by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Nov 16, 2007 | Smile
A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. “House” for instance, is feminine: “la casa.” “Pencil,” however, is masculine: “el...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Nov 15, 2007 | Wise Words
Take “what is” and make the most of it. Make lemonade from your lemons. You are not called upon to create perfection from every situation, only to make the most of it. Don’t waste your time on ceaseless complaining, but look for meaning and joy in...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Nov 15, 2007 | Smile
An old man was struggling a bit with the English. He walks in to the Restaurant and want to order a chicken, but unfortunately he cannot remember what is chicken called in English. The waiter who wants to take his order is only English proficient. So the old man sees...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Nov 14, 2007 | Wise Words
What worlds the principle of Reason embraces! How broad is this ocean of Reason! Yes, the Reason of man is a boundless ocean. O son, that ocean requires, as it were, a diver. On this fair ocean our human forms float about, like bowls on the surface of water; yes like...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Nov 14, 2007 | Smile
At the company water cooler, I bragged about my children’s world travels: one son was teaching in Bolivia, another was working in southern Italy, and my daughter was completing a yearlong research project in India.One co-worker’s quip, however, stopped me...
