Thursday, July 3, 2025

What’s in a brand

 


 

So the other day I went to a warehouse to buy groceries, and yes you can buy stuff straight from a warehouse it’s cheaper . Just not as convenient as supermarket. So there was an old man there who I knew, he was wearing an old shirt and a rubber slippers , you would have never guessed he was actually a millionaire who was running the whole operation. We made some small talk , he knew my family, and after a short time this man calculated my house hold income me and family combined. Man did not skip a beat. Did it in his head like it was second nature to him. I was a bit taken aback to tell you the truth. Then there were the porters men carrying all these heavy bags like human mules , I remember this one Venezuelan man slick hair cut and a brand name shoes . I think it was an expensive Nike actually. Reminds me of another time I was putting out the trash and the garbage man came out also wearing a Nike . Makes you wonder how people save invest and what they spend their money on . A little food for thought.

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Miracle of the olive oil in the Quran

  • Surah An-Nur (24:35):
    Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. His light1 is like a niche in which there is a lamp, the lamp is in a crystal, the crystal is like a shining star, lit from ˹the oil of˺ a blessed olive tree, ˹located˺ neither to the east nor the west,2 whose oil would almost glow, even without being touched by fire. Light upon light! Allah guides whoever He wills to His light. And Allah sets forth parables for humanity. For Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.