“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” – Simone Weil


  • Snow that falls on distant roads floating softly, tranquil peace. And as I march ‘neath heavy load, look forward to this burdens cease. Yet ‘fore my face flakes blind my eyes when hurried I lope into fate. And winds that wander dull my cries, against the road that ever waits. For when a seeker walks…

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  • Tennyson captures my heart

    While reading a passage from the poem Idylls of the King: The passing of Arthur, I was overcome with emotion by the depth and universality of the message. As a Baha’i, I see myself beset with the agony and distress that accompanies the passing of time. However, I also recognize the violent chaos that marks…

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  • Jan 13th 2010 – CBC reports Jan 13th 2010 – BWNS captures world reaction Jan 12th 2010 – LeaderPost “Regina family worried about relative imprisoned…” Jan 12th 2010 – WashingtonTV captures Ebadi’s reaction Jan 12th 2010 – Payvand Reports Jan 12th 2010 – Beliefnet reports Jan 12th 2010 – Washington Post reports Jan 12th 2010…

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  • Some things I’ve learned over the years: There are more than two types of people; actually, there are over 6 billion types. We don’t have to consult about everything; sometimes its better if someone just makes a decision. If you want to consult, be scientific about it! Consultation is required when we are seeking out…

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  • Justice

    A friend of mine requested I write this as part of her university assignment. She was asked to collect a number of opinions from different people regarding Justice. Figured, might as well use this as an opportunity to blog. Sweet. Warning, this is very simplistic and not at all an exhaustive analysis of the subject.…

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  • A strategic, Iranian campaign against the BahÑ’ís may have been rebutted as purely speculative and conspiratorial until UN Special Representative Reynaldo Galindo Pohl unearthed a confidential memo in 1993. The document, issued in 1991 by the Iranian Supreme Revolutionary Cultural Council (ISRCC), clearly states that β€œThe government’s dealings with them must be in such a…

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  • Global Economic Crisis – many Canadians are now intimately familiar with this term. Perhaps it hasn’t yet affected you personally, but for many people, this is real. Since talk of the crisis began I’ve been conjuring up my own reasons for why this was suddenly happening to us. Often, I hear media reports forecasting a…

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  • I enjoyed writing this for an english course. I thought I might share it with those of you interested in some casual reading. I discovered prejudice and it’s various incarnationsβ€”racism, sexism, ageism, partisanship, and bigotryβ€”at the age of 12. Until then I had been blind to these social realities, these hindrances. It was really quite…

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  • 1/6th

    1/6th = 1 billion. 1/6th of the world will go hungry next year according to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) at the UN. According to the article, this is the worst that humanity has encountered, ever. So what happened? I thought billions of dollars were being sent to feed the hungry.…

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