Look in thy glass, and tell the face thou viewest
Now is the time that face should form another,
Whose fresh repair if now thou not renewest,
Thou dost beguile the world, unbless some mother.
For where is she so fair whose uneared womb
Disdains the tillage of thy husbandry?
Or who is he so fond will be the tomb
Of his self-love to stop posterity?
Thou art thy mother's glass, and she in thee
Calls back the lovely April of her prime;
So thou through windows of thine age shalt see,
Despite of wrinkles, this thy golden time.
But if thou live remembered not to be,
Die single, and thine image dies with thee.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
True love
When my love swears that she is made of truth
I do believe her, though I know she lies,
That she might think me some untutored youth,
Unlearnèd in the world's false subtleties.
Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young,
Although she knows my days are past the best,
Simply I credit her false-speaking tongue;
On both sides thus is simple truth suppressed.
But wherefore says she not she is unjust?
And wherefore say not I that I am old?
O, love's best habit is in seeming trust,
And age in love, loves not to have years told.
Therefore I lie with her, and she with me,
And in our faults by lies we flattered be.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Fashion goes hippie!
IT’s the summer of free love, as fashion goes hippie! There’s a new spiritual soul to dressing. The mood is getting liberated. Broken dreams, faded flowers, torn jeans, loose long hair, a spirit of abandon -- that’s the fashion mood of the moment.
In his latest book, Brida, Paulo Coelho writes, “Clothes transform emotion into matter.” Sure, they express your grey, dark thoughts, vibrate happiness. Well, aren’t clothes an expression of anger, outrage. Fashion reflects emotions, expressions of youth culture on the runway. Says designer, Nitin Bal Chauhan, “The vibe is -- free. Are you expressing freedom in fashion? Neo-hippie is about taking new liberty and shaking up fashion trends. New haute hippy influences are fun. On India’s desi street fashion, I often notice, urban bohemian chic combined with rural aesthetics. This subtle combination of rural and urban style redefine desi hippy chic.”
Are you bold enough to be the wild hippie rose? The mood is about free love and Bob Dylan and being like a rolling stone on a new fashion journey! Boho has evolved as the Foho. Hippie fashion is about -- cowboy hats, large medallions, and floaty flowing outfits. Queens of Hippie are -- Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss, Sienna Miller, and Elle Macpherson. Says Puja Arya, designer, “A wild spirit for fun -- that’s the fashion experience you should crave for! The mood is very modern, natural. We’re combining the 70s, with 30s, 40s, 50s, 80s -- and we’ve got a new hippie look. There’s no boho. There’s an edge to your dressing. It’s a time to experiment with your sexuality, fashion and expressions. The colour in vogue is Hare Rama, Hare Krishna orange. The look: fusion fashion with sutble Indian accessories combined with cowboy grunge.”
There’s a desire to be adventurous, nomadic and wild. The flower child era hasn’t lost its innocence. The new hippie fashion has a ‘soul’, hence the Buddha-inspired tunic and kimono are the new shapes of hippie fashion. Says Raakesh Agarvwal, “The new hippie wave is subtler but more glamourous. In the last few years, the fashion look hasn’t changed drastically. Hippie is freedom from conventional. Bohemian chic, grunge, rock ’n roll is going to be redefined. There’s the return of prints, florals and flowy dresses. There’s no ‘weird’ in hippie anymore. The look for hair: ponytails are trendy. The mood is wanderlust, free expression and carefree.”
If ’70s was bling, the neo hippie wave is very nomadic, along with ’60s love child and ’70s feminine power, the impact is threefold. It seems designers are taking inspiration from Erica Jong, song, “the future and the past are all one ... and that the moment now is all we ever have.”
Global fashion is craving for a new soul. Try the tie-dyed T-shirts, with ruffle dresses, platform wedges -- the look has a new aesthetic which is very eclectic. Says Shalini of Geisha Designs, “The mood is very trimmed hippie prints. School girl, laidback charm is in. There’s strong emergence of reds against blue.” Now, celebrity-hippies such as Milla Jovovich are launching their own fashion lines. Purple dye is all about going wild and hippie. The new twist to the gypsy tale is: wrap yourself in neons. Interestingly, hippies love hair accessories. Slip on a band around your head like Pocahontas. Or wrap your hair in bandanna. The politics of hippie style are not very complex. Nainika Karan, designer believes, “Hippie is about adapting to the ‘wild’ in your personality. You could just be more daring in your choice of style. Be it arty fashion, psychedelic colours. The essence is to discover ‘free style’. You have to let go. Neo hippie is about being glamourous, comfortable without any effort.”
In the supermarket of style, hippie is about creating diverse looks. The cult isn’t just a passing fad, but a shake-up call to designers to change drastically the look, the mood, the feel and become intellectual icons of hip rebellion. Says Varun Sardana, designer, “The neo hippie’s a diffused style movement, it isn’t about trash fashion. Rather about, affluent young people choosing to dress down, dress wild and dress funky.”
In his latest book, Brida, Paulo Coelho writes, “Clothes transform emotion into matter.” Sure, they express your grey, dark thoughts, vibrate happiness. Well, aren’t clothes an expression of anger, outrage. Fashion reflects emotions, expressions of youth culture on the runway. Says designer, Nitin Bal Chauhan, “The vibe is -- free. Are you expressing freedom in fashion? Neo-hippie is about taking new liberty and shaking up fashion trends. New haute hippy influences are fun. On India’s desi street fashion, I often notice, urban bohemian chic combined with rural aesthetics. This subtle combination of rural and urban style redefine desi hippy chic.”
Are you bold enough to be the wild hippie rose? The mood is about free love and Bob Dylan and being like a rolling stone on a new fashion journey! Boho has evolved as the Foho. Hippie fashion is about -- cowboy hats, large medallions, and floaty flowing outfits. Queens of Hippie are -- Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss, Sienna Miller, and Elle Macpherson. Says Puja Arya, designer, “A wild spirit for fun -- that’s the fashion experience you should crave for! The mood is very modern, natural. We’re combining the 70s, with 30s, 40s, 50s, 80s -- and we’ve got a new hippie look. There’s no boho. There’s an edge to your dressing. It’s a time to experiment with your sexuality, fashion and expressions. The colour in vogue is Hare Rama, Hare Krishna orange. The look: fusion fashion with sutble Indian accessories combined with cowboy grunge.”
There’s a desire to be adventurous, nomadic and wild. The flower child era hasn’t lost its innocence. The new hippie fashion has a ‘soul’, hence the Buddha-inspired tunic and kimono are the new shapes of hippie fashion. Says Raakesh Agarvwal, “The new hippie wave is subtler but more glamourous. In the last few years, the fashion look hasn’t changed drastically. Hippie is freedom from conventional. Bohemian chic, grunge, rock ’n roll is going to be redefined. There’s the return of prints, florals and flowy dresses. There’s no ‘weird’ in hippie anymore. The look for hair: ponytails are trendy. The mood is wanderlust, free expression and carefree.”
If ’70s was bling, the neo hippie wave is very nomadic, along with ’60s love child and ’70s feminine power, the impact is threefold. It seems designers are taking inspiration from Erica Jong, song, “the future and the past are all one ... and that the moment now is all we ever have.”
Global fashion is craving for a new soul. Try the tie-dyed T-shirts, with ruffle dresses, platform wedges -- the look has a new aesthetic which is very eclectic. Says Shalini of Geisha Designs, “The mood is very trimmed hippie prints. School girl, laidback charm is in. There’s strong emergence of reds against blue.” Now, celebrity-hippies such as Milla Jovovich are launching their own fashion lines. Purple dye is all about going wild and hippie. The new twist to the gypsy tale is: wrap yourself in neons. Interestingly, hippies love hair accessories. Slip on a band around your head like Pocahontas. Or wrap your hair in bandanna. The politics of hippie style are not very complex. Nainika Karan, designer believes, “Hippie is about adapting to the ‘wild’ in your personality. You could just be more daring in your choice of style. Be it arty fashion, psychedelic colours. The essence is to discover ‘free style’. You have to let go. Neo hippie is about being glamourous, comfortable without any effort.”
In the supermarket of style, hippie is about creating diverse looks. The cult isn’t just a passing fad, but a shake-up call to designers to change drastically the look, the mood, the feel and become intellectual icons of hip rebellion. Says Varun Sardana, designer, “The neo hippie’s a diffused style movement, it isn’t about trash fashion. Rather about, affluent young people choosing to dress down, dress wild and dress funky.”
A BAD BOY CAN BE GOOD FOR A GIRL
"the sound of them strong
stalking talking about their prey
like the way hammer meets nail
pounding, they say
pounding out the rhythms of attraction
like a woman was a drum like a body was a weapon
like there was something more they wanted
than the journey
like it was owed to them
steel toed they walk
and I'm wondering why this fear of men"
A BAD BOY CAN BE GOOD FOR A GIRL is the story told from the point of view of these three teens. Each of them has a relationship with the same guy at school. Josie is the wide-eyed freshman, who suddenly feels like a somebody. Nicolette, the junior, really thinks she is in control. And Aviva is the bright senior with the hip and trusting parents. All three think they know what they're getting into.
Some of the lessons that readers might glean from this quick, engaging, and powerful novel in verse include:
1. Look and think (and think again) before leaping into bed.
2. If your female schoolmates are saying and writing uncomplimentary things regarding the character and behavior of a boy, it might be wise to take them seriously.
3. You may think that you are wiser and less vulnerable than these three characters, or the girls you know in real life, but you're not.
A BAD BOY CAN BE GOOD FOR A GIRL will raise some eyebrows for being a book where the only marginally sympathetic male character is someone's father who shows up for a couple of sentences. We meet the athletic young man, the villain of the book who seriously lacks redeeming social values, through the stories that the three girls tell However, he is not one of the narrators.
I've already had a long, animated discussion with my wife about how there are guys are like TL: Are such guys clueless about their behavior or do they consciously develop these strategies to have sex with girls? (I was the one insisting that guys who behave like this are out there. I remember being an adolescent and overhearing guys boasting about being members of the "4F Club.")
Part of what makes Laurie Halse Anderson's beloved and award-winning SPEAK a must-read is its message to watch out for oneself and to be concerned for peers who are clearly troubled. Part of what makes Melvin Burgess' DOING IT such a terrific read is its amusing and sympathetic look at how young men's minds tick.
A BAD BOY CAN BE GOOD FOR A GIRL is a book about teens and sex that will fascinate and enlighten readers. It is a realistic and provocative story that will benefit from being read among groups of friends or along with older siblings so as to prompt discussion about the vital issues involved.
Islam and organ donation
Organ donation
Organ donation is the gift of an organ to help someone else who needs a transplant. Hundreds of people's lives are saved each year by organ transplants. Organs that can be donated by people who have died include the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, pancreas and small bowel. Tissue such as skin, bone, heart valves and corneas can also be used to help others.
When can organ donation take place?
Doctors and nurses are committed to doing everything possible to save life. Organs are only removed for transplantation once all attempts to save life have failed and after death has been certified by a doctor or doctors who are entirely independent of the transplant team.
Most donated organs come from people who die from a severe brain injury and who receive treatment on a ventilator in an intensive care unit. The brain injury damages vital centres in the brain stem which are essential to maintain life. No one can live once these centres have been destroyed. Tests can show conclusively when this has happened.
In some circumstances, patients who die in hospital but are not on a ventilator may also donate. They are called non-heartbeating donors.
Sometimes people who do not die in hospital can become tissue donors.
Consent
The consent, or lack of objection, of those closest to the patient is always sought before organs can be donated. This is why it is so important for people to discuss their wishes with their loved ones. Donation is an individual choice and views differ even within the same religious groups. Many families who agree to organ donation have said that it helps to know some good has come from their loss.
Care and respect
The removal of organs is carried out with the greatest care and respect. The family can see the body afterwards and staff can contact a chaplain or local religious leader if the family wishes.
Islam and organ donation
One of the basic aims of the Muslim faith is the saving of life. This is a fundamental aim of the Shariah and Allah greatly rewards those who save others from death.
Violating the human body, whether living or dead, is normally forbidden in Islam. The Shariah, however, waives this prohibition in a number of instances: firstly in cases of necessity; and secondly in saving another person's life. It is this Islamic legal maxim al-darurat tubih al-mahzurat (necessities overrule prohibition) that has great relevance to organ donation.
"Whosoever saves the life of one person it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind."
Holy Qur'an, chapter 5 vs. 32
"If you happened to be ill and in need of a transplant, you certainly would wish that someone would help you by providing the needed organ."
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