‘The source of our strength is the person we know ourselves to be.’ Angela Duckworth.
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Category: Leadership
Intoxication of Verbosity.
“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” Marcus Aurelius.
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Spartacus Reborn
The advent of servitude is Spartacus revived in the corridors of power and the fight has moved from the Colosseum to the UN. Is it not so?
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“Several dead men and various scattered weapons are located in a large arena. Near the center of the image is a man wearing armor standing in the middle of an arena looking up at a large crowd. The man has his right foot on the throat of an injured man who is reaching towards the crowd. Members of the crowd are indicating a “thumbs down” gesture. The arena is adorned with marble, columns, flags, and statues.”
Pollice Verso (Thumbs Down) by Jean-Léon Gérôme, the 19th-century painting that inspired Ridley Scott
Beggers and Presidents
I saw Presidents begging, the tune was not appealing
so I hit the ceiling.
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‘Cry, The Beloved Country.’
Apartheid ignited the resistance but, South Africa’s democracy gave flight to new stones of discontent.
Image: Service Delivery Protest: South Africa
Turkey – Idolised & Demonised
The Osmanlis perceived themselves bearer of the Final Heavenly Message, Islam. – Prof.Dr.Mehmet Maksudoglu
Grace Personified: Prophet Muhammadﷺ
Allah states in the Quran:
He has sent down upon you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel.Quran 3:3
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FACE OFF! Face it!
All human unhappiness comes from not facing reality squarely, exactly as it is.
Gautama Buddha
The world is changing so rapidly that we have lost time to face reality. Our reality is not the face of social media.
Juxtaposition.
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – “Long Walk to Freedom, The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela” written by Nelson Mandela in 1994. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas
An Awe of Presence
Let the present allow you to appreciate leaders in your midst. The Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (s) lived that way. Comment if you have an anecdote to share.