الأطفال

 

الأطفال نعمة ورحمة من الله

النظر إليهم ومراقبتهم تُذهب أحزاننا

غمرهم ومُداعبتهم تُنعش قلوبنا

كم هم ضعفاء وكم لديهم القدرة على تعديل مزاجنا

كم هم أنقياء في وسط هذا العالم الذي يعجّ بالفساد

يا رب لا تحرمنا من وجودهم حولنا!

 

فاطمة سليمان

Quote 19

 “Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.”

- Henry Ward Beecher, reverend and social activist

Quote 18

 “Only where children gather, is there any real chance of fun.”

- Mignon McLaughlin, journalist and author

Golden Mean

Aristotle believed that the person who follows a true purpose leads a life of moderation, avoiding extremes. There are two Aristotelian extremes: the extreme of too little and the extreme of too much.

Such as, in terms of eating; if one eats too much, one will suffer from obesity, lack of energy, poor health in general, or death. The moderate man or woman -the thinking person- avoids such excesses. For Aristotle, the proper perspective is the Golden Mean, a path between extremes.

Aristotle believed that a good education helps achieve the Golden Mean and thereby promotes the harmony and balance of both mind and body. For example, a good teacher is friendly with his/her students but at the same time has clear rules and limits.

For Aristotle, humans are rational creatures fulfilling their purpose when they think, and thinking is their highest characteristic. This is equal to what Islamic teachings has come with, in which Allah says in his book "We have honored the children of Adam" [Al Isra':70]. Allah have honored humans by giving them minds through which they can think and understand.

Ozmon, H. A. (2019). Philosophical Foundations of Education.

Quote 17

 "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."

- Marie Curie

Quote 16

 "The purpose of a proof is to understand, not verify."

- Arnold Ross

Beautiful Strong Woman

It took a lot of time and hard work to improve myself and change some of my irrational beliefs and negative thoughts.. It’s been about one year..

I’m forever grateful for God who was always by my side knowing everything about me. I’m grateful for myself for refusing to give up. I’m grateful for my mom who was the first person to lift me up from my loss, for my dad who encouraged me to continue my study in university, and to my doctors in the Teaching Diploma program for teaching and guiding me.

I’m proud of the beautiful strong woman I’ve always dreamt to be and whom I’m becoming now. Yes, I love myself; this wonderful girl with a big heart, tender soul, bright mind and humorous spirit. She’s amazing because of all the scars shining on her to make from her a unique version.

- Fatima Sleiman