Abou Ben Adhem
Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An Angel writing in a book of gold:
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the Presence in the room he said,
"What writest thou?" The Vision raised its head,
And with a look made of all sweet accord
Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord."
"And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so,"
Replied the Angel. Abou spoke more low,
But cheerily still; and said, "I pray thee, then,
Write me as one who loves his fellow men."
The Angel wrote, and vanished. The next night
It came again with a great wakening light,
And showed the names whom love of God had blessed,
And, lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest!
- James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-1859)
We need leaders that see their position not as an opportunity, right or privilege , but as an obligation, responsibility and duty. We need those that love, and above all, respect their people.
My prayer for fellow Malaysians to get their message sent loud and clear tomorrow. All the best Malaysia!
6 comments:
wow!u r so into this election thingy!!! I'm impressed wif all of ur writing relating to this matter. It shows ur maturity. Honestly,i cant write like that. huhu. shame of me! btw,i link my blog to yours. Hope u dun mind. K,see ya!
I think it's more than LOUD and CLEAR!
im pretty pleased with the result.
how bout u ceper?
Salam
the people has spoken...
Afnan:
No I don't mind. I should have thank you instead.
Daniel:
Me? Well I'm ecstatic! Haha.
Too bad I'm too busy with the first week of class. Will try to squeeze sometimes to write something on the result.
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