Because science!

1. Something something Newton's second law.
2. Because if it landed on a mountain, it would just roll downhill, duh.

Celebrating Humanitarian day

Please donate.

"Nobody ever fell poor because of charitable donations"  

If you are short on cash, donate in other ways.  Give blood, most people can safely do it every 3 months.  Scared of needles/infections/rookie phlebotomists?

"If I get sick/die after giving blood, I think I'd lead a fruitful life"

(Quotes are mine).

Lessons on Humility

Excellent collection of knowledge of faith and philosophy from Twitter, go figure. 
Have a read below, courtesy of Shaykh Azhar.

On empathy and humility:

Be kind to people because everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.

— Shaykh Azhar Nasser (@ShaykhAzhar) August 23, 2018

If your sense of value comes from people, you will feel devalued when people mistreat you.

If your sense of value comes from God, you will never feel devalued because God never mistreats His servants.

— Shaykh Azhar Nasser (@ShaykhAzhar) June 30, 2018

“I eat like a servant and I sit like a servant because I am a servant [of God.” - Prophet Muhammad

Don’t be arrogant because your Prophet was humble.

— Shaykh Azhar Nasser (@ShaykhAzhar) July 1, 2018

Don’t be the reason why people stop coming to the mosque.

Don’t make people who aren’t religious feel uncomfortable when they are at the masjid.

Respect where people are on their journey to Allah.

— Shaykh Azhar Nasser (@ShaykhAzhar) August 13, 2018

On hardship and perseverance:

Don’t be too tough on yourself when things don’t go according to plan. Remember that Allah is the only teacher who grades on effort, not results.

— Shaykh Azhar Nasser (@ShaykhAzhar) August 29, 2018

Allah will test us all. He tested:

Nuh with a flood
Ibrahim with a fire
Ya’qub with blindness
Yusif with separation
Musa with a tyrant
Haroon with betrayal
Sulayman with power
Ayyub with an illness
Issa with poverty

Why do you deserve special treatment?

— Shaykh Azhar Nasser (@ShaykhAzhar) July 31, 2018

Never abandon your salat 👇🏻

Don’t ever think you’re too sinful to pray.

Don’t start praying when you become a better person, let the prayer make you a better person.

— Shaykh Azhar Nasser (@ShaykhAzhar) August 14, 2018

A few days ago I had a conversation with a family friend about marriage and how she handles the constant “why are you still single?” question.

Her answer was this:

“I didn’t choose to be single. I chose not to be in an unhappy marriage.”

I think we need to let this sink in

— Shaykh Azhar Nasser (@ShaykhAzhar) August 15, 2018

Whenever we have disagreements or disputes, we Muslims need to remember that we all believe in the same God, the same Quran and the same Prophet.

Don’t allow our enemies to divide us.

— Shaykh Azhar Nasser (@ShaykhAzhar) August 3, 2018

Even if we assume such a punishment to be true, it is possible that such a person may have not been in possession of a sound mind which is one of the conditions of religious accountability. We don’t know the state of mind of people who commit suicide so best not to comment.

— Shaykh Azhar Nasser (@ShaykhAzhar) December 16, 2017

On drugs/alcohol/other vices:

Sheikh, I’m starting to hate my fiancé because he is obviously too busy for me. I text him and he doesn’t text back.

Sister, Islam teaches us to assume the best of people. Maybe he was so excited you texted him that he fainted.

— Shaykh Azhar Nasser (@ShaykhAzhar) August 16, 2018

Don't forget the Halal beer - takbeer!

— Aamir Hussain (@AamirNHussain) July 29, 2018

Sheikh, is it ok to continue using drugs if they make you more spiritual and close to God?

Brother, when you’re high, you think you’re more philosophical, but in reality you’re just high. Stop playing yourself.

— Shaykh Azhar Nasser (@ShaykhAzhar) August 5, 2018

Sad: Queen of Soul dies

On a lighter note, I still think the best of 2018 so far is Rudy Giuliani calling Jared Kushner "disposable".

At least we know Rudy still can speak the truth sometimes.

African proverbs

Amazing compilation of wise African proverbs here at Nairobi Wire.  Some of the select few:

#AfricanproverbsWithGachanja no matter how beautiful you are, remember gorillas and chimpanzees also attracts tourists @johnnygachanja

However much the buttocks are in a hurry, they will always remain behind #AfricanProverbsWithGachanja — Martial Arts (@RiqohMuier) September 16, 2015

No matter how tall a woman is, she cannot urinate on the wall #AfricanProverbsWithGachanja

— Kabaya Nicholas (@KabayaNicholas) September 16, 2015

If you think hard work pays, show me a rich donkey #AfricanProverbsWithGachanja — 100% Followback (@DahlinObwocha) September 16, 2015

#AfricanProverbsWithGachanja when a woman is blessed with beauty but no brains its the private parts that suffer. — Gathage Stephene (@gagheat) September 16, 2015

“@imBarasa: Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. #AfricanProverbsWithGachanja“

— johnstone mutisya (@johnstonemutis3) September 16, 2015

A child can play with its mother’s breasts, but not its father’s testicles #AfricanProverbsWithGachanja — Kamtisa the Great. (@tilalisaac) September 16, 2015

Girls are like mangoes, while you are waiting for them to be ripe, others are eating them with salt. #AfricanProverbsWithGachanja

— Evans Gimix (@Skawd) September 16, 2015

#AfricanProverbsWithGachanja No matter how hot your anger is, it cannot cook yams — Betty Nimmo (@betty_nimmo) September 16, 2015

#AfricanProverbsWithGachanja She that has itchy anus wakes up with smelly fingers pic.twitter.com/LjoCa1m5Yr

— False Prophet (@kingfredd1) September 16, 2015

Men learn of better ways to solve issues other than violence when a fly lands on their testicles #AfricanProverbsWithGachanja

— ♕KE KneeJerk♕ (@KEKneejerk) September 16, 2015

#AfricanProverbsWithGachanja if you are not ready to loose anything to a girl also dont expect to loose your virginity to her. — Stevie more (@steven_nyingi) September 16, 2015

A man who marries a beautiful woman is equivalent to a man who grows corn on by the roadside #AfricanProverbsWithGachanja - 11:01 PM - 8 Jun 2016

Never test the depth of a river with your both legs #AfricanProverbsWithGachanja - 1:30 AM - 9 Jun 2016

"If you think you are too small to make a difference, you then haven't spent a night with a mosquito"......... #AfricanProverbsWithGachanja - 11:59 PM - 8 Jun 2016

If you want to walk fast,walk alone. If you want to walk far walk with others. AfricanProverbsWithGachanja - 3:08 AM - 16 Sep 2015 from Nairobi, Kenya

PS: Yes, sorry, I suck at embedding.

When to get into debt

Personal Finance tip -- if you're considering getting a mortgage, business loans or something similar:

Debt is only good if incomes are increasing, or at the very least persistent and predictable.