I decided that today is a positive day, and we should all think positive. Deal?
Every time I talk about Arabs on my website, I get the two or three or dozen guys and gals that write this to me, “Mona you are wrong! You are giving us a bad image!” I am going to bluntly say this, “I am not wrong, and not giving anyone a bad image.”
I am only stating an opinion of my life experiences and surroundings. My surroundings and people that I have interacted with are totally different than yours or hers or his living somewhere else. That’s reality and it is inevitable. However, I am not giving anyone a bad image. I have no intention to give anyone a bad image, because I am the last person on earth to talk badly about people. I don’t gain or lose anything if I do, so why do it?
I will tell you guys something. You see, although I write so much criticism on this blog about various topics that pertain to my culture, but I love, adore and respect it. When you love something so much, you criticize it to make it better. You make your voice heard and try change it. My way of pertaining this love is to talk about the positives and negatives. It’s like criticizing a musical ballad. It’s still beautiful, people listen to it, but you have to criticize it so the next time a new music ballad is made, it would be much better.
Outcome of the Continuous Criticism
Over 60% of my daily readers are none Arab. But why? Simple. They relate to me. They feel they have a connection to me as a human being. I am no different than them. I just happen to know another language, have a different religion, but I am a girl with similar problems and opinions about life. Therefore, they have a different view of what Arabs really are now, because I try to represent one as being just another human being like everyone else.
Over 60% of my daily readers are none Arab. Again, why? Simple. They are interested in cultures, but they don’t know where to find someone talking about it so freely, and discussing the goods and bads like anyone else. No one is perfect, but some think that their culture is anyways, and rebuff any negative opinions toward it.
This week, a lady emailed me a very pompous message saying that she loves my blog, because she loves Arabs and is married to one. Not only that, she moved to an Arab country because she does!
My response: Sweet!
Enlightening me with your Thoughts
Finally, I have been so busy with life, and I know many people have been emailing me asking me questions and awaiting a response. I apologize that I haven’t replied yet. I am behind with over a week’s worth of unanswered emails. I usually don’t reply to all of them. Maybe only 90% of them, and the other 10%, well, somethings I don’t have an answer for.
I can’t answer a question about married life to an Arab and the problems that arise. I don’t have the experience to do it, so why make up something? I am just trying to not give you an opinion about something that I have no experience with just to make me look like I know everything. I am not Dear Abbey. I don’t know everything, but I do know a lot, because I really think hard and is very logical (programmer’s brain).
Therefore, bear with me people. My life is hectic as it is. My daily blogging has drastically decreased since I started this new job of my mine 6 months ago, and it got way worse when I started taking classes again in January. I am trying really hard here, and my blog is not the number one priority in my life anymore like it used it be for the past four years. It is just number three! 
The beauty of all that I have written today is that I am thankful to be alive. That I have a good active and busy life, and I hope from the bottom of my heart that my culture grows again to stamp its prestige in history.
You have to admit that because you criticize more than you talk about loving your culture, it does seem like you’re only view of it is pessimistic. You are right about a lot of the stuff you talk about, no question about it. Ther are problems in the arab world that needs to be addressed. I agree with you about needing to talk about the problems, I always thought the same way. If nobody talked about the problems of the world nobody would get anything done about it. Imagine if Martin Luther King didn’t want to talk about civil rights.
Also, don’t worry about having to write every day. Although we love reading your thoughts, you have work and school now, you need to concentrate on those things so we understand if you don’t write as much as you used to.
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hhamdlillah.
you atarted thinking positively.
jazakallah khairan.
ma’ssalama
i am sorry,
atarted = started.
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Too late
@Desert Shark
I am glad you understand now and agree with the way I approach things.
@myblog
Thank you! Ma3alsalamah!
@dave
Too late with what exactly?
I guess it’s human nature to project yourself onto somebody else and learn things around world through it. Lot of people relate to you, see world through your eyes…I guess u have become avatar as well. lol
“I decided that today is a positive day, and we should all think positive. Deal?”
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“Too late
Too late about starting the day positive.
I was kind of reading it like a conversation, and replying to that line.
I didn’t expect you to do anything for me. I just wanted to put my feelings.
I thought you might read it as reply to that beginning line. But I knew it could be a bit unclear and I might have to explain it after.
Sorry for not being clear.
It was just too late to start it positive that day when I read it because I was already unhappy.
Each day is different though. Have a good day. xx
No offense Mona, when you critize arabs. You do make them seem a little bad like some times i say to my self maybe she should of went easy on them…. But I will 100 % agree with what you said
Over 60% of my daily readers are none Arab. Again, why? Simple. They are interested in cultures, but they don’t know where to find someone talking about it so freely, and discussing the goods and bads like anyone else.
like believe me I would search through your blog looking for things to do with arabs. Like I am quarter, but I didn’t grow up with that side so to me its exotic.
@Aman
Hahhaa..
@dave
Hope you have a good positive day tomorrow!
@Jasmine
Interesting.. so what is your 3/4 ?
If Arabs didn’t have so many faults or some troubles why on earth do you think we’d be criticising them? There must obviously be a logical explanation.
I did Mona. Yesterday was all a good feeling day, thank you.
(Or maybe mania day I don’t know).
xx
Incandescent Chimera, it is true. And if we don’t like some things or wish for them to change, we should be able to talk about it with people. Not talking, or not talking openly, is what maintains the problems. xx
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The whole world needs to be positive and think positively for Palestinian suffering of children and its people. The following is some excerpts from an eye opener video… just read and watch out that.
David: our ancestors lived in Palestine 1700 years ago.
George Galloway: what right do you have in Palestine?. How do you know your ancestors lived in palestine1700 years ago?
David: My grandma suffered within concentration camp in German.
G.G : your grand nanny suffered in German under Nazis and European Christians guards. More over your own Christian countries turned their faces away from your grand nanny nanny. Then what right do you have occupy Palestine land?.
David:. …………………………..
Watch out this powerful video: ..â€George Galloway talkspot , WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO THE LAND?”.
visit :
watch (listen) out video DAVID AND GEORGE GALLOWAY :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV_jeGB1B3U
Dear myblog, do you have any idea who George Galloway is, or what kind of nasty obnoxious angry disgusting disrespectful person he is to others?
More people like George Galloway are needed especially in Governments through out the world. No Zionist, No Israel Supporter , or any one who supports crazy wars and occupation can debate this man.
Galloway has a proven track record. :up:
My dearest Dave,
thnq for your support to high-tech robbers.
I would like to request all the followers of this blog to watch out another video of “George Galloway” to know why “George Galloway” is disrespectful, disgusting obnoxious to thieves /robbers /high tech deceivers / butchers / destroyers and what not .Also their supporters…..
Watch out another video: George Galloway slaughters “SKY NEWSâ€
http://www.youtube.com/user/ndabdofari#g/a
No one wants to debate someone who can’t listen to other people, or have a equal conversation, without bullying and aggression and verbal abuse that makes people think he is worthless to even talk to. He is not a politician who follows the etiquette required for peaceful and realistic negotiations in a discussion, but just a loudmouth aggressive angry man. Who is not going to change anything by his arguement, and so only wants to harrass and psychologically attack everyone who is not in his view. He is full of hatred. And he attacks everyone with it. All he does is support things that are opposite of the policies of the west or it’s allies. He is just a arrogant bully who wants to make trouble for everyone else’s attempts to change the world, not because he is opposing because he thinks it is wrong, but just because he knows that he can never be given a position of power or leadership to change things, because of his attitude. And so he wants to be the bad sportsman and ruin everyone else’s attempts to make a change instead. If he was in a normal workplace he would get fired for his aggressive behaviour.
Sorry that this blog page is no longer anything positive, once the name of this man was put here.