I'm starting a book discussion on the book The God of All Things. It is the detailed version of Islamic Boot Camp actually. People have said that the book has changed their lives and proven to be of great benefit. Alhamdulillah!
La hawla wa la quwwata ila billah!
I'll be posting a chapter a day. You are invited to make your comments and point out any lessons you might have noted in the chapter.
Teachers, educators and students are highly encouraged to participate in this discussion.
All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds
then to the understanding, and ends with reason.
There is nothing higher than reason.
- Immanuel Kant
Source: Critique of Pure Reason, 1781
So listen to the voice of reason.
For certainly....it is the voice of Truth.
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Chapter 1
The words reverberated in his head.
“You have only 6 months to live.”
Richard White was dying. He was only 39 years old.
“You can’t be serious, doctor,” he had asserted. But the
doctor had a grim look on his face.
Richard was devastated. He had millions of dollars in his
bank account. But all his wealth was pretty useless. All the
money in the whole world could not save him. There was no
cure for the disease he was suffering from.
He thought about his huge, grand mansion in which he
lived, the number of cars he had and his great army of
employees and servants who were always at his beck and
call. He sat in his hospital room thinking. And many were
the thoughts that passed through his mind. He remembered
his past life, his childhood days, his adolescence and the
days of his youth.
How quickly the years had sped by! It was like it all
happened yesterday. And now, his time was nearly up!
Death was coming closer and closer by the minute.
The thought frightened him. He was scared. So very
scared. And there was nowhere to run. There was absolutely
nothing he could do! Never before had he felt so helpless.
The subject of death was one he always avoided.
He had always read about people dying, and he had also attended
several funerals. But he had never dwelt upon the unpleasant
subject of his own death. And now, after the doctor had
conveyed the dreadful news to him, he found himself thinking
of nothing but death.
He remembered the story of Emperor Shih Huang Ti, a
Chinese ruler who was afraid of death and who wanted to
live forever. He sent many people in search of an antidote
that would make him immortal. But such an antidote was
never found.
“In this day of computers and great medical progress,”
thought Richard, “no one has yet found a cure for death. Or
even old age. I don’t fancy any one ever will.”
“I wonder what happens after death,” he murmured to
himself. “Is death the end of our existence?”
“Or is there life after death?”
“Does anyone know?”
“How can I know for sure?”
Richard was seized by a burning desire to know what the
truth was. He suddenly wanted to solve the greatest riddle
mankind had been puzzling over for centuries, and which
was still enshrouded in complete mystery. Why do we die?
What is the purpose of life, and what lies beyond death?
He was a practical man and very shrewd. He was not a
fool. He was not satisfied with religious explanations. He
wanted a scientific answer. An answer that made sense.
The phone rang.
“Your chauffeur is here,” said the receptionist.
“I’ll be down in a minute,” said Richard.
Richard changed his clothes and left his hospital room.
He signed some papers at the receptionist’s desk and then
turned and walked a few steps towards the glass doors
above which a sign said “EXIT”. But something caught his
eye and he went back a few steps. The object of his attention
was the huge community board where several notices,
flyers and posters were pinned. He was looking at one
particular flyer pasted there. In bold letters, it said:
WHO ARE WE?
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DEATH?
COME SOLVE THE MYSTERIES OF LIFE AND DEATH
WITH DR. SINGH.
GET SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATIONS AND REASONABLE ANSWERS
SIGN UP FOR OUR 10 DAY CLASS AND RETREAT TODAY!
-----------------end of chapter 1---------------------------------
2. How would you feel if you were told you had only 6 months left to live?
3. What do you think about the dedication of the book? It is not dedicated to Lovers of Truth, but to Haters of Truth.
4. What do you think of the quote by Immanuel Kant:
All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds
then to the understanding, and ends with reason.
There is nothing higher than reason.
5. If you were an atheist like Richard would you have been interested in finding out what would happen to you after you died?
6. What would your reaction have been if you had seen that flyer about a 10 day retreat that would provide you with a scientific explanation regarding the mystery of death?
In this chapter, there is mention of Emperor Shih Huang Ti... also known as Qin Shi Huang. He was the first Emperor of China. Later on his life, when he became aware that there was no escaping Death, he desperately began to search for the elixir of life.
This emperor greatly feared death and did everything he could to ensure his safety from it.
But who is safe from death? No emperor, no king, no queen is safe from it.
Here some more info on this emperor, which I believe you will find most fascinating.
salamo alaikum sister, interesting story, where's the second chapter?
Walaykum salam sister. Well, here's the second chapter.
Do post your comments or any questions that come to your mind after reading it.
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Chapter 2
“Eligibility test!” exclaimed Richard.
“Yes, sir. You will have to qualify before you can
attend this retreat,” said Henry. “Not everyone who
applies is accepted.”
“Why is that?” asked Richard.
“Because we want to make sure that we do not waste
our time, sir,” replied Henry. “Only serious parties will be
entertained.”
“Alright,” said Richard. “When do I come for the test?”
“Thursday morning, at 10 o’clock,” said Henry. Then he
gave him his address.
Richard hung up the phone.
“Hmmm. An eligibility test. This is going to be extremely
interesting,” he thought.
At 10 o’clock sharp on Thursday morning, Richard was
seated in a hall full of people. Each person was given a
questionnaire and the test was over in just five minutes.
There were only two questions for everyone to answer:
Question 1: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the lowest
and 10 the highest, how greatly do you rate your desire to
know what happens after death?
And... Question 2: How much can you pay to know the
answer to the question: what happens after death?
For the first question, Richard had no problem at all in
circling the number 10. And for the second question, he said
to himself, “This is a million dollar question. What would I
give to know the answer?” And he put in the amount of one
million dollars.
The papers were collected and those who had answered
“10” for the first question were asked to step forward. Out
of fifty people, only nineteen had answered “10”.
“The rest of you can leave now,” said Henry to the
people who had not qualified.
After they had gone, Henry turned to the nineteen candidates.
“Congratulations,” said Henry with a big smile. “You
qualify for this retreat. You are most welcome to join our
camp. But first, I thought I might inform you that your stay
at the retreat isn’t going to be exactly comfortable. You
shall wear simple clothes, eat simple food and sleep on the
floor. Dr. Singh has organized this retreat at a remote island.
So you’ll be totally cut off from the rest of the world for ten
whole days. Once you join, no complaints will be tolerated.
Also, this re-treat will cost you some money. It’s not for
free. Therefore, please think carefully before you join.”
“Ah!” thought Marie Marchessaux, instantly deciding to
join. “This sounds like an adventure I simply can’t afford to
miss! A remote island! How exciting!”
Jim Garrison, a poor, struggling lad in his teens also
decided to join. “Ten days away from everyone will do me a
lot of good,” he said to himself.
Richard was not so sure. “I’m so used to living a comfortable
life,” he thought. “Will I be able to stay at the
retreat for ten days? It’s going to be extremely hard!”
Unlike Richard, a girl by the name of Amy Smith had no
hesitation at all in making her decision.
“It doesn’t bother me that I will have to sleep on the
floor and eat simple food,” she said to Henry. “I would do
anything to find out what happens after death. In fact, I
think it’s going to be a lot of fun!”
Henry smiled at her enthusiasm. “Well,” he said. “There
are no age restrictions for this camp. We encourage you to
come, in fact.”
Amy beamed.
Richard looked at her in amazement. Such extraordinary
courage and that too from a little girl! No, he would join
this retreat. Yes, he would. And he stepped forward.
23 year old Andrew Armstrong was thinking of not
going. But he too changed his mind when he heard Amy’s
words. “If this little girl can do it, why can’t I?” he told
himself.
And then there was Martha Woodridge, a 71 year old
lady. Lately, she had been thinking about death a lot and her
curiosity to know what lay beyond death was incredibly
strong. “I will go to this retreat,” she said firmly. “I don’t
know if I’ll be able to go another time.”
And so, there they were. Six people eagerly looking
forward to Dr. Singh’s exciting ten day retreat on a remote
island. The rest of the people, thirteen in all, mumbled their
apologies and left the hall. They decided they weren’t that
interested after all.
Henry regarded the six brave people who would attend
the retreat with great approval.
“You have proven that your desire to know the truth is
strong and genuine,” said Henry appreciatively. “You may
now join our retreat. Please make your payment.”
“How much do we pay?” asked Richard.
“Why, the amount that you wrote in your question paper
of course,” replied Henry very much amused. “How much
can you pay?”
“Yes,” said Richard, taking out his check book. He wrote
out the amount, signed the check and then handed it over to
Henry.
“Thank you!” began Henry. And then he saw the amount
of one million dollars written on the check. It was Richard’s
turn to smile as he watched a very astonished Henry blink
his eyes in utter disbelief.
-----------End of Chapter 2-------------
Questions:
1. Why do think an eligibility test was necessary?
2. How did YOU score in the eligibility test?
3. If you were a millionaire like Richard, would you have scored the same?
“When is the boat going to come?” she kept asking.
Her governess, Mrs. Patil, a plump 38 year old Hindu
woman told her to be patient. She was accompanying the
little 10 year old to Camano Island. She was not personally
interested in the retreat, but she didn’t mind going. After all
she was being paid good wages for the job of looking after
Amy.
Marie Marchessaux felt as excited as Amy. She was a
famous Canadian actress who had come to Seattle for a
vacation. She had been to many places and seen many
interesting things. She had tasted the finest things in life and
had enjoyed every luxury and comfort. However, she was
quite bored with her lifestyle. There was no real fun. No real
excitement. Each day of her life was party, play and amusement.
She had grown quite sick of it all. What was the
meaning of life? It seemed so meaningless.
“What a bit of luck to see Dr. Singh’s ad in the newspaper!”
she thought delightfully. “Here’s my chance to find out
what life is all about!”
The boat was about half an hour late but nobody seemed
to mind. Henry got off the boat full of apologies.
“Good morning! Good morning!” he said. “Are you all ready?
Please come on board!”
The six passengers eagerly got on the boat carrying their
bags and suitcases. Soon they were on their way to Camano
Island. It was a pleasant trip over the blue waters of the sea.
Richard felt relaxed and happy.
“It feels wonderful to be
in the company of people who don’t know anything about
me,” he thought.
Marie was thinking along the same lines. She hated
people prying into her life. Being a celebrity, she was always
in the limelight and hardly ever left alone. Here nobody
knew her. “It’s so nice to be unknown,” she thought with a
smile.
“Alright!” shouted Henry at last. “Here we are! We have
arrived at Camano Island!”
The boat halted at the pier and the passengers got off one
by one. A mini bus was waiting for them and Henry directed
them to board it at once. The bus took them to The Round
House, a huge circular building all white in color. The doors
to the entrance were made of glass and so were the many
windows around the building. It looked like a grand science
center.
Inside the building, Henry turned to his new enthusiastic
guests. “Welcome to The Round House,” he said. “I shall
take you to your rooms in a moment. But first, I must ask
you to surrender all jewelry items.”
Everyone stared at Henry.
“Don’t worry, they will be returned to you after your
stay,” he said reassuringly.
He looked at the several expensive rings that Richard
wore on his fingers. Richard took them off and handed them
over to Henry. Marie was next. She gave Henry her diamond
rings, bracelet and necklace.
Martha then spoke, a little concerned. “I just have this
simple necklace,” she said.
Henry regarded her simple necklace and nodded. “That
too,” he said. “Especially that. Your necklace has a cross on
it. Nothing religious of any kind is allowed over here.”
Martha removed her necklace.
“You’ll get it back,” said Henry taking it from her.
“But I shan’t give you my necklace,” said Mrs. Patil
defiantly. “Mine has an amulet on it which protects me from
danger and harm. It was given to me by my grandfather and
I will not surrender it under any circumstances!”
Henry looked at Mrs. Patil scornfully. “We have a policy
here, ma’am,” he told her. We do not at all tolerate superstitious
beliefs of any kind. They are most unscientific and
utterly baseless. If you feel you can’t give up your amulet,
you will have to leave this island immediately and go back
home.”
“But she came with me!” cried Amy.
“I know,” said Henry. “But your companion is not cooperating
with us. She will have to go. And you will have to
go as well. I’m sorry.”
Mrs. Patil didn’t want to be fired. She needed the money
and couldn’t afford to lose her job. So she blurted out,
“Alright! I’ll take it off!”
Richard watched as Mrs. Patil reluctantly placed her
precious amulet and necklace upon Henry’s palm.
“I’m glad I came to this retreat,” he thought. “I do not
regret my decision one bit!”
------------End of Chapter 3----------------
It is pointless to watch other people's houses crumbling when our own house is in need of repair and attention.
2. How would you feel if you were told you had only 6 months left to live?
3. What do you think about the dedication of the book? It is not dedicated to Lovers of Truth, but to Haters of Truth.
4. What do you think of the quote by Immanuel Kant:
All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds
then to the understanding, and ends with reason.
There is nothing higher than reason.
5. If you were an atheist like Richard would you have been interested in finding out what would happen to you after you died?
6. What would your reaction have been if you had seen that flyer about a 10 day retreat that would provide you with a scientific explanation regarding the mystery of death?
Ans1: No, I don't think I have ever felt the way Richard felt,as being Muslims we believe that death is nothing terrible,its just a transition phase whose comfortability or trouble depends on our deeds.Its a phase that we have to go through to meet our Lord.To get our results.Death is a reality that we inherited,but yes I can relate to how recklessly we believe in its manifest when it comes to us.The crucial reality taken as something abstract thought that we all have either watched or heard happening yet the insensible lightness that surrounds us,the arrogance of not accepting it that one day it'll occur to me too-is what I have and probably will keep feeling until the time's really near.After all death is like a friend,who's sitting just beside us,accompanies us everywhere we go till we're alive,but one day it'll touch us.And we'll die.
But it also depends if whether we are living or we are just someone among millions of living-dead.No one is perfect but to me a person without any sense of accountability is already dead.They haven't used their life.
Ans2: I'd feel relaxed but hasty and sad too.There'd be so much to do.Pending to-do lists.Good works.Quitting everything bad once and for all.If only I could get myself live everyday of my life that way--I'd be among the living. And I'm not depressed. See,if you get to know that you're gonna die in specified time than you already start behaving well.Its easier to maintain all your vows and resolution for a given period of time than having an unknown time limit and falling short or out of plans.As correcting one's self and getting back to a right path again and again is VERY difficult.
Ans3: Hmmm...the lovers of truth have already accepted the truth.It is rightfully addressing the haters so as they're the ones who'd get more benefit out of it and need to give it a thought
Ans4: What Immanuel Kant said is So true and I like it but would like to add one thing sometimes people mess up(it could be the fault of anything:tricked senses,limited or faulty knowledge application,wrong interpretation which by the end of the day results in confusions and wrong conclusions)and those are the times when they miss the truth.But removing all those errors,unless we sense anything we don't believe in its reality.Then sometimes sense do trick us for that we need our thought process;knowledge and experience;understanding allows us to either accept or negate the input of our senses.After that it yields us reasons.Justified.And then there's the Pure Heart Theory;if your heart's open to truth then it'll find it.
Ans5:I can't possibly even imagine that.Life would be SO confusing.It wouldn't make sense at all.May be I'd get lured by the material or may be Allah SWT would help me get to the right path-I dunno.But I dun think I would be interested.Cuz my sense then,would sense nothing but material,my knowledge would seek nothing but worldly benefits and wouldn't go beyond that and my reasons would be lame. I would want to have lived this one life fully and completely.I find it LITERALLY amazing when people convert to religions.Its really difficult.
Ans6:If I were to die like Richard was,then would definitely go attend it.
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Ans1:It was wise.Kind of indicated that ornaments and jewels have a little use on our path to finding the truth.Hope I'm not being over-imaginative. :P
Ans2:Nope.Not at all.
Ans3: I 'm not a huge jewelry fan.But to have gone this far I wouldn't mind handing him over my gold earrings though with suspicion that these people might be scums.You know how its like these days;you can't just trust people.But from the perspective of being dead in a couple of months;I'd give them my jewelry without a second's delay.
Ans4:Because it was not supportive of superstitions and blind faiths.
“That man has absolutely no respect for other
people’s feelings!” she declared with much antagonism.
“This is a most horrible place!”
Amy felt a little sorry for her. “Don’t worry, Mrs. Patil,”
she said. “You’ll get your chain back. After just ten days.”
Martha nodded.
“It made me sad when they took away
my necklace with my cross too,” she admitted. “This room
of ours isn’t exactly comfortable to live in either.” She
gazed around the apartment that had been assigned to the
women with an air of resignation.
“But we had been warned beforehand about that,” said
Marie. “We agreed to the terms and conditions before we
came here, remember?”
“So we did,” said Martha. “So we did. There’s no point
in complaining now.”
Mrs. Patil was in tears. “I don’t mind sleeping on the
floor or eating simple food,” she sniffed. “I don’t mind the
discomfort. I was told about that before I came here. But
what bothers me is that they took away my necklace! My
amulet! My grandfather had given it to me when I was a
little girl of ten and I have never ever taken it off till now!”
“What’s an amulet?” asked Amy not having a clue what it
was.
“It’s an ornament worn as a charm against evils,” Mrs.
Patil explained with a sob. “All my life I’ve worn it and it
has protected me from all kinds of harm.”
“Oh,” said Amy thoughtfully. “Henry was saying that this
amulet thing was unscientific.”
“Unscientific!” exclaimed Mrs. Patil. “I don’t know about
all that! There are some things in life that science can’t
explain. Faith, for example. I have great faith in my amulet.”
“And I in my cross,” said Martha slowly. “I have great
faith in my religion just like you do, Mrs. Patil. But I decided
to come to this retreat nevertheless.”
She paused.
Then she continued in a serious tone, “You
know, in schools and colleges across the US, young people
open their science books and are taught that human beings
descended from apes. The evolution theory is taught to
them as though it is very scientific. I don’t agree with that
theory of course. I believe in my cross, my Bible and my
God.”
Martha stopped a few seconds to catch her breath. “I’ve
grown old now,” she went on. “I’m weak. These years are
my twilight years. But for the past few months I have
become rather contemplative. I am well aware that my time
to leave this world is coming nearer. Frankly I am very
frightened. I don’t understand though why I should be.
After all, I believe that I will go to heaven. I believe that
God will take good care of me.”
She looked at the faces of Amy and all the women who
were listening to her with rapt attention. “I guess everyone
is scared of death,” she said. “I am. And I want to believe
that everything is going to be alright. But still there is that
nagging doubt in my mind that doesn’t go away. This doubt
terrifies me. You see, I’m not absolutely sure what is going
to happen after death. And I want to be sure. I want an
answer which will remove all doubt from my head, you
understand what I mean?”
Everyone nodded. They understood perfectly well what
she meant.
“Then I got Dr.Singh’s postcard in the mail.”
continued Martha. “I made up my mind to attend the retreat
as soon as I read it. He offered scientific and reasonable
answers to the questions I had on my mind.”
“Bah!” said Mrs. Patil. “Scientific answer! You’ll probably
hear about the evolution theory again. Didn’t you hear
what Henry said? That there is no tolerance for religion or
superstition in here?”
“Oh no,” responded Martha. “The ad sounded genuinely
scientific to me. I’ve told you that I don’t believe in the
evolution theory. I believe in a God. And Dr. Singh talked
about a God in the ad.”
“What!” cried Marie. “Do you by any chance have that
postcard with you?”
“I sure do,” replied Martha reaching for her suitcase.
Everyone gathered around her to read the postcard.
It read:
The God of All Things
An invitation to think and ponder.
Come solve the mysteries of life and death
with Dr. Singh.
Get scientific explanations and reasonable answers.
Sign up for our 10 day class and retreat today!
For more details, please turn over.
--------------End of Chapter 4-------------------------
It is pointless to watch other people's houses crumbling when our own house is in need of repair and attention.
Ans 1: To know the level of commitment for this- death awareness programme.
Ans 2: Ummm...I'd put a ten(since I am to consider myself in Richard's place) and in paying amount I'd write some 50,000 R.s (not even dollars).:P [its kind of weird;assuming to not know anything about death when I am already SO educated]:P
Ans 3: no,I wouldn't,I could do MORE charity work with that million(being atheist doesn't mean you don't have common sense).
Dr. Suryaveer Singh was in his study reading a book
of fiction - The Taming of the Shrew by William
Shakespeare. He was totally absorbed in it.
There was a knock at the door. Dr. Singh looked up.
“They are in the classroom waiting for you,” said Henry.
Dr. Singh nodded. “Yes, I’ll be right there. Just give me
five more minutes. This book is positively unputdownable.”
“Unputdownable?” Henry raised his eyebrow.
“Yes,” said Dr. Singh. “I simply can’t put it down!”
“Oh!” said Henry and smiled. “I’ll be in the classroom.
See you in five minutes.”
Exactly five minutes later, Dr. Singh walked into the
classroom. He was dressed in white and looked very much
like an important scientist. He had in his hand a glass of
milk. He put it down on the table and then regarded his
students seated at their desks. They had their notebooks and
pencils before them and were ready for their first lesson.
“Welcome to The Round House,” said Dr. Singh. “We
certainly wish that we could call it The White House, but
that name is already taken.”
Martha couldn’t help smiling.
“We conduct some very special classes over here,” he
said. “Classes which help people find answers to life’s most
serious questions. Who are we? What are we doing here on
this planet? Where are we going? What happens after
death?”
“Man has attempted for centuries to answer these timeless
questions. But most of the answers are nothing but
conjecture. Basically, it’s all guesswork if you ask me.”
“What we want is an answer that is scientific and reasonable.
An answer that is based upon evidence and reason. We
want to know for certain what is the truth and reality and
steer clear from wild guessing.”
“So Truth and Reality - that is the focus of our ten day
class. Now, I have a question to ask you. If you wanted to
pick a color that would represent Truth, what color would it
be?”
“White!” said Marie instantly.
Dr. Singh nodded.
“Exactly. Now you know why you are all dressed in
white,” he said looking at all his six students who had
obediently put on their white uniforms. “And also why we
have painted our building white.”
“Truth is spotless,” he went on. “You can’t add anything
to it. Nor can you deduct anything from it. Truth is therefore
hundred percent pure. It is indivisible. It is one.”
He held in his hand a dropper with some dark blue ink it.
“See this glass of milk? Now watch!”
He squeezed one drop of ink in the milk.
“What happened to the color of the milk?” he asked.
“The milk is no longer white,” said Andrew.
“Meaning it is no longer pure,” said Dr. Singh with a
smile. “Truth cannot be mixed with anything. If it is, then it
no longer remains the Truth. It becomes corrupted.”
Dr. Singh by now had everyone’s undivided attention.
“However,” he said. “Truth is also most horrible. You
have come here to learn what the Truth is. But I must warn
you that you are asking for trouble. Truth is very bitter and
not everyone can take it.”
“Do you know what it is?” asked Amy.
“Yes, I certainly do,” replied Dr. Singh.
“Then why don’t you just tell us all about it?”
“Actually,” said Dr. Singh. ”The Truth is right under your
very noses. Such a pity that people can’t see it.”
“Really?” said Amy in astonishment.
“Yes,” said Dr. Singh. ”Special qualities are needed to
see this Truth. Do you know what qualities?”
Nobody answered.
Then Jim said, “Intelligence?”
“No, but good try” said Dr. Singh picking up a piece of
chalk and going to the blackboard. “There are two.”
He wrote the two qualities on the board:
1. Sincerity
2. Humility
“You have proven that you have these two qualities. You
passed our eligibility test. We wanted to know how sincere
you were and also how humble, for Truth can never be seen
by people who are proud.”
“I know, you are perhaps wondering why proud people
can’t see it? It is because proud people always think that
they are right. And hence if they were to discover that they
were wrong, their pride would come in the way and stop
them from accepting the Truth. I could declare to the world
the Truth. But what is the use? People won’t listen.”
Then he turned and wrote something on the blackboard:
If Truth is bitter, then Falsehood must be sweet.
“Do you understand what that means?” he asked.
“People don’t really want to know what the Truth is.
Falsehood is much more pleasing to them. If you were to go
to them and tell them the Truth, they are not going to listen
to you. Why? Because if they were to listen to you, they
would have to give up all that Falsehood that is so sweet
and wonderful to them. It takes real courage to accept the
Truth. Do you think you have such courage?” he asked.
Amy was quick to say, “Yes!”
The rest nodded in affirmation.
“Good,” said Dr. Singh very pleased. “There are some
other qualities that you are going to need in this quest for
Truth.”
And he wrote them down on the board:
1. Hatred for lies and untruth.
2. Looking at things objectively
3. Sticking to facts
4. Open-mindedness
5. No prejudice, no bias
Ans 1: To know the level of commitment for this- death awareness programme.
Ans 2: Ummm...I'd put a ten(since I am to consider myself in Richard's place) and in paying amount I'd write some 50,000 R.s (not even dollars).:P [its kind of weird;assuming to not know anything about death when I am already SO educated]:P
Ans 3: no,I wouldn't,I could do MORE charity work with that million(being atheist doesn't mean you don't have common sense).
Jazakallah khair for answering the questions sister. I like your answer to the first question.... to assess level of commitment. To weed out those who were not serious.
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