Office blues

Sitting in my dreary office, reading the news...

My daily routine of staring blankly at a screen, thinking of how to work on reports back at my apartment (where the work is actually done) and putting dream scenarios on scrap paper is getting to me.

So I downloaded the blogger app, and am trying to say something meaningful in the off-chance I'd read it later, and spark an hour of more scenario planning.

Here goes: Yesterday, I was in speakers corner arguing with a Christian man on miracles... He then quotes me some verses from the Quran after a bit of intense googling, and awaits my response. I read the verse in Arabic, and proceed to tear him apart by saying his translation was wrong...

It turns out, that we were both out of context; and my ego got the best of me. By assuming that my reading was correct without even looking into context (in this case, the previous verse explained context), I was guilty of a sin... Pride.

Its Ironic how many sins come up when arguing religion.

And the whole day had that same recurring theme: From the born-agains claiming to be sin-free, to the raised voices and crass comments from the dissenters, and finally the petty squabbling between the preachers...

A little reflection goes a long way in purifying my thoughts and arguments, and Inshalla, speakers corner hasn't seen the last of (a more refined) me.

Inshalla...