Mariam Abdulrhman

“ The Paradoxical Commandments

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.”
― Kent M. Keith, The Silent Revolution: Dynamic Leadership in the Student Council

“Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.”
― Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them

“كثيرًا ما تعاملتُ مع أشخاص لا يئنون ولا يشتكون من حياتهم أو ظروفهم الخاصة، ثم سرعان ما عرفتُ بعد اقترابي منهم أنهم حقًا لا يئنون ولكن ليس لأن حياتهم خالية مما يستحق الأنين وإنما لأنهم قد تجاوزوا مرحلة البوح والصراخ إلى مرحلة العجز عن الشكوى، أو إلى مرحلة "الصمت.. قوة الانفعال" وهي مرحلة متقدمة من مراحل الألم يفقد الإنسان معها حتى القدرة على الكلام والشكوى والبكاء.
فتعلمتُ هذا الدرس، واستعنتُ به في فهم شخصيات كثيرين يظنهم الغافل سعداء، وهم في الحقيقة "مآس بشرية" تمشي على أقدامها.”
― عبد الوهاب مطاوع, أعط الصباح فرصة

“Yes, I understand why things had to happen this way. I understand his reason for causing me pain. But mere understanding does not chase away the hurt. It does not call upon the sun when dark clouds have loomed over me. Let the rain come then if it must come! And let it wash away the dust that hurt my eyes!”
― Jocelyn Soriano, Mend My Broken Heart