what i woke up to

Today the new moon cycle begans ...

As we prepare to welcome in the Eid, people are dying in other parts of the world - killed by their own. To think Ramadan would have at least lessen or stopped the killings altogether - but no if anything it escalated to new heights. I sit here as a Muslim and wonder why? Killing is bad enough - but killing your own brother or sister in Islam and what? A market filled with the festival goers making preparation for what little they have admists the violence became a scene of blood scene. Why cant these people just enjoy a peace of mind? A moment to relish in the festival instead of being bombarded with suicide bombers and unexpected bomb attacks.Eid is a time of happiness a moment to celebrate our victory from the tests of fasting - but i guess for Iraqi's there is no reason for celebration seeing that its been a month of more violent attacks than ever before ..

As we sit here, preparing for the Eid, it is only right that we are thankful for the peace and stability in our nation in every respect. Thankful that we can go to the bazaars and markets and know we wont be a target of a suicide bomber, that we wont be attacked by drive by shootings or have bombs planted in our mosques and that we can worship with no worries of not making it out alive or injured. We should be thankful that we can walk around on our streets and not worry about snipers and that no militia men patrol our streets nor do we have slogans chanted from a mosque that calls for jihad instead what we hear blaring from the mosques are the call to prayer and what is being preached at mosques has nothing to do with terrorism or bombings or self sacrifice. That being Sunni or Shia is not a factor because we have learnt of acceptance and tolerance. Be thankful that we dont worry for a loved one when they go out. As we prepare for Eid which is just two days away - think of the little faces of the Iraqi children - the pain they must be going through - of possibly having lost a mother, a father , a sibling a relative.. Think of how their Eid would be. Here we are going all out for the Eid when in reality thousands & thousands others are fighting to stay alive ..

Its disheartening to wake up in the morning and face headlines that literally gives you a wake up call. The sharp rise in the deaths of US serviceman and Iraqis alike are a cause for concern and if nobody cares that is just plain selfish. Lost is felt by both parties - when life is taken in such a way there seem to be no respect for human life. What is the value of life to these people? In taking a ones life you are promised good things in the afterlife or one is giving blessings in abundant? If thats what they think - i suggest they rethink everything - what they have been taught about Islam and about being Muslim.

Well i am off to bed .. cant hardly keep my eyes open im done ranting .... nites world ... rather mornings world i am off to la la land ......

or not ... this post never made it before i went to bed so here it goes again .... hopefully it goes through ..

i guess my post isnt the usual exiciting or what you woke up too but somewhere at the back of my mind is a whole diffrent story ....

btw i missed 'C' ....... yet again ........ *sigh*