The Rule

The Rule
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At the beginning of learning English as a second language, whenever I was reading a book, I merely, was looking at the grammar points, and focused on vocabularies within the context, forgetting what the book is really talking about. The obvious conclusion was: "English isn't a language, rather it is sort of rules."

Sharing this with my book-worn friends, changed the image. What they had seen was a form of amusement, and joy besides gaining comprehensive knowledge.

When I go walking, ( which evening time when the lights of the college are shining, along with the gracious smell of the flowers, is my favorite pastime), my attention is to be able to reflect the think, to look at the marvelous view of the star on the sky, and things around me. I found what my book-worm friends said very interesting.

It was an amazing discovery! The next day I took my book, walking out in the cumpas while reading my favorite book (Rich Dad Poor Dad) I really did feel as if I was reading the book with my whole body, my concentration balance was better and I less focused on rules( what grammar point is used.)

I don't know what made open the page on the rules; but as I read it, I grew increasingly dismayed. I did not consider the rules of reading. The next day I took my book, went to a silent place, and put away all the distracting things. During the reading time I was thinking more about the rules in order not to be distracted, to focused, and enjoy reading my book. What happened is, I did not enjoy reading, it was less interesting for the reason that I focused more on the rules rather than the text and what the author really means by gathering those sentences.

I dicided to forget everything. Now I go walking and sometimes in my room picking up my book, and start reading, enjoy the playing of authors with the words, and feeling nothing except reading with the whole body. In addition, enjoying the environment and voices the accompany me while reading. I am happy with my instinctive reading, even if am not considering the rules, but learning much more comparing to the time I was considering all the rules.

The teachers would better make the environment for the students to make them enjoy learning rather than imposing the specific rules on them to follow, as time passes they, themselves would know betterr the rules as they instinctively practice with joy. The more you restrictly doom the rules on them to do so, the less they learn. I don't know why we human beings are so obsessed with making rules about everything.

Emran Poya
Jan. 04, 19

The Honest Is the Successor

Long time ago, there was a king ruling a small village. He almost served the village for more than sixty years. As the time was passing, he was getting old and old, so he decided to choose his successor. He did not want the successor to be one of his close relatives or his own family members, albeit his son was qualified and would accept his father’s order with enthusiasm but the king refused to choose his own son, instead, he broke the news and appealed a group of vigorous youth to come in his palace in order to choose one of them as the king of the country.

The news was spreading among the people in each single corner of the country. On the other hand, the residents really acclaimed the king’s decision for choosing his successor. Days were passing, the king was expecting a group of youth in his palace. In conjunction with this, the king was getting ready to leave the palace and take some rest for the next couple of years that he would be alive. In addition, the king was suffering of a diseases. He was afraid of dying of his disease. So he did not want to see his country collapsing down.

It was early in the morning. The king was arranging his seats when the door was nocked. There was no guard to stay at the front door that simple palace. Actually it was called palace but it was not so luxury palace as it is now. The king had done his best to invest on his nation rather than investing on his own. That is why his palace was as simple as a middle-class level of the resident. The king himself stood up and went to the door. A group of brilliant youth came in to be chosen as the next emperor of their country.

The youth were served with the mundane meal. They could not wait to hearing what the king says. The room was in silent. It seemed to youth that the king was looking for something. A nimble tall boy broke the news, and asked if he can give a hand to the king. His request welcomed. John (the one who gave hand to the king) brought the cans of seeds and put them on the desk of the kings. Every one of the youth were wishing and praying for themselves to be chosen as the next king. The king’s decision is inverse of what the youth thought. He gave the young people a seed each to grow and come back with the plant after a year.

Days, weeks, and months past. Every one of the young people were counting each single second to go back and get the kingdom’s award. All of the young people were taking a good care of the seeds that have been cultivated. Some used fertilizers to let the seeds grow well. A year later everyone comes with a plant each but only Ling’s pot had none. Emperor collect all pots and get them into another room. The young people were counting each single second, their heart was beating fast and fast. Finally the emperor got in with a name in his hand. Who is the next king? Every one of the young people were asking this question. The Emperor broke the silent by reading the name of next young emperor. He was no one, except Ling. The King pronounced Ling is the next king because he was honest. He added, “I have given all boiled seeds. When they did not sprout, most you replaced them with healthy plants. Only Ling kept trying to get a plant from the given seed. Therefore, he came to the king’s palace with an empty pot.”

The moral conclusion of the story is that be honest. It won’t hurt you, instead it helps you reach the heyday of your dreams. Ling was honest with what he was instructed and asked to do. Thus, the king rewarded him the kingdom of the country for his courage and honesty.

Don’t Cross Your Fingers for Luck

Life is what you have not chosen by yourself. Life has appointed you. The day you were born you didn’t know where are you and where are you going to go. As you are growing up, things are getting intricate. The only person who chooses to give up or work for change is you. Michelle Obama asks, "Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?" Be wise and decide wisely. Of course, every one of us wants the world as it should be, not as it is.

To work for the world as it should be, first of all, you need to know where are going to go? To lights up your destination, you should set a goal for your life. Remember, setting the goal is not everything. It is just the beginning of your life adventures. It only helps you to determine your unknown destination. Throughout the way, you may face drastic varieties of hindrances which are striving to get you down but remember not to surrender soon.

To get your goal accomplished with a comprehensive victory, you should be a responsible person. Take the responsibility of whatever you do. It’s the second step after goal setting. Imagine you are in the middle of a road which its end is unknown. There are various charming things possibly grab your attention and keeps you stay there. Remember to review your goal. It helps you not to forget you have a long journey ahead. Moreover, and probably the most important thing is to feed yourself well. There are varieties of fresh fruits, delicious meal that God has gifted.

You know it is a complicated journey. Sometimes you may get to a place which surrounded with the most beautiful things. The fresh breeze delights your soul and sheds your tiredness away. The smell of flowers around tempts you to stay for more times. Take a rest but remember your goal is to get to the heyday. It would look way more beautiful. You can see all over around. Meanwhile, and in order not to suck into those charming places, you should be self-disciplined. It’s the next part of the puzzle which helps achieve your objectives and complete your life’s puzzle.

You need a high skill to place each piece of life’s puzzle accurately. For getting the required skills, you should work on your self-development. Remember that the competition is so troublesome. The best way for self-development is by reading a lot. No one will tell you the plot of life, so you should work out and read a lot to find out the clues. The people/ person who is not reading a lot would be just a face in the crowd. I know, you have made your decision wisely and followed the chain connected to your goal. Couples of books are out there. Read the one you love, the one which defines your life. Most probably, you would face the people who are not reading a book. If you do not read a book, you experience a painful life.

Do you think reading a lot is everything? Of course not. Every day you see the sunrise from a place, and sets in next place. The sunrise and sunset show the period of your life. It’s a good clue for you to manage your time. Besides all the factors that help get to your goal, the next one is time management. You do not have enough time to spend couples on one thing. Make a proper daily plan like a sun. When to rise and when to set. What to do in the dark and what to do in the light. Also, the seasons are changing. Do not be happy for the heart touching beauty of autumn because it wouldn’t last long. As the golden leaves are dropping down from the trees, a chilly wind combs your hair, and you would fall in love with these romantic nature. Unluckily it’s just for a while. It is just a sign that tells you to prepare. Winter is coming.

It looks that life so cruel, isn’t it? Yeah, it’s. If it is the case, let’s equip you for the next part of your journey. I see you are a lucky person. You are grabbing any possible chances to conquer the heyday of your life’s success. You took the risk and did not just stay to see the romantic views of fall. You went out to prepare for the cold winter. What you have done is the next part I wanted to tell. Luckily, you found it. Guess what? Yes, taking the risk is what we all need to do in some cases because we planned for a better one. Do not regret what you risked. Keep going.

The winter is harsh. I know sometimes it feels that you are freezing. Life gets gloomy, your heads get full of despair, and your feet are frustrated. I know you are a vigilant person that knows the winter is not perpetual. Your diligence would break up the glacial of hopelessness. It’s tedious. Just take a glance back. See how far you have come. You paved almost all the distance. Now, find a way to win. This way opens the window to a new spring. As everything is growing newly, remember you should also review your goals, make a new one, and do what you love.

Finally, you have followed all the steps that take you to success. Make sure to remember all the factors that take to the bloom of success. It’s a long chain. The loss of a small part is the deviation for a whole life. When you lost, work for life as it should be. Do not cross your fingers for luck.
 
Emran Poya
July 21, 2019
 India

The Resort of Mortality

It was around 6 in the evening when I left work and was rushing to college; most of the time I surf my time on social media while going to work and likewise in return, to see for anything new, and updates. Most of the times it appears on social media, or news when you see a shocking and horrible disturbance report. They are not just a report at all. Each word of those reports is like throwing a sharp knife in your heart. It feels like there is not living things on the earth anymore, and life stops for a second. Nothing comes to your mind, what to say, yet, still, there is no one accountable for such horrible incidents that are taking people’s lives every day in Afghanistan.

The scene I scrolled on Facebook was one of those tragic ones. A smiling face with dozens of dust within the broken glasses, drops of blood drained from his mouth; he was a friend I have never met in person, not just him, but couples of youth like him, have been spread upon the road like a rose flower in the wind. He posted a selfie with a short label, "Maybe it is the last smile in a harsh situation." On the other side, dozens of youth and children were fluttering in the blood. Their breath broke. Many lives came to an end within a second when their bus crushed a previously planted bomb on the road.

I felt broken, to observing many lives have trailed off in a second. Now imagine the feeling of parents who patiently grew up these youth in a very troublesome situation. How could a mother believe his son has died, whose voice, most probably she has listened to on the previous day before the explosion; from the radio where his son was reporting the news. His voice has shut forever. His mother would give a kiss on the forehead of a dead body, while she was expecting to welcome his son home after months of studying and working.

Nevertheless, this scenario has been repeating for years, and even its getting worse nowadays, especially that the Presidential Election is coming. The Presidential Candidates are just busy boosting their campaign, and thriving to bring more people to their side from any possible way. The promises they were given five years ago just remained as a promise and words.

The wrap-up and premise are that just the inhabitants who are losing their beloved ones every day. Parents are seeing their boys and girls are losing their lives in the explosion, attacks, or killed as a hostage. Parents are witnessing the growth and death of their beloved ones. Children are losing their lives before their parents do. Recently, the Youth who lost their lives in recent bomb explosion was in the last year of university. Each of them could be the cause of change in Afghanistan. In a country where everything is burst up. The country is losing its elite youth. People are passing their lives within the stress because the country has become the Resort of Mortality.
 
Emran Poya
August 1, 2019

The Adopted Boys

It has been many years that the country was in war. The residents of the country could not endure the situation, and were not able anymore to see the loss of their beloved ones. They start fleeing the country in order to save their lives. Among all the refugee people who were fleeing the country, there was a parents of two children who fled together with the rest of refuges. On the other hand, they risked their children’s lives. 

Though, it was a heart-broken decision for them to leave their children behind, but they did not have any other solutions. If they had not made this decision, they all would have been died so far. Fortunately, God-in whom they never lost faith-saved their children. They boys were adopted by a kind mother of a boy and a girl who has heard about these two boys on the TV. In addition, she never differentiated between her own children and the adopted boys. 

Therefore, when the boys grew up and formed a band, refused to live with their biological parents. Their biological parents wanted them back when they became famous. Finally, the boys refused their appeal and continued living with their adoptive mother.

The Deadly Dare Game of Life in Afghanistan

“The loss at last ninety minutes, indemnifying in extra time”, it is the title of a reporting article which narrates the heartbroken story of a girl in Afghanistan who pushed herself to overcome the poverty of her family, went to school with the enthusiasm while carrying the affliction of her aged father whose ragged hands is the sign of endeavors in a dry, mountainous, and a deprived village. Simply, she was aiming to cure the untold pain of her father and dreaming big for doing her part in Afghanistan’s government to callous and refine the fragile government of Afghanistan.

She graduates school with the highest ranking of GPA; teaches at the same school after her graduation for two years, and later on, after passing the public university entrance exam, she soon gets a scholarship for her bachelor studies in India which is not so common in Afghanistan to let a girl move abroad for studying. The time is counting and Najiba graduates from India, soon after her returns she was offered a job in Ministry of Mines and Petroleum of Afghanistan. Her curiosity and enthusiasm toward education have not ended with the bachelor degree, hence, she gets a scholarship for pursuing her master studies in Japan.

She successfully ends up this period of her studies and returns back to Afghanistan and gets to work back to her ex-office in a higher position. But all these endeavors come to an end within a second that is even unimaginable; the morning when she left home for work riding on her office’s bus, after some miles, a car gets crashed to the bus on which Najiba and her colleagues were sitting; the heavy voice of blast fills everywhere around, the glasses were broken, birds get silent on the sky, street gets red, the suffocating smell blows around, within this scenario, Najiba’s life turns to its end. Yes, just within a second. This is how life is a deadly dare game in Afghanistan.

This is not the only story, there are hundreds of untold stories; hundreds of Najiba are killed, lost their lives in the explosion, kidnapped, and shot. The stories which are built with toil, endeavors, and travail, but turned to the end just within a second and buried forever. Here is that the reported said that living in Afghanistan is “Loss at ninety minutes, indemnifying in extra time”, and it is a deadly dare game.

Emran Poya
June 09, 2019