The Answer
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A Rose, in tatters on the garden path,
Cried out to God and murmured 'gainst His Wrath,
Because a sudden wind at twilight's hush
Had snapped her stem alone of all the bush.
And God, Who hears both sun-dried dust and sun,
Had pity, whispering to that luckless one,
"Sister, in that thou sayest We did not well --
What voices heardst thou when thy petals fell?"
And the Rose answered, "In that evil hour
A voice said, `Father, wherefore falls the flower?
For lo, the very gossamers are still.'
And a voice answered, `Son, by Allah's will!'"

Then softly as a rain-mist on the sward,
Came to the Rose the Answer of the Lord:
"Sister, before We smote the Dark in twain,
Ere yet the stars saw one another plain,
Time, Tide, and Space, We bound unto the task
That thou shouldst fall, and such an one should ask."
Whereat the withered flower, all content,
Died as they die whose days are innocent;
While he who questioned why the flower fell
Caught hold of God and saved his soul from Hell.



Rudyard Kipling

farewell good bye *** sir James Brown *** adieu monsieur James Brown

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to my friends from Mali and others Muslims happy Tabaski(AÏD EL KABÎR

Officially, more than 80 percent of Malians are Muslim, and, of all the major Islamic holidays observed in Mali, Tabaski is the biggest. In reality, however, traditional religions still play a significant role in Malian villages.
Tabaski, according to what I have been told, celebrates the prophet Abraham's proof of his dedication to God. It reminds me of Christmas holidays in the US (Europe too): filled with religious importance for a small minority, and for everyone else a day of festivity and good food.
http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/like/mali-celebration3.html

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bon Tabaski à mes amis Maliens et autres musulmans (AÏD EL KABÎR

Tabaski, selon ce qu'on m'a dit, célèbre la preuve d 'Abraham' prophète et de son attachement à Dieu.
Il me rappelle des vacances de Noël aux USA ou (en Europe aussi) : remplies d'importances religieuses pour une petite minorité,
et pour chacun autrement un jour de festivité et de bonne nourriture.
Officiellement, plus de 80 pour cent de Maliens sont musulmans, et, de toutes vacances islamiques principales observées au Mali, Tabaski est le plus grand.
En réalité, cependant, les religions traditionnelles jouent toujours un rôle significatif dans les villages maliens.

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