KENYATAAN HIDUP DISEBALIK PERMAINAN INI.

KENYATAAN HIDUP DISEBALIK PERMAINAN INI.

Seorang guru wanita sedang bersemangat mengajarkan sesuatu kepada
anak muridnya. Ia duduk menghadap anak muridnya. Di tangan kirinya ada
kapur, di tangan kanannya ada kayu pemadam. Guru itu berkata, "Saya ada satu
permainan... Caranya begini, ditangan kiri saya ada kapur, di tangan
kanan ada kayu pemadam. Jika saya angkat kapur ini, maka sebutlah "Kapur!",
jika saya angkat kayu pemadam ini, maka katalah "Pemadam!"

Anak muridnya faham dan seterusnya menyebut dengan betul. Guru bersilih-ganti
mengangkat tangan kanan dan kirinya, semakin lama semakin cepat.
Beberapa saat kemudian guru kembali berkata, "Baik sekarang perhatikan..
Jika saya angkat kapur, maka sebutlah "Pemadam!", jika saya angkat
kayu pemadam, maka katakanlah "Kapur!". Dan diulangkan seperti tadi, tentu
saja murid-murid tadi keliru dan kekok, dan sangat sukar untuk
mengubahnya. Namun lambat laun, mereka kembali biasa dan tidak kekok lagi.
Selang beberapa saat, permainan berhenti.

Guru tersenyum kepada anak muridnya. "Murid-murid, begitulah kita
umat Islam. Mulanya yang haq itu haq, yang bathil itu bathil. Kita
begitu jelas membezakannya. Namun kemudian, satelah musuh kita memaksakan
kepada kita dengan perbagai cara untuk menukarkan sesuatu, perkara yang
haq telah menjadi bathil, dan sebaliknya. Pada mulanya agak sukar bagi
kita menerima hal tersebut, tapi kerana terus disosialisasikan dengan
pelbagai cara menarik oleh mereka, lambat laun kita akan terbiasa
dengan hal itu, seterusnya kita mulai dapat mengikutinya. Musuh-musuh kita
tidak pernah berhenti membolak-balik dan menukar nilai murni akidah/hukum Islam
dari masa ke semasa.

"Keluar berduaan, berkasih-kasihan tidak lagi sesuatu yang pelik, Zina
tidak lagi jadi persoalan, pakaian seksi menjadi hal yang lumrah, tanpa
rasa malu, sex sebelum nikah menjadi suatu kebiasaan dan trend, hiburan
yang asyik dan panjang sehingga melupakan yang wajib adalah biasa,
materialistik kini menjadi suatu gaya hidup dan lain lain." "Semuanya
sudah terbalik. Dan tanpa disedari, anda sedikit demi sedikit
menerimanya tanpa rasa ia satu kesalahan dan kemaksiatan. Faham?" tanya
Guru kepada anak muridnya.

"Baik untuk permainan kedua..." Gurunya meneruskannya......

"Cikgu ada Qur'an,cikgu akan letakkannya di tengah karpet. Sekarang anda
berdiri diluar karpet. Permainannya adalah , bagaimana caranya mengambil
Qur'an yang ada ditengah tanpa memijak karpet?"

Murid-muridnya berfikir . Ada yang mencuba dengan tongkat, dan
selainnya.

Akhirnya Guru memberikan jalan keluar, digulungnya karpet, dan ia ambil
Qur'an. Ia memenuhi syarat, tidak memijak karpet .."Murid-murid,
begitulah ummat Islam dengan musuhnya.. .. Musuh Islam tidak akan
memijak-mijak anda dengan terang-terangan. ...Kerana tentu anda akan
menolaknya dengan mentah. Orang biasapun tak akan rela kalau Islam
dihina dihadapan mereka. Tapi mereka akan monolak kita secara ansur-ansur,
sehingga kita tidak sedar.

"Jika seseorang ingin membuat rumah yang kuat, maka dibina tapak yang
kuat. Begitulah Islam, jika ingin kuat, maka bangunlah aqidah yang kuat.
Sebaliknya, jika ingin membongkar rumah, tentu susah kalau dimulai dgn
tapaknya dulu, tentu saja dinding dan peralatan akan dikeluarkan dulu,

kerusi dipindahkan dulu, Almari dibuang dulu satu persatu, baru rumah
dihancurkan. ..."

"Begitulah musuh-musuh Islam menghancurkan kita. Ia tidak akan
menghentam terang-terangan, tapi ia akan perlahan-lahan merusakan kita.
Mulai dari perangai kita, cara hidup, pakaian dan lain-lain, sehingga
meskipun kita muslim, tapi kita telah meninggalkan ajaran Islam dan
mengikuti cara mereka... Dan itulah yang mereka inginkan." "Ini
semua adalah fenomena Ghazwul Fikri (Perang Pemikiran). Dan inilah yang
dijalankan oleh musuh musuh kita... "

"Kenapa mereka tidak berani terang-terang memijak-mijak kita, cikgu?" tanya
murid- murid.

"Sesungguhnya dahulu mereka terang-terang menyerang Islam, misalnya Perang
Salib, Perang Tartar, dan lain-lain. Tapi sekarang tidak lagi."
"Begitulah Islam... Kalau diserang perlahan-lahan, mereka tidak akan
sedar, akhirnya hancur. Tapi kalau diserang secara terang-terangan,
kita akan bangkit serentak, baru mereka gerun".

"Kalau begitu, kita selesaikan pelajaran kita kali ini, dan mari kita
berdoa dahulu sebelum pulang..."

RENUNGILAH SAHABAT SEMUA..

TOLONG SEBARKAN PADA SAUDARA2 ISLAM KITA..MOGA ALLAH MEMBERI TAUFIQ DAN
HIDAYAH PADA KITA DAN KELUARGA KITA... MARILAH KITA SAMA2 SEDAR BAHAWA
AGAMA,BANGSA DAN TANAHAIR KITA SEMAKIN TERANCAM!

UMAT ISLAM SEMAKIN MUDAH DIBELI DENGAN WANG RINGGIT, DILALAIKAN DENGAN
KEINDAHAN DAN MEMUJA KESERONOKAN HIDUP, HINGGA HILANG MARUAH DAN HARGA
DIRI!!

JUSTERU, MARILAH, KITA BETULKAN APA YG TERMAMPU BERSAMA2..USAH HANYA
BILA SEGALANYA SUDAH TERJADI, SAMA SEPERTI SAUDARA KITA DINEGARA2
LAINNYA, BARU KESEDARAN ITU TIMBUL, MUNGKIN MASIH BELUM TERLAMBAT TAPI
KITA SUDAH TERLEWAT UTK MERUBAH DAN MEMBAIKI KEROSAKAN YG DIALAMI.

YA ALLAH, SATUKANLAH UMAT ISLAM?AMIIINN. .. Sebagai umat Islam yang
bertanggungjawab, tolonglah forwardkan e-mel ini kepada sahabat2 Islam
kita yang lain. Semoga yang baik dijadikan telada dan yang buruk
dijadikan sempadan..ALLAHU AKHBAR

Goodbye to painful prostate

Goodbye to painful prostate


Treating prostatic-related lower urinary tract symptoms is no longer a pipe dream
by Joseph Masilamany

THE agony of a prostatic condition such as the pain of an enlarged prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which is also known to cause hesitant urination or urination that comes in drips, is only understood by sufferers of BPH.

(from left) Roehrborn and Rohan say there’s hope for sufferers of BPH.

Its symptoms vary from obstruction of the urethra to the gradual loss of bladder function, which results in incomplete emptying of the bladder.

The most common of these involve changes or problems with urination, such as a hesitant, interrupted, weak stream; urgency and leaking or dribbling; and more frequent urination, especially at night.

The hope for a more permanent and stable regulation of these urinary tract symptoms is no longer a pipe dream. A leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare company announced findings from a large study recently which offers new hope to men afflicted with BPH.

The study revealed that a combined treatment – with a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor (5-ARI), which shrinks enlarged prostates, and another common oral medication (alpha-blocker), which relieves symptoms only – offers a significant improvement than treatment with just either one of these drugs.

The study has also established that combination management eases symptoms including acute urinary retention (AUR) to a large and positive extent.

The analyses from the study (CombAT) were presented to the local media recently by Dr Claus G. Roehrborn, professor and chairman of the Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre.

Roehrborn said in the post-study period, it was discovered that 5-ARI showed a pattern of "decreasing" enlarged prostate symptom over a 24-month period.

"The study included 4,800 men with moderate to severe BPH symptoms. All study participants received placebo for four weeks and then were randomised to receive a 5-ARI and alpha-blocker combination as well as single therapy with either one of the two drugs.

"The results suggested that physicians should consider combining both these medications in the early treatment stages of BPH to achieve improved symptom relief for men with enlarged prostate.

"This study also provides important new data to guide medical therapy for men with symptomatic BPH. The discomfort and anxiety suffered by men living with BPH should not be underestimated.

"The daily distress of coping with frequent and urgent urination, getting up throughout the night, as well as the underlying fear of potential future complications and possible need for surgery significantly undermine a patient’s quality of life," Roehrborn added.

He went on to explained that the study has shown we can now make a difference to the lives of men with moderate to severe BPH by bringing together the key benefits of each medicine so that they can experience rapid, effective and long-lasting improvement of urinary symptoms.

Roehrborn also said the findings are on-going and researchers will issue a final report at the end of four years regarding the efficacy of the combination-therapy in reducing symptoms, disease progression, the discomfort of AUR and even the possibility of eliminating prostate surgery (prostatectomy).

According to Selayang Hospital’s head of Urology Department Dr Rohan Malek, the incidence of BPH in the country is of concern especially when recent population studies in neighbouring countries have revealed that BPH cases are significantly on the rise.

He also said that despite the apparently low incidence of BPH complications in general, the absolute number of patients who present irksome symptoms of BPH especially in government hospitals is worrying.

SOURCE: THE SUN ONLINE

PLASTIC SURGERY

General Knowledge of Plastic Surgery

by Naisarasri Sri

Back in the old times, they were not open to anything superficial such as plastic surgery. They believe that if one should grow old, one must do so naturally. Moreso, there were less surgeons who specialized in this field of medicine, and there was little marketing to fuel it. Except from a few plastic surgeries done to fix faces or body parts from mishaps of accidents, there was not much support for it.

But times have changed and looking at its popularity nowadays, plastic surgery seems to be the next normal resort to wrinkles, excess fat, unsightly blemishes, dissatisfied complexions, misaligned noses or sagging skin. Almost anything physical can be done by plastic surgery now, making it a service that is in demand. Plastic surgery fees are outrageous but still, this holds no barrier from being patronized.

There are two kinds of plastic surgery: Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery. These two cater to different purposes, although both of them are as expensive and critical. Reconstructive Surgery reshapes body parts that have been deformed or misaligned by accidents, injuries, deformities and physical afflictions like cleft lips or palate.

This is usually done to women, men and children who wish to achieve a normal state of appearance after certain traumas. These procedures are performed by qualified plastic surgeons to those with congenital abnormalities (those that have been born naturally with) and those with developmental deformities (injuries that have been induced by eventualities.)

On the other hand, Cosmetic Surgery seeks to correct whatever feature that someone is dissatisfied with, a physical abnormality or a much wanted enhancement. In this category, examples include surgeries that are done to enhance breast size, align or shaping of nose, fat elimination or liposuction, facelift, eyelid creases, birthmarks, etc. From the two, the latter is much more popular and marketed.

Many people may think of considering plastic surgery once in their lives since there may be a feature or two that we are dissatisfied with or wish to enhance. But despite the fact that it can be costly, there are things that should be considered when thinking about going under the knife. Plastic surgery may not hold the perfect realization to its promise and we must take note of these certain things:

1.Think it first before deciding to pursue it. Thinking about the pros and the cons will get you ready for the possibilities of whatever that may ensue as a result of the operation. Your physical appearance may not be the same, and you might be quite surprised about the changes.

2. Find a good doctor. Not all plastic surgeons are certified or good. You must always be sure that you are not jumping into the impulse of doing with someone who offers a cheaper price or simply don't do it with a doctor you barely know. Check on his clients, get plenty of referrals and see his certificate for real. Legitimate organizations may have lists of all qualified plastic surgeons that you may choose from.

3. Research about your desired procedure. This will help you decide about whether to do it or not. Being knowledgeable with the procedures to be done will enlighten you.

Plastic surgery is not a simple matter to decide on. Those who have undergone it will attest to that. So be inquisitive, do your research and listen to referrals.

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FOOD POISONING

Food Poisoning Symptoms

Symptoms of food poisoning depend on the type of contaminant and the amount eaten. The symptoms can develop rapidly, within 30 minutes, or slowly, worsening over days to weeks. Most of the common contaminants cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramping. Usually food poisoning is not serious, and the illness runs its course in 24-48 hours.

• Viruses account for most food poisoning cases where a specific contaminant is found.
  
  
  • Noroviruses are a group of viruses that cause a mild illness (often termed "stomach flu") with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache, and low-grade fever. These symptoms usually resolve in two to three days. It is the most common viral cause of adult food poisoning and is transmitted from water, shellfish, and vegetables contaminated by feces, as well as from person to person. Outbreaks are more common in densely populated areas such as nursing homes, schools and cruise ships (hence why the virus is also known as the "Cruise Ship Illness"). The term norovirus has been approved as the official name for this group of viruses. Several other names have been used for noroviruses, including Norwalk-like viruses, caliciviruses (because they belong to the virus family Caliciviridae), and small round structured viruses.
  
  
  
  • Rotavirus: Causes moderate to severe illness with vomiting followed by watery diarrhea and fever. It is the most common cause of food poisoning in infants and children and is transmitted from person to person by fecal contamination of food and shared play areas.
  
  
  
  • Hepatitis A: Causes mild illness with sudden onset of fever, loss of appetite, and feeling of tiredness followed by jaundice, which is a yellowing of the eyes and skin. It is transmitted from person to person by fecal contamination of food.


• Bacteria can cause food poisoning in two different ways. Some bacteria infect the intestines, causing inflammation and difficulty absorbing nutrients and water, leading to diarrhea. Other bacteria produce chemicals in foods (known as toxins) that are poisonous to the human digestive system. When eaten, these chemicals can lead to nausea and vomiting, kidney failure, and even death.
  
  
  • Salmonellae: Salmonellae are bacteria that may cause food poisoning; the illness itself is often referred to as Salmonella or Salmonella infection. Salmonellae cause a moderate illness with nausea, vomiting, crampy diarrhea, and headache, which may come back a few weeks later as arthritis (joint pains). In people with impaired immune systems (such as people with kidney disease or HIV/AIDS or those receiving chemotherapy for cancer), Salmonellae can cause a life-threatening illness. The illness is transmitted by undercooked foods such as eggs, poultry, dairy products, and seafood.
  
  
  
  • Campylobacter: Causes mild illness with fever, watery diarrhea, headache, and muscle aches. Campylobacter is the most commonly identified food-borne bacterial infection encountered in the world. It is transmitted by raw poultry, raw milk, and water contaminated by animal feces.
  
  
  
  • Staphylococcus aureus: Causes moderate to severe illness with rapid onset of nausea, severe vomiting, dizziness, and abdominal cramping. These bacteria produce a toxin in foods such as cream-filled cakes and pies, salads (most at risk are potato, macaroni, egg, and tuna salads, for example) and dairy products. Contaminated salads at picnics are common if the food is not chilled properly.
  
  
  
  • Bacillus cereus: Causes mild illness with rapid onset of vomiting, with or without diarrhea and abdominal cramping. It is associated with rice (mainly fried rice) and other starchy foods such as pasta or potatoes. It has been speculated that this bacteria may also be used as a potential terrorist weapon.
  
  
  
  • Escherichia coli (E coli): Causes moderate to severe illness that begins as large amounts of watery diarrhea, which then turns into bloody diarrhea. There are many different types of this bacteria. The worst strain can cause kidney failure and death (about 3%-5% of all cases). It is transmitted by eating raw or undercooked hamburger, unpasteurized milk or juices, or contaminated well water. Outbreaks of food poisoning due to E. coli have also occurred following ingestion of contaminated produce.
  
  
  
  • Shigella (traveler’s diarrhea): Causes moderate to severe illness with fever, diarrhea containing blood or mucus or both, and the constant urge to have bowel movements. It is transmitted in water polluted with human wastes.
  
  
  
  • Clostridium botulinum (botulism): Causes severe illness affecting the nervous system. Symptoms start as blurred vision. The person then develops problems talking and overall weakness. Symptoms then progress to breathing difficulty and the inability to move arms or legs. Infants and young children are particularly at risk. It is transmitted in foods such as home-packed canned goods, honey, sausages, and seafood.
  Because botulism can be released in the air, it is considered a potential biological weapon for terrorists.
  
  
  • Vibrio cholerae: Causes mild to moderate illness with crampy diarrhea, headache, nausea, vomiting, and fever with chills. It strikes mostly in the warmer months of the year and is transmitted by infected, undercooked, or raw seafood.


• Parasites rarely cause food poisoning. When they do, they are usually swallowed in contaminated or untreated water and cause long-lasting but mild symptoms.
  
  
  • Giardia (beaver fever): Causes mild illness with watery diarrhea often lasting one to two weeks. It is transmitted by drinking contaminated water, often from lakes or streams in cooler mountainous climates.
  The infection can also be spread from person to person by food or other items contaminated with feces from an infected person.
  
  
  • Cryptosporidium: Causes moderate illness with large amounts of watery diarrhea lasting two to four days. May become a long-lasting problem in people with poor immune systems (such as people with kidney disease or HIV/AIDS or those on chemotherapy for cancer). It is transmitted by contaminated drinking water.


• Toxic agents are the least common cause of food poisoning. Illness is often an isolated episode caused by poor food preparation or selection (such as picking wild mushrooms).
  
  
  • Mushroom toxins: Illness can range from mild to deadly depending on the type of mushroom eaten. Often there is nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Some types of mushrooms produce a nerve toxin, which causes sweating, shaking, hallucinations, and coma.
  
  
  
  • Ciguatera poisoning: Caused by eating fish that contains toxins produced by a marine algae called Gambierdiscus toxicus. It can cause moderate to severe illness with numbness of the area around the mouth and lips that can spread to the arms and legs, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain and weakness, headache, dizziness, and rapid heartbeat. The toxin may cause sensory problems in which hot things feel cold and cold things feel hot. It is transmitted by eating certain large game fish from tropical waters—most specifically barracuda, grouper, snapper, and jacks. According to the CDC, ciguatera has no cure. Symptoms may disappear in days or weeks, but may persist for years.
  
  
  
  • Scombroid: Causes mild to moderate illness with facial flushing, burning around the mouth and lips, peppery-taste sensations, a red rash on the upper body, dizziness, headache, and itchy skin. Severe symptoms may include blurry vision, respiratory distress, and swelling of the tongue and mouth. Symptoms typically last from four to six hours, and rarely more than one or two days. It is transmitted in seafood, mostly mahi-mahi and tuna, but can also be in Swiss cheese.
  
  
  
  • Pesticides: Cause mild to severe illness with weakness, blurred vision, headache, cramps, diarrhea, increased production of saliva, and shaking of the arms and legs. Toxins are transmitted by eating unwashed fruits or vegetables contaminated with pesticides.

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