Letter to Julia 20111015

Aw, c'mon Julia! I really prefer small houses, because it's within my strength to maintain! Sure, this house may not look like much right now, but once I jazz it up, you'll never look at a big house ever again. Besides, like I said before, we can build extensions as necessary, and only children would make that necessary. We'll find a way to park your Mercedes-Benz in the back where no one can look at it, OK? All I need is a small local car. But most likely, we'll just be riding our motorcycles everywhere: it's easier to park! We can go and sip tea in the yard if you're feeling confined, I'll even hook up an extension to your satellite TV so you can watch the Bundesliga underneath the mango tree. You can even watch it in bed if you like, just don't make me look at it, because it might turn me off. I've never had much of a taste for watching a bunch of men running around on a field, so I'll have my own TV. Shadowplay TV, of course. The randomizer is the programmer for Shadowplay TV, so that I guess means Allah takes over my computer and chooses the show for me. Lately "Jurassic Park" and "Arrisalah" has been playing repeatedly. But seriously Julia, please don't desire a big house, I really like small houses, with the perfect amount of room and possessions.

Why, do you have female buddies that have become refugees because they converted to Islam? We can't allow them to go back to an oppressive situation. Anyway, I've gotten rather fond of this little yard I have. I've just been observing the miniature vines grow. There are some that have blue flowers and some that have yellow flowers. These ground vines don't grow tall, and they are very pretty. My garden is mostly being taken over by clover which doesn't have flowers, but they attract hundreds of tiny grey butterflies about 1/2 inch across.

Of course I must be grateful for what Allah gives me. That is partially why I am satisfied with a small house. But if Allah gives me more, then I must be appreciative of that as well. I tell you again Julia, I have the strength for a small house insyaAllah, and if I were to have a large house, then I would probably choose a small space to call my own. You and the kids can maintain the rest of the house, just remember that good help is very hard to find. In general, we must try to keep things small, and grow as slowly as possible. With that in mind, make sure you keep all your valuable contacts (friends, medical, industrial, etc) written down on paper. It doesn't matter which part of the planet they are, Mrs. Global. Me? Allah is my friend. InsyaAllah.