MY SUNKEN EYES , #fb

MY SUNKEN EYES


The men sitting there grossly stuff their famous faces.
Their plates piled high as ant hills
Voluminous glasses of drinks as tall as small infants
They sit there eating and
Talking about the world’s problems.

They slurp and gulp their king size beers
Bellies expanding and belts popping open
They feast and gobble up uncaringly OINK OINK.

Little do they know that I sit there with my sunken eyes
Craving through the gleaming glass window
I shiver like a leaf with my empty belly growling
I can see the feast, I can imagine the taste
But can’t get it into my belly.

I am so weak I am struggling to survive.
I manage to wave my coffee cup high above the window.
Maybe I am invisible to them.

I wonder what they are talking about
Are they talking about the homeless problem outside?
Those WONDERFUL Politicians
With Words And NO ACTIONS.

by: Ontario, Canada  Grade 9 Student (2008)

On The Passing of the Acclaimed Translator - Muhtar Holland

To God we belong and to Him we will return. I regret to inform you of the passing of our beloved brother, and acclaimed translator, Muhtar Holland. Many of you have been touched in some form or another by the works Muhtar has translated. From Imam Ghazali's "Duites of brotherhood" and "Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship" to the works of Shaykh Abdul Qadir al Jilani, Muhtar has connected us with the great luminaries of the past shaping our spiritual lives for years to come. .....

Read More....
http://www.almadinainstitute.org/news/on-the-passing-of-acclaimed-translator-muhtar-holland/

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Peace

Peace

Sick Leave as National Policy

Trying to Live Without It in the US

Sick Leave as National Policy

By DAVID MACARAY

http://www.counterpunch.org/macaray10252010.html

In addition to the 163 countries that guarantee employees paid sick leave, here are some social service/public health statistics (provided by the Institute for Health and Social Policy) that should make Americans blush:

177 nations guarantee paid leave for new mothers; the U.S. does not.
74 nations guarantee paid leave for new fathers; the U.S. does not.
132 nations guarantee breastfeeding breaks at work; the U.S. does not.
48 nations guarantee paid time off to care for children’s health issues; the U.S. does not.
41 nations provide leave that can be used for child education needs; the U.S. does not.
33 nations provide paid leave to care for adult family members; the U.S. does not.

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