The 4Star-9Rattan Blog

  Saturday Reading 1)  Young ladies, this is for you!!!  A woman arrived in a store wearing clothes that showed her body all too well. The shop owner, being a wise older man, took a good look at her, asked her to sit down, looked straight into her eyes, and said something she would never forget for the rest of her life. “Young Lady, everything that God has made valuable in this world, is covered up and hard to see or find." For example: 1. Where can you find diamonds? • In the ground, covered and protected. 2. Where are the pearls? • Deep in the ocean, covered and protected in a beautiful shell. 3. Where can you find gold? • Underground, covered with layers of rock, and to get there you have to work very hard and dig deep. He looked at her again and said, "Your body is sacred and unique to God." You are far more precious than gold, diamonds, and pearls, therefore you must be covered too. He then added: "If you keep your precious minerals like gold, diamonds, and pea...

Sunday Special-OMG-"Baruch Spinoza's God" Baruch Spinoza (Dutch, 1632-1677) Spinoza was born in Amsterdam  to a Marrano  family that fled Portugal  for the more tolerant Dutch Republic . He received a traditional Jewish education, learning Hebrew  and studying sacred texts within the Portuguese Jewish  community, where his father was a prominent merchant. As a young man, Spinoza challenged rabbinic authority and questioned Jewish doctrines, leading to his permanent expulsion  from his Jewish community in 1656. Following that expulsion, he distanced himself from all religious affiliations and devoted himself to philosophical inquiry and lens grinding. Spinoza attracted a dedicated circle of followers who gathered to discuss his writings and joined him in the intellectual pursuit of truth.  Spinoza published little, to avoid persecution and bans on his books. In his Tractatus Theologico-Politicus , described by Steven Nadler  as "one of the most im...

 Sunday Special-A Stubborn Angel! Sam Morgan Storm refers to Samantha Morgan Storm defying gravity on wall of death for decades “Ma’am, I need you to step back. You are not authorized to be here.” The command sliced through the humid Virginia morning, sharp and jarring against the solemn silence of Arlington National Cemetery. In the distance, the faint, brassy notes of a warm-up bugle drifted from the hillside, a melancholy prelude to what was to come.Samantha Morgan froze at the stone entrance. She wore  a simple black dress, but over her shoulder hung a battered leather satchel that had seen more combat zones than the young Specialist blocking her path. She met the guard’s eyes, her expression unreadable, forged in places far harsher than this well-manicured gate. “What you’re saying isn’t possible,” she replied, her voice low but steady. “I served with General William Hawthorne.” Specialist Miller, looking young enough to be her son, clasped his hands in front of his prist...

  Story this Wednesday! A powerful Indian love story of a Patriot beyond price and his dedicated wife! At the Wagah Border, after 35 years, an old man Ibrahim with trembling steps entered Indian soil. His wife and grown children were waiting to receive him. And the moment he crossed the border, Ibrahim said something that stunned everyone. Till now, he had always pretended to be mentally unstable or just an ordinary civilian. But standing on Indian soil, he proudly declared: "Yes, I was an Indian spy. My name is Kashmir Singh. I fulfilled my duty. They kept me in jail for 35 years, but they could not extract a single word from me.” Before Arrest Kashmir Singh                            35 years After Release from Pakistani Prison-Ibrahim   No regrets: Kashmir Singh with his wife Paramjit Kaur Kashmir Singh returned to India after 35 years.His  devoted wife, Paramjit Kaur, never lost hope over the decade...

  Sunday Special-  His name is Dr. Nakamura Tetsu  -a Japanese humitarian doctor,Engineer,Farmer & Hero in AfganistanHe was born in the Japanese city of Fukuoka in 1946.After qualifying as a doctor he moved to Pakistan in 1984 to treat patients with leprosy. Along with Pakistan, he also worked in Afghanistan. He ran an organization called “Peshawar-kai.” a Humanitarian who devoted his life to Afghanistan wanted to 'shine light into dark corners'. Two years later, he headed to Afghanistan, where he opened his first clinic in a remote village in Nangarhar and established a non-governmental organisation, Peace Japan Medical Services (PMS).At its peak, PMS operated 10 clinics providing help for leprosy patients and refugees amongst others. In the year 2000, Afghanistan faced a devastating drought and famine. Experts warned that nearly 4 million people would be affected, and around 1 million could die solely from hunger and thirst. Due to lack of clean water, people were f...