Qur'an 20170523

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

71.  And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah with a conversion-

72.  Those who witness no falsehood, and if they pass by futility, they pass it with honor;

73.  Those who, when they are admonished with the signs of their Lord, droop not down at them as if they were deaf or blind;

74.  And those who pray, "Our Lord!  Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us to lead the righteous."

75.  These are the ones who will be rewarded with the highest place in heaven, because of their patient constancy: therein they shall be met with salutations and peace,

76.  Dwelling therein- how beautiful an abode and a place of rest!

77.  Say: "My Lord is not uneasy because of you if you call not on God, but you have indeed rejected, and soon will come the inevitable."

The Criterion 25:71-77
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The old rice paddy

My mornings have been early lately.  I wake up before the dawn prayer, then perhaps take a nap after to wait for the sun to come up.  Then I go about my routine of cleaning up after the cats and watering the plants.  Lately, I've been doing a lot of digging with my trusty hoe (not ho).  I can't stand the direct sun, so I dig dig dig until the sun becomes unbearable.  I would have continued digging this evening, but it rained rained rained.  So I made some Irish stew instead.  Want some stew, Irish?  Well, I don't know if it's exactly Irish stew.  It's just beef, potatoes, onions, and a bit of garlic.  I have sirloin and tenderloin in my freezer, but I didn't want to put that in the stew.  What a waste!  Besides, burgers have higher fat content so I tore up chunks of beef burgers and put that in the stew.  I used demi-glace mix as seasoning, and I have to put in black pepper.  Hope I don't forget.

Natty, most men take pride in their strength.  Their strength of will if not physical strength.  So a man is not going to admit defeat, even when defeat is obvious.  Because it's humiliating.  He would rather die.