THE DIARY OF A HOUSEWIFE

My story on Rashid who became a terrorist was written to shock and show a different perspective to how the human mind works. What may seem wrong to one is right for another. Amazing isn’t it? All of us or at least most of us are taught as children about right and wrong and yet our varied perceptions see the world in many diverse shades other than just black and white. Rashid believed he was doing the right thing by choosing destruction to seek Allah, not feeling a bit of remorse or fear before killing thousands of people and himself. Did he actually believe or was he made to believe, did he really understand the meaning of religion and the teachings of Allah, and did he ever know the difference between right and wrong? The war he was waging against the world …was it really his or was he brainwashed into believing that Allah needed him to destroy life in order to attain him? It’s a well-known fact that terror groups are targeting children transforming them into killers and fa...

                                                My last blog post expressed my frustration about understanding humans and their motives. With this short story I strive to comprehend what it is that makes us what we are...                                               O prophet! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be harsh against them. Their abode is hell, and an evil destination it is. "Here son, a Porsche for your 18 th birthday. Isn’t it great?" "Thanks Dad! This is the ultimate gift in the world." "Well, can I take it for a spin, with my friends?" "Yes, of course son. It’s yours, you can do whatever you want with it." "Bye Dad, will I see you and mom for dinner tonight?" "No son, I am off on a busines...

I formally and publicly clearly state the fact that I absolutely have no idea what humans are all about. I am 42 years old and completely and unequivocally flummoxed. As a species I think the human species is the most idiotic of all…batty, witless, senseless, thoughtless…boy can I go on and on. Take your pick.                                                                Humans are gifted, we have everything going for us, beginning with the opposable thumb and the cerebral cortex in our brains no other animal seems to possess. However, we give the impression of being the biggest curse of planet Earth. We are a blight on not only all the other animal and plant species but mostly on ourselves.                            We defy ...