's. Self-determination for change... it's hardly a new concept, but truly taking action, may be for most of us.

NY Times Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/15/nyregion/15muslim.html?hp&ex=1166245200&en=df3797451d863131&ei=5094&partner=homepage