Keeping your word was a sacred thing at home. My dad used to say, “The only thing a poor man has is his word. It’s the one thing nobody can take from you.” I was told by my mother treating people with integrity and respect is the only way to get them to achieve their full potential. Remember Character and Integrity, if divorced from God, they don’t make sense. If you try to set your own moral thermostat, chances are that a lot of other people will be uncomfortable. What was she trying to instill in us? I understood this after a long time, integrity left to define itself becomes evil because everyone ends up choosing his own standards such profound thoughts could not be appreciated at that immature age, we took it lightly as it was coming from a mother who was not much educated. We had been taught in school by our teachers to reason out everything. These thoughts were in conflict with my mother’s ideas. Those who believe God created humans have a different worldview from those who believe humans created God. Are we here to have nature serve us, or are we here because we are … Continue reading Is Islam an Outdated Religion?