Self-help
Love Above the Clouds
Love above the Clouds by Zahir Shah Where Rivers Touch Sky A Romance in the Northern Mountains Beneath the snow-crowned sentinels of the Hindukush, where the Swat River carved turquoise veins through ancient valleys, the village of Gulmaran clung to the mountainside like a forgotten prayer. Here, where the air tasted of ice and apricot blossoms, Zara Khan adjusted her frayed rucksack—heavy not with provisions, but with the weight of her father’s unfinished legacy. A botanist seeking rare alpine flora, she never expected her research would collide with a storm... or with him.
By Zahir Shah7 months ago in Chapters
Tried Living Without My Phone for 7 Days — Here's What Actually Happened
It started as a dare. One lazy Sunday afternoon, my friend sarcastically suggested I “detox” from my phone. I laughed it off, but something about it stuck. I’d been noticing how often I reflexively reached for my phone — during meals, conversations, even bathroom breaks. It was always there, always demanding. So I asked myself the question no millennial ever wants to ask: What would happen if I went without it?
By Anwar Jamil7 months ago in Chapters
The Secret Drawer
Growing up, there was one rule in our house I never dared to break: Don’t touch the drawer in Dad’s study. It was an ordinary drawer in an old wooden desk — scratched, dusty, the handle barely hanging on. But to me, it might as well have been a vault. Dad’s tone made it clear — that drawer was off-limits.
By Straylight7 months ago in Chapters
House Leveling Services in Houston: What Every Homeowner Should Know
When your home begins to show signs of uneven flooring, sticking doors, or visible cracks in the walls, it’s more than just a cosmetic concern — it’s a structural warning. House leveling is the critical process of bringing a home's foundation back to its original position. Especially in a region like Houston, where clay-heavy soils shift dramatically with weather changes, this service isn’t just a fix — it’s a necessity.
By FnF Foundation7 months ago in Chapters
Aleksejs Halavins: A Career in Management and Leadership
Early Career and Background Aleksejs Halavins is a business professional with a strong background in shipping and fleet operations. He started his career many years ago, working in different positions related to ship management. Over time, he learned how the shipping world works, from the bottom to the top. He also studied to become an engineer-navigator, which gave him a technical understanding of maritime systems and navigation.
By Dena Falken Esq7 months ago in Chapters
Every Day Is Theirs: A Heart’s Tribute to Our Parents Beyond One Day
✍️ By: Umair Ali Shah Yousafzai --- 🌸 Introduction: The Problem with “One Day” In an age where love has been reduced to emojis and celebrations are confined to trending hashtags, it’s become common to see people dedicate just one day a year to their parents — usually in the form of a well-edited photo, a generic social media caption, or a short video clip. "Happy Parents’ Day!" they declare, and with that, consider their duty fulfilled. But can one day capture the essence of lifelong sacrifice? Can a Facebook status outweigh a mother’s sleepless nights? Can an Instagram reel compensate for a father’s decades of toil? The answer — spoken by the heart — is a resounding no. Parents are not a seasonal celebration. They are the soul of our lives. They do not deserve a day; they deserve our every day, our every breath, our every success, our every prayer. --- 🕊️ A Love Beyond Comprehension Parental love is not poetic — it is prophetic. The mother’s womb becomes a sanctuary before we even open our eyes. Her body breaks to give us life. Her nights shatter so our dreams can form. Her meals go cold so ours stay warm. She becomes our shadow, our comfort, our shield. And the father? He becomes the silent mountain who absorbs the storm before it reaches us. He ages behind the curtain so we can grow on stage. His shoes wear thin so ours stay new. His pockets empty so our dreams can fill. His hands become rough while ours remain soft. Such love cannot be compared. It cannot be counted, priced, or postponed. It is as eternal as the sky — silent but all-encompassing. --- 🏠 From Cradle to Grave: They Gave Us Everything The truth is simple and painful: the very people who gave us everything, we give them the least. They carried us when we were weak. They taught us to walk, to speak, to eat. They encouraged our smallest achievements and bore our greatest failures. They forgave our rebellion, our rudeness, our rejection. They kept loving even when we didn’t love back. And what did they ask for in return? Nothing — except a little time. A little respect. A little remembrance. And yet, many of us fail even in that. --- 📅 One Day is Not Enough — It’s Almost Insulting Designating one day for parents is, in many ways, an insult wrapped in sentimentality. It suggests that gratitude can be scheduled, that love can be timed, that sacrifice can be acknowledged only when it's convenient. Do parents love only once a year? Do they support us only on Sundays? Do they pray for us only during exam season? No. Their love is relentless, their loyalty unconditional, their prayers eternal. Then how dare we give them just a day? --- 🕯️ Real-Life Reflections: Forgotten Candles of Our Lives Visit an old age home and you will see forgotten candles flickering dimly, waiting for someone to relight their flames. Mothers who once carried their children now carry loneliness. Fathers who once stood tall now sit silently by windows, hoping someone might knock on the door. "I gave him everything," says one mother, staring into her fading memories. "And now he sends money, but not himself." What do we owe them? Not riches. Not luxury. We owe them presence. We owe them honor. We owe them time. And if we fail to pay that debt in life, we will spend the rest of our lives repaying it in guilt. --- 🌙 The Islamic Perspective: A Duty, Not a Favor In Islam, honoring one's parents is not optional. It is second only to worshipping Allah. The Qur’an places “being good to parents” immediately after “worship none but Allah” (Surah Al-Isra, 17:23). > “And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say: ‘My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small.’” — (Qur’an 17:24)
By Umair Ali Shah 7 months ago in Chapters
