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Thursday, April 22, 2010
a long time ago
Monday, April 19, 2010
A story to changs your thinking
Change Your Thinking
It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking..
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.
One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.
His bed was next to the room's only window.
The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.
The men talked for hours on end.
They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation...
Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.
The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and colour of the world outside.
The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.
Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every colour and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.
As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.
One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.
Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.
Days, weeks and months passed.
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep.
She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.
As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.
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Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.
He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.
It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.
The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.
She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.'
Epilogue:
There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.
Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.
If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy
It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking..
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.
One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.
His bed was next to the room's only window.
The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.
The men talked for hours on end.
They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation...
Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.
The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and colour of the world outside.
The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.
Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every colour and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.
As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.
One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.
Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.
Days, weeks and months passed.
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep.
She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.
As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.
0A
Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.
He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.
It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.
The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.
She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.'
Epilogue:
There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.
Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.
If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy
Friday, March 26, 2010
Awareness campaign stops early marriages in Amran
Mo’ath Monassar
For the Yemen Times
Published:22-03-2010
AMRAN, March 20 – An awareness campaign on the hazards of early marriage has succeeded in preventing ten early marriages in Amran, according to its organizers.
The campaign concluded earlier this month in the Al-Sood and Al-Sooda districts of Amran, and was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Shahrazad Al-Haiti, coordinator of the program, said that the program was conducted in these two governorates due to lack of health education, widespread illiteracy, and the absence of health centers there.
She pointed out that the project had required great efforts due to the local tribes’ initial refusal to welcome them to the area.
The campaign organizers held lectures, plays and competitions to make people aware of the risks of early marriage.
The team members consisted of doctors, academics, members of the local council, teachers, and mosque preachers.
According to Al-Haiti, the program offered health consultations and medication to patients who visited two health centers in the cities of Hajja and Amran.
“We received around 3,000 cases [in the two districts], 200 of which were pregnant women with severe vaginal bleeding,” said Al-Haiti, who added that many divorce cases in court were caused by early marriage.
Up to 75 percent of marital problems happen as a result of early marriage in which girls are not able to understand the duties of marriage, according to the findings of Huria Al-Afiri, the coordinator of the program in Al-Sooda district.
Mohammad Ahmed, the head of local health office, said that the problem lies in peoples’ minds and in the absence of health care centers.
He added that people there need to be informed about the potential problems resulting from early marriage.
According to a recent study by the World Health Organization, up to 365 young mothers die per 1,000 live births.
Most of these cases are young mothers under the age of 18.
For every 50 women in Yemen, one dies during childbearing age because of multiple pregnancies. The study showed that the severe vaginal bleeding during labor and high blood pressure afterwards were among the reasons for these deaths.
Other causes of mortality rate among young mothers are the low level of medical services for the pregnant women.
Nabila Al-Abhar, manager of the reproductive health office at the Ministry of Health and Population, confirmed that there are dozens of women who die while giving birth, especially those who give birth at home.
Courtesy Yemen Times
For the Yemen Times
Published:22-03-2010
AMRAN, March 20 – An awareness campaign on the hazards of early marriage has succeeded in preventing ten early marriages in Amran, according to its organizers.
The campaign concluded earlier this month in the Al-Sood and Al-Sooda districts of Amran, and was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Shahrazad Al-Haiti, coordinator of the program, said that the program was conducted in these two governorates due to lack of health education, widespread illiteracy, and the absence of health centers there.
She pointed out that the project had required great efforts due to the local tribes’ initial refusal to welcome them to the area.
The campaign organizers held lectures, plays and competitions to make people aware of the risks of early marriage.
The team members consisted of doctors, academics, members of the local council, teachers, and mosque preachers.
According to Al-Haiti, the program offered health consultations and medication to patients who visited two health centers in the cities of Hajja and Amran.
“We received around 3,000 cases [in the two districts], 200 of which were pregnant women with severe vaginal bleeding,” said Al-Haiti, who added that many divorce cases in court were caused by early marriage.
Up to 75 percent of marital problems happen as a result of early marriage in which girls are not able to understand the duties of marriage, according to the findings of Huria Al-Afiri, the coordinator of the program in Al-Sooda district.
Mohammad Ahmed, the head of local health office, said that the problem lies in peoples’ minds and in the absence of health care centers.
He added that people there need to be informed about the potential problems resulting from early marriage.
According to a recent study by the World Health Organization, up to 365 young mothers die per 1,000 live births.
Most of these cases are young mothers under the age of 18.
For every 50 women in Yemen, one dies during childbearing age because of multiple pregnancies. The study showed that the severe vaginal bleeding during labor and high blood pressure afterwards were among the reasons for these deaths.
Other causes of mortality rate among young mothers are the low level of medical services for the pregnant women.
Nabila Al-Abhar, manager of the reproductive health office at the Ministry of Health and Population, confirmed that there are dozens of women who die while giving birth, especially those who give birth at home.
Courtesy Yemen Times
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Why Yemen Journal
Hi all and welcome to my first blog. Why this is needed these days?
So much news in the air. But which type of news we need to propgate is what matters. The focus will be to avoid news that provokes and want to sound journalistic. Yemen is known for its wisdom and this Blog seeks to present the positive side of Yemen and its cutlure. If Yemen can maintain its heritage of wisdome and humbleness, it can change other countries around it and and the world at large.
Let us see if we can do that.
MAS
So much news in the air. But which type of news we need to propgate is what matters. The focus will be to avoid news that provokes and want to sound journalistic. Yemen is known for its wisdom and this Blog seeks to present the positive side of Yemen and its cutlure. If Yemen can maintain its heritage of wisdome and humbleness, it can change other countries around it and and the world at large.
Let us see if we can do that.
MAS
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