Saturday, 6 June 2015

#9 | Things I Learnt This Week (That I Want To Share) #9

1. CHRISTIANITY | ETHICS | MEDICAL ETHICS
“God did give us reason. He gave us minds in order to understand the world, to understand options and to make real decisions. He didn’t give us reason to create our own world and to create our own authority structures and our own conception of morality. 
Here’s a book [Proverbs] that talks a lot about the use of one’s mind, the use of one’s reasoning, the observation and coming to conclusions based upon those observations. But the whole point of that wisdom we are to gain is that we understand ourselves by living in a world we didn’t make and living within a moral order that someone else, namely God, has put into place. 
That’s the proper context for our reason to be exercised. God’s given fish the ability to swim, but they need to swim within water.”
The Science of Life

2. LIFE | WOMEN 

A poignant and wonderful short animation on a woman's life.

Sidewalk (Official Version) - [VIDEO]

3. LAW | PRISON | REHABILITATION 
"It isn't every day that prison officials would call up a journalist to help seek the release of a prisoner, whom they feel has transformed himself into a model citizen."
Hope within the prison walls - Wong Chun Wai

Curated by,
Jason Kay
Melaka
06 June 2015

Friday, 22 May 2015

#8 | Things I Learnt This Week (That I Want To Share) #8

1. LAW | SYARIAH | HUDUD

This is an excellent quote. 
"I have said this before and I wish to say it again: God’s laws are perfect, but when men are called to draft the laws and push them through the legislative process, then they become man’s laws. This means that we as a civilised community must scrutinise and deliberate these man-made laws carefully before allowing them to come into effect. We owe it to Muslims to craft laws that are just and that can be implemented fairly, and to do that, we cannot exclude the community from providing their views.
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Never again must we be led like sheep by those who use God’s name to hide their own incompetence and ignorance."
The price of a human life - Zaid Ibrahim

2. SEX | EDUCATION | RAPE

Understanding the concept of informed consent before engaging in sex, using tea as an analogy.

Sex, consent, tea

3. PRODUCTIVITY

Priming yourself for great work.
"The “Meez,” as professionals call it, translates into “everything in its place.” In practice, it involves studying a recipe, thinking through the tools and equipment you will need, and assembling the ingredients in the right proportion before you begin. It is the planning phase of every meal—the moment when chefs evaluate the totality of what they are trying to achieve and create an action plan for the meal ahead."
How to Spend the First 10 Minutes of Your Day

Curated by,
Jason Kay
Melaka
22 May 2015