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Poligami

Hikmah poligami:

1.Dapat melahirkan zuriat terhadap pasangan yang tidak
dapat melahirkan anak kerana mandul,sakit dan lain2.

2.Poligami ialah satu cara untuk melindungi kaum wanita
yang tidak mempunyai suami,atau kehilangan suami seperti
meninggal dunia atau sebagainya.

3.Mengelakkan kaum lelaki daripada terjerumus ke lembah
maksiat,kerana nafsu lelaki tidak pernah kurang,sedang
nafsu wanita semakin berkurang dgn bertambahnya usia.

4.Untuk mengurangkan jumlah kaum wanita yg tidak
berkahwin kerana semakin ramai bilangan wanita
daripada lelaki.

5.Mengekalkan kerukunan rumahtangga akibat krisis antara
suami dan isteri terutamanya tentang masaalah seks.Dengan
adanya kebenaran poligami,keadaan suami kembali aman dan
pergaduhan dapat dielakkan.

6.Menambahkan zuriat umat manusia dimuka bumi Allah
melalui cara yg halal

~~~~~~~taubat~~~~~~~

SEBAB-SEBAB HATI TIDAK BAHAGIA IALAH KERANA ADANYA MAZMUMMAH DIDALAM HATI.

Antara mazmummah utama yang menghilangkan bahagia di hati ialah :

1. PEMARAH Paling mudah dikesan atau dilihat dan paling banyak di dalam diri manusia. Orang seperti ini jarang mendapat kawan dan hati tentunya tidak terang. (sape nak dekat kalau asyik nak marah ajer.. bawak2lah senyum.. tentu org tak takut nak dekat punyer..)

2. PENDENDAM Tersembunyi iaitu ibarat mengumpul lahar di dalam dada. Orang seperti ini sentiasa mencari-cari peluang untuk membalas dendam hatta secara yang kecil-kecil sekalipun seperti sakitkan hati atau tempelak orang yang didendami itu. Sebab itu orang pendendam mudah kena sakit jantung. (Ini kes dendam kesumat lahh nie..)

3. HASAD DENGKI Amalannya hangus akibat hasad dengkinya itu kerana ia memiliki sifat ketuhanan. (tak elok dengki mendengki nih..)

4. HAJI/HAJJAH BAKHIL Sentiasa merasakan orang lain menginginkan harta, kesenangan, pangkat dll. dari dirinya. Contohnya sentiasa berdalih mengatakan ia tiada duit. (rezeki yang diberi oleh Allah elok dikongsi bersama..-derma) ** Allah lebih sayang orang yang fasiq tetapi pemurah tetapi benci orang yang abid tetapi bakhil. Kerana walaupun fasiq, pemurahnya itu tetap memberi manfaat pada orang lain kerana kadangkala rezeki itu Allah beri melalui makhluk.

5. TAMAK Orang yang tidak puas dengan yang sedikit nescaya tidak akan puas dengan yang banyak kerana dunia ini ibarat meminum air laut… walau berapa banyak yg diminum tetap tak abis jugak…lagipun org tamak selalu rugi.. ** Ingat! Yang dikatakan harta atau rezeki kita bila ia dipakai atau digunakan oleh kita. Selagi tidak diguna iaitu disimpan, itu belum boleh dikatakan rezeki kita. (mungkin ada hak orang lain di situ) Biarlah&nbs p; rezeki itu sedikit tetapi mendapat keberkatan iaitu dapat dimanfaatkan.

6. TIDAK SABAR Andainya perkara yang kecil pun tidak boleh bersabar apatah lagi hal-hal yang lebih besar. (oleh itu banyak2kanlah bersabar bila hadapi dugaan.. cthnyer time keja banyak.. tetap maintain vogue walau keja bertimbun atas meja..heh..heh..)

7. EGO Ibu segala mazmummah jadi ia membuatkan seseorang paling tidak tenang. Orang yang memiliki sifat ini pantang tercabar dari sudut zahir mahupun batin. (yg nie no komen).. pasal semua org ader egonya sendiri.. cuma tinggi/rendah tahap keegoan tersebutâ

8. RIAK Terseksa sendiri kerana sentiasa tercari-cari peluang untuk dipuji. Sentiasa berlakun-lakun di depan orang. Jika ia dipuji, ia akan menambah amalnya tetapi jika dikeji, ia akan mengurangkan amalnya. Allah marah kalau kita riak..takabbur dgn aper yg kita ada

9. CINTA DUNIA Tidak dapat menderita, dapat pun menderita kerana bila sudah dapat susah pula menjaganya. Berhartalah tidak mengapa tetapi kawal hati jangan diletakkan pada harta itu. biler mati cuma bawa amalan dan doa anak yg soleh/solehah ** Cinta dunia merupakan "neraka dunia" kerana dunia itu "panas" akibat ia merupakan barang buruan dan rebutan. Jadi letakkanlah akhirat itu di hati dan dunia itu di tangan supaya dunia itu senang dibahagi-bahagi dan akhirat dibawa mati. Kesimpulan Jadi yang meragut kebahagiaan sebenarnya bukanlah secara TOTALnya disebabkan kemiskinan, musibah, kesibukan dllnya. tetapi ialah

MAZMUMMAH. ****Makin tinggi mazmummah seseorang, makin ia tidak BAHAGIA.**** Samada bermujahadah atau biarkan saja mazmummah itu, kedua-duanya tetap menderita tetapi andainya bermujahadah kita akan dibantu Allah dan akan bahagia jua akhirnya. So..sama-samalah kite sentiasa ingat mengingati antara satu sama lain andai kita terleka dengan dunia buruklah padahnya

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Asparagus..known to cure Cancer

Sumber dari:- SINI

Dear All

This is a very good article on Asparagus..known to cure Cancer.

Kindly go through the same.

Three types of asparagus on a shop display, with white asparagus at the back and green asparagus in the middle. The plant at the front is Ornithogalum pyrenaicum, is commonly called wild asparagus,

Several years ago, I had a man seeking asparagus for a friend who had cancer. He gave me a photocopied copy of an article,entitled, `Asparagus for cancer ' printed in Cancer News Journal, December 1979.
I will share it here, just as it was shared with me: ' I am a biochemist,and have specialized in the relation of diet to health for over 5 years.

Several years ago, I learned of the discovery of Richard R.Vensal, D.D.S. that asparagus might cure cancer. Since then, I have worked with him on his project. We have accumulated a number of favourable case histories.
Here are a few examples:

Case No. 1,
A man with an almost hopeless case of Hodgkin ' s disease (cancer of the lymph glands) who was completely incapacitated. Within 1 year of starting the asparagus therapy, his doctors were unable to detect any signs of cancer, and he was back on a schedule of strenuous exercise.
Case No. 2,
A successful businessman 68 years old who suffered from cancer of the bladder for 16 years. After years of medical treatments, including radiation without improvement, he went on asparagus. Within 3 months, examinations revealed that his bladder tumor had disappeared and that his kidneys were normal.

Case No. 3,
A man who had lung cancer. On March 5th 1971, he was put on the operating table where they found lung cancer so widely spread that it was inoperable. The surgeon sewed him up and declared his case hopeless. On April 5th he heard about the asparagus therapy and immediately started taking it. By August, x-ray pictures revealed that all signs of the cancer had disappeared. He is back at his regular business routine. *
*Case No. 4,
A woman who was troubled for a number of years with skin cancer. She finally developed different skin cancers which were diagnosed by asking specialist as advanced. Within 3 months after starting on asparagus, her skin specialist said that her skin looked fine and no more skin lesions. This woman reported that the asparagus therapy also cured her kidney disease, which started in 1949. She had over 10 operations for kidney stones, and was receiving government disability payments for an inoperable, terminal, kidney condition. She attributes the cure of this kidney trouble entirely to the asparagus.
I was not surprised at this result, as `The elements of Material Medica ' , edited in 1854 by a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania , stated that asparagus was used as a popular remedy for kidney stones. He even referred to experiments, in 1739, on the power of asparagus in dissolving stones.

We would have other case histories but the medical establishment has interfered with our obtaining some of the records. I am therefore appealing to readers to spread this good 20news and help us to gather a large number of case histories that will overwhelm the medical skeptics about this unbelievably simple and natural remedy. For the treatment, asparagus should be cooked before using, and therefore canned asparagus is just as good as fresh.

I have corresponded with the two leading canners of asparagus, Giant Giant and Stokely, and I am satisfied that these brands contain no pesticides or preservatives.

* * PROCEDURE:
1) Place the cooked asparagus in a blender and liquefy t make a puree, and store in the refrigerator.
2) Give the patient 4 full tablespoons twice daily, morning and evening.
Patients usually show some improvement in from 2-4 weeks. It can be diluted with water and used as a cold or hot drink. This suggested dosage is based on present experience, but certainly larger amounts can do no harm and may be needed in some cases.
As a biochemist I am convinced of the old saying that `what cures can prevent ' . Based on this theory, my wife and I have been using asparagus puree as a beverage with our meals. We take 2 tablespoons diluted in water to suit our taste wit breakfast and with dinner. I take mine hot and my wife prefers hers cold.
For years we have made it a practice to have blood surveys taken as part of our regular checkups.
The last blood survey, taken=2 0by a medical doctor who specializes in the nutritional approach to health, showed substantial improvements in all categories over the last one, and we can attribute these improvements to nothing but the asparagus drink...
As a biochemist, I have made an extensive study of all aspects of cancer, and all of the proposed cures. As a result, I am convinced that asparagus fits in better with the latest theorie about cancer. Asparagus contains a good supply of protein called histones, which are believed to be active in controlling cell growth. For that reason, I believe asparagus can be said to contain a substance that I call cell growth normalizer. That accounts for its action on cancer and inacting as a general body tonic. In any event, regardless of theory, asparagus used as we suggest, is a harmless substance.
The FDA cannot prevent you from using it and it may do you much good.. It has been reported by the US National Cancer Institute, that asparagus is the highest tested food containing glutathione, which is considered one of the body ' s most potent anticarcinogens and antioxidants.
Please spread the news...
...the most unselfish act one can ever do is paying forward all the kindness one has

received even to the most undeserved person*

sALAM aIDIL aDHA

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Biar hina di mata manusia

Biar semanggat semankin tua

Biar harta semakin tiada

Biar akal semakin berusia

Biar jauh kedudukan kita

Biar jurang pangkat kita

Jangan tergadai silaturahim antara kiTA

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDIL ADHA DARI KAMI SEKELUARGA

Real Happiness and Inner Peace

Real happiness and peace can be found in submitting to the commands of the Creator and the Sustainer of this world. God has said in the Quran:

“Truly, in remembering God do hearts find rest.” (Quran 13:28)

On the other hand, the one who turns away from the Quran will have a life of hardship in this world. God has said:

“But whoever turns away from the Quran,[1] he will have a hard life, and We will raise him up blind on the Day of Judgment.” (Quran 20:124)

This may explain why some people commit suicide while they enjoy the material comfort money can buy. For example, look at Cat Stevens (now Yusuf Islam), formerly a famous pop singer who used to earn sometimes more than $150,000 a night. After he converted to Islam, he found true happiness and peace, which he had not found in material success.

http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/244/

Muhammad’s Claim to Prophethood : Proofs of His Prophethood

Divine facilitation is proportionate to human need. God makes acquisition easier as the need of humans increase. Air, water, and sunlight are necessary for human survival, and thus God has granted their acquisition to all without hardship. The greatest human need is to know the Creator, and thus, God has made it easy to know Him. The evidence for God, however, differs in its nature. In its own way, everything in creation is evidence of its Creator. Some evidence is so obvious that any lay person can immediately ‘see’ the Creator, for instance, the cycle of life and death. Others ‘see’ the handiwork of the Creator in the elegance of mathematical theorems, universal constants of physics, and the development of the embryo:

“Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,- there are indeed signs for men of understanding.” (Quran 3:190)

http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/169/

How to Convert to Islam and Become a Muslim

The word “Muslim” means one who submits to the will of God, regardless of their race, nationality or ethnic background. Becoming a Muslim is a simple and easy process that requires no pre-requisites. One may convert alone in privacy, or he/she may do so in the presence of others.

If anyone has a real desire to be a Muslim and has full conviction and strong belief that Islam is the true religion of God, then, all one needs to do is pronounce the “Shahada”, the testimony of faith, without further delay. The “Shahada” is the first and most important of the five pillars of Islam.

With the pronunciation of this testimony, or “Shahada”, with sincere belief and conviction, one enters the fold of Islam.

Upon entering the fold of Islam purely for the Pleasure of God, all of one’s previous sins are forgiven, and one starts a new life of piety and righteousness. The Prophet said to a person who had placed the condition upon the Prophet in accepting Islam that God would forgive his sins:

“Do you not know that accepting Islam destroys all sins which come before it?” (Saheeh Muslim)

http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/204/

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Kuekkan Kopak

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http://hikmahsufi.tripod.com/

Sekadar Renungan Bersama

Syd. Abu Bakar rha. Berkata :
Orang yang bakhil itu tidak akan terlepas daripada salah satu daripada 4 sifat yang membinasakan, iaitu:
?Ia akan mati dan hartanya akan diambil oleh warisnya, lalu dibelanjakan bukan pada tempatnya.
?Hartanya akan diambil secara paksa oleh penguasa yang zalim.
?Hartanya menjadi rebutan orang-orang jahat dan akan dipergunakan untuk kejahatan pula.
?Adakalanya harta itu akan dicuri dan dipergunakan secara berfoya-foya pada jalan yang tidak berguna.
http://www.tranungkite.net/teladan/teladan300.htm

Tisya

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Fakta Thibbun Nabawi: Habbatus Sauda, Madu, dan Minyak Zaitun

Penyusun: Ummu Hajar

Saudariku, tahukah kalian bahwa penyakit itu ada dua macam, penyakit hati dan penyakit jasmani? Kedua penyakit itu disebutkan dalam Al-Qur’an. Klasifikasi jenis penyakit ini mengandung hikmah ilahi dan kemukjizatan yang hanya bisa dicapai oleh kalangan medis di pertengahan abad ke-18. Sesungguhnya iman kepada Allah dan para Rasul, yaitu aqidah yang tertanam dalam hati, merupakan solusi pengobatan yang terpenting bagi hati, yakni bagi penyakit jiwa. Sedangkan untuk penyakit jasmani, kita bisa menengok metode pengobatan Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.


Istilah Thibbun Nabawi dimunculkan oleh para dokter muslim sekitar abad ke-13 M untuk menunjukkan ilmu-ilmu kedokteran yang berada dalam bingkai keimanan pada Allah, sehingga terjaga dari kesyirikan, takhayul dan khurofat.

1. Habbatus Sauda’ atau Jinten Hitam atau Syuwainiz

Imam Bukhari meriwayatkan dari ‘Aisyah radhiyallahu ‘anha. bahwa ia pernah mendengar Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam bersabda yang artinya: “Sungguh dalam habbatus sauda’ itu terdapat penyembuh segala penyakit, kecuali as-sam.” Saya bertanya, “Apakah as-sam itu?” Beliau menjawab, “Kematian”. Habbatus sauda’ berkhasiat mengobati segala jenis penyakit dingin, bisa juga membantu kesembuhan berbagai penyakit panas karena faktor temporal. Biji habbatus sauda’ mengandung 40% minyak takasiri dan 1,4% minyak atsiri, 15 jenis asam amino, protein, Ca, Fe, Na dan K. kandungan aktifnya thymoquinone (TQ), dithymouinone (DTQ), thymohydroquimone (THQ) dan thymol (THY). Telah terbukti dari berbagai hasil penelitian ilmiah bahwa habbatus sauda’ mengaktifkan kekebalan spesifik/kekebalan didapat, karena ia meningkatkan kadar sel-sel T pembantu, sel-sel T penekan, dan sel-sel pembunuh alami. Beberapa resep penggunaan dan manfaat habbatus sauda’:
Ditumbuk, dibuat adonan dangan campuran madu, kemudian diminum setelah dicampur air panas, diminum rutin berhari-hari: menghancurkan batu ginjal dan batu kandung kencing, memperlancar air seni, haid dan ASI.
Diadon dengan air tepung basah atau tepung yang sudah dimasak, mampu mengeluarkan cacing dengan lebih kuat.
Minum minyaknya kira-kira sesendok dicampur air untuk menghilangkan sesak napas dan sejenisnya.
Dimasak dengan cuka dan dipakai berkumur-kumur untuk mengobati sakit gigi karena kedinginan.
Digunakan sebagai pembalut dicampur cuka untuk mengatasi jerawat dan kudis bernanah.
Ditumbuk halus, setiap hari dibalurkan ke luka gigitan anjing gila sebagian dua atau tiga kali oles, lalu dibersihkan dengan air.

Untuk konsumsi rutin menjaga kesehatan, sebaiknya dua sendok saja. Sebagian kalangan medis menyatakan bahwa terlalu banyak mengkonsumsinya bisa mematikan.

2. Madu atau ‘Asl

“Dari perut lebah itu keluar cairan dengan berbagai warna, di dalamnya terdapat kesembuhan bagi manusia.” (QS. An-Nahl: 69)

Beberapa hasil penelitian tentang madu:

a. Bakteri tidak mampu melawan madu

Dianjurkan memakai madu untuk mengobati luka bakar. Madu memiliki spesifikasi anti proses peradangan (inflammatory activity anti)

b. Madu kaya kandungan antioksidan

Antioksidan fenolat dalam madu memiliki daya aktif tinggi serta bisa meningkatkan perlawanan tubuh terhadap tekanan oksidasi (oxidative stress)

c. Madu dan kesehatan mulut

Bila digunakan untuk bersikat gigi bisa memutihkan dan menyehatkan gigi dan gusi, mengobati sariawan dan gangguan mulut lain.

d. Madu dan kulit kepala

Dengan menggunakan cairan madu berkadar 90% (madu dicampur air hangat) dua hari sekali di bagian-bagian yang terinfeksi di kepala dan wajah diurut pelan-pelan selama 2-3 menit, madu dapat membunuh kutu, menghilangkan ketombe, memanjangkan rambut, memperindah dan melembutkannya serta menyembuhkan penyakit kulit kepala.

e. Madu dan pengobatan kencing manis

Madu mampu menurunkan kadar glukosa darah penderita diabetes karena adanya unsure antioksidan yang menjadikan asimilasi gula lebih mudah di dalam darah sehingga kadar gula tersebut tidak terlihat tinggi. Madu nutrisi kaya vitamin B1, B5, dan C dimana para penderita diabetes sangat membutuhkan vitamin-vitamin ini. Sesendok kecil madu alami murni akan menambah cepat dan besar kandungan gula dalam darah, sehingga akan menstimulasi sel-sel pankreas untuk memproduksi insulin. Sebaiknya penderita diabetes melakukan analisis darah dahulu untuk menentukan takaran yang diperbolehkan untuknya di bawah pengawasan dokter.

f. Madu mencegah terjadinya radang usus besar (colitis), maag dan tukak lambung

Madu berperan baik melindungi kolon dari luka-luka yang biasa ditimbulkan oleh asam asetat dan membantu pengobatan infeksi lambung (maag). Pada kadar 20% madu mampu melemahkan bakteri pylori penyebab tukak lambung di piring percobaan.

g. Selain itu madu amat bergizi, melembutkan sistem alami tubuh, menghilangkan rasa obat yang tidak enak, membersihkan liver, memperlancar buang air kecil, cocok untuk mengobati batuk berdahak. Buah-buahan yang direndam dalam madu bisa bertahan sampai enam bulan.

Madu terbaik adalah yang paling jernih, putih dan tidak tajam serta yang paling manis. Madu yang diambil dari daerah gunung dan pepohonan liar memiliki keutamaan tersendiri daripada yang diambil dari sarang biasa, dan itu tergantung pada tempat para lebah berburu makanannya.

3. Minyak Zaitun

“Konsumsilah minyak zaitun dan gunakan sebagai minyak rambut, karena minyak zaitun dibuat dari pohon yang penuh berkah.” (HR. At-Tirmidzi dan Ibnu Majah).

Fungsi minyak zaitun:
Mengurangi kolesterol berbahaya tanpa mengurangi kandungan kolesterol yang bermanfaat.
Mengurangi risiko penyumbatan (trombosis) dan penebalan (ateriosklerosis) pembuluh darah.
Mengurangi pemakaian obat-obatan penurun tekanan darah tinggi.
Mengurangi serangan kanker.
Melindungi dari serangan kanker payudara. Sesendok makan minyak zaitun setiap hari mengurangi risiko kanker payudara sampai pada kadar 45%.
Menurunkan risiko kanker rahim sampai 26%.
Pengkonsumsian buah-buahan, sayuran, dan minyak zaitun memiliki peran penting dalam melindungi tubuh dari kanker kolon.
Penggunaan minyak zaitun sebagai krim kulit setelah berenang melindungi terjadinya kanker kulit (melanoma)
Berpengaruh positif melindungi tubuh dari kanker lambung dan mengurangi risiko tukak lambung.
Mengandung lemak terbaik yang seharusnya dikonsumsi manusia seperti yang terdapat dalam ASI.
Penggunaan sebagai minyak rambut mampu membunuh kutu dalam waktu beberapa jam saja.

Setiap penyakit itu ada obatnya, seperti hadits Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam yang artinya: “Tidaklah Allah menurunkan suatu penyakit, melainkan Dia menurunkan obatnya.” (HR. Bukhari dan Muslim) Setiap kali Allah menurunkan penyakit, Allah pasti menurunkan penyembuhnya. Hanya ada orang yang mengetahuinya dan ada yang tidak mengetahuinya. Jauh sebelum ilmu pengetahuan berkembang pesat, Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam sudah mengetahui dan menerapkan pengobatan yang terbukti kemanjurannya.

Maraji:
Keajaiban Thibbun Nabawi, Aiman bin ‘Abdul Fattah
Metode Pengobatan Nabi SAW, Ibnu Qayyim Al-Jauziyah

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Artikel www.muslimah.or.id

Sunday

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Rabu

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Khamis.........

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Breakfast

A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. 'Careful,' he said, 'CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my gosh! You're cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my gosh! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They're going to STICK! Careful. CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the! salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!' The wife stared at him. 'What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?' The husband calmly replied, 'I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I'm driving.'

Clean Joke

Fifty-one years ago, Herman James, a North Carolina mountain man, was drafted by the Army. On his first day in basic training, the Army issued him a comb. That afternoon the Army barber sheared off all his hair. On his second day, the Army issued Herman a toothbrush. That afternoon the Army dentist yanked seven of his teeth. On the third day, the Army issued him a jock strap. The Army has been looking for Herman for 51 years.

Old Age, I decided, is a gift.

I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body, the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt. And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror, but I don't agonize over those things for long.I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging. Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon ?I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60&70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love ... I will.I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set. They, too, will get old.I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things. Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've evenearned the right to be wrong. So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day. (If I feel like it)MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART!MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE A RAINBOW OF SMILES ON YOUR FACE AND IN YOUR HEART FOREVER AND EVER!FRIENDS FOREVER! Forward this to at least 7 people and see what happens on your screenYou will laugh your head off!!!!!!!!!