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I am amazed how a simple comment on a few blogs have balloned into bloggers always mentioning me when they write long posts, I mean, just to think that somewhere deep in your minds, a small guy comes and says, purg does not like long posts, funny

The catch being, however, is that from now on you must accept the sole responsibility for any future failures or short-comings. A daunting proposition but ultimately it is for your own good. Progress without it is impossible.

As for the whatchamacallit that is supposed to absolve you of the Dreaded Curse of the Evil Eye, I always thing it’s interesting how conditions such as “It will work only if you believe in it 100%” are tacked on. So like, if it doesn’t work, you’ll be all “Hmmm, it’s my fault, I must have only believed in it only 98.99% . And then if you wanna go try again, how do you boost your “belief” level anyways? Doesn’t it get harder now that the first attempt failed??

Forget that.

Itha tabee religious help all you need is the mo3awithaat oo tiwakkal 3ala allah. Latgoolee holy people intervening and doing all sorts of mumbo jumbo on your behalf, oo bil nihaya “lan yo9eebana illa ma katabaho allahu lana”.

All in all I say: Chin up, and go out there and do whatever it takes (well, not WHATever…but you know what I mean) to get you back on track. Only this time, learn from your mistakes (i.e. don’t blab to your parents about everything).

Oh, and if you need motivation and dicipline, I’ll be glad to be your slave-driver-for-hire!

Gigi, encouragingly

I cant believe its still popular in our culture at this time of age. The flying carpet and the wicked witch of the west are gone thankfully!

i was with a guy in jeddah ( 1990 ) and he was looking at this porche and he said ” DAMN THATS A NICE CAR ” less than 10 sec after he said that , that car rammed into a bus and was totaled ….

Anon, “Ok”.

Gigi, I just got back from a “confessions” session with my parents they almost forced me to do it “sit down, wain rai7? … ta3aal sit down … nabi enkalmik” I will take your word for it … and I’m going to do “whatever it takes”.

Q, It’s mentioned in the quran, isn’t it?

forzaq8, Indeed it’s true.

Here’s my “two-cents” on this topic.

I DO believe in “7asad” for the following reasons:

a) I think that it is basically the concept of “negative energy”. I believe in energy/energy fields. So, following that logic, I believe in 7asad. (Remember my Karma post?)

b) If someone has hatred/envy/jealousy etc. I believe that they can harvest that energy and channel it towards you. Therefore (I think) when “shit happens” it is probable that it happened as a result of that energy.

For example, your car crashing, losing your job etc…

And as for the “3ilwiya” thing, it may or may not help. It is not the answer though…

I believe that everything in life is simply “MIND OVER MATTER”.

Let me elaborate…

What I mean by “mind over matter” is that:
“If you convince yourself something will work, it WILL work”.

e.g. 1
A few years ago a close friend of mine had “Strep Throat” AND “Pink Eye” at the same time (poor bastard). Those are two HIGHLY contagious and infectious diseases. People were avoiding him like he had the plague. Just having him near you could have you bed-ridden for a week. Really, It was that bad…
Shit, even his own wife left town and stayed with her parents to avoid the illness. I swear. I was like, WTF? Someone had to take care of him. So, I did it. I spent every waking hour by his side. I was in his face all the time. I simply told myself, I WILL NOT get sick. I refuse to get sick. And al 7imdilla, I didn’t.

e.g. 2
The other day I had a double-shot latte, NOT KNOWING it was decaf (which I found out much later). In my head I thought “yaaay, 2 shots of caffeine biaaaach, I’m gonna be so energized”, and I swear, I was super-hyper for the entire afternoon, even though it had no caffeine what-so-ever.
My brain “thought” that it did, hence my body responded as if it did.

Mind over matter.

I’m sure you’ve heard the stories of people “miraculously” being cured of cancer/diseases, because they “envisioned” attacking the disease in their minds.

Again, mind over matter.
Do not under-estimate the power of your brain.

So, I think if you tell yourself something enough, you will believe it. And even your body will respond to that (i.e. not getting sick etc.).

So I think that if you “believe in it 100%” it will work. It is simply programming your brain a certain way. Therefore, you can ward off the “evil eye”– With or without a “holy-person intervention”.

Additionally, if you are a faithful/religious muslim, I suppose you HAVE to believe in 7asad by default. It is afterall in the book. So, on that premise, you should accept the notion of “mal-intent” and put your faith in the Almighty to protect you from that “bad” energy.

You know, I think that the term “3ayn” is often mis-used.

People blame EVERYTHING on “il 3ayn”. (I’m not suggesting that YOU are.)

I just mean that people use it as an excuse way too often (I’m sure some of you would agree).

e.g. 1 (The Failure)
I never go to class, I don’t do homework, I am a slacker and I making straight “D’s” in school, I don’t get it– akeed 3ayn

e.g. 2 (The Lazy-ass)
I eat junk food for breakfast lunch and dinner (not to mention those in between snacks), I don’t move a muscle all day, and I am overweight, I can’t seem to get that awesome body I used to have WAY back in high school, my homeboys woulda killed for that six-pack– akeed 3ayn

e.g. 3 (The slutty single female)
I am a total “Ho”, I dress like a slut, I act like an airhead, I have no self-worth or self-respect, nobody takes me seriously and for some reason, I can’t keep a man, surely it’s cuz my female friends are jealous of my “hotness”– akeed 3ayn

e.g. 4 (The Slacker/Leech)
I am a lazy-ass good-for-nothing, talent-less dimwit who expects opportunity to fall into my lap without lifting a finger, I am making no attempt to achieve my goals on my own, my wa96a is not working and to make things worse, Daddy won’t let me use his credit card anymore. Man, my life blows– akeed 3ayn.

And so on………

However, in your case, I wouldn’t be surprised if it is 7asad.
You are young.
You are talented.
You have great work.

And a lot of people are rotten at the core. Their negative vibes permeate and infect your life.

So, my advice is:
1) Don’t share too many details with too many people.
2) Keep your faith in God.
3) Create an “energy” buffer zone between you and people with “bad vibes”.
4) Don’t think too much about the “ill fortune””.
5) Remember that: “Good things come to those who wait”. Patience is a virtue. And something will turn up soon.

So, for now, free-lance away Mr. T.— “I pity da fool” who gives you 3ayn…
Cuz as I said before “Karma is a bitch that don’t forget”.

So, with all that said, I hope you have a nice day.

Peace and Love and all that good stuff.

Disclaimer - I in no way am channeling any negative energy towards you even though I already said that I’m jealous. I’m also part proud of you, GiGi, SheWrites and Granny Funk (in no particular order) and lots of other female bloggers just for writing and thinking the way they do.

TaTaBotata - The girls are right. Cheer up, chin up, and stay strong. Hopefully, this’ll be temporary and you’ll get your even luckier break soon.

P.S. I approve of long posts (and comments) so long as they are well-written, and this my friend was a well-written post