TJ Kilmartin Form completion

19/06/2023

This photo was taken in Damascus in 1899. The dwarf is Samir. He is a Christian and cannot walk. The one who carries him on his back is Mohamed. He is a Muslim and he is blind.

Mohamed relies on Samir to tell him where to go, and Samir uses his friend's back to navigate the city streets. They were both orphans and lived in the same room.

Samir was a hakawati, he had the gift of narration and told stories of a thousand and one nights to the customers of a cafe in Damascus, Mohamed sold bolbolas in front of the same cafe and liked to listen to his friend's stories.

One day, when he retired to his room, Muhammad found his companion dead. He wept and mourned his friend for seven days straight. When asked how they got along so well, being of different religions, he said only this:

"Here we were the same", pointing with his hand to his heart.

The heart of the matter is that it's a matter of heart.

26/01/2023

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SFE, a membership body of over 1,700 UK solicitors specialising in advising people planning for the future, is calling on parents to make sure they have an updated will in place ahead of Update Your Will Week 2023 (23rd – 29th January).

13/09/2022

“The object of art is not to
reproduce reality, but to create
a reality of the same intensity.”

🎨 Alberto Giacometti

“Art is unquestionably one
of the purest and highest
elements in human happiness.

It trains the mind through
the eye and the eye through
the mind.

As the sun colors flowers,
so does art color life.”

🌼 John Lubbock

13/09/2022

"But remember, this power of the people on top depends on the obedience of the people below. When people stop obeying, they have no power." ~ Howard Zinn
Book: https://amzn.to/3L7CNIf
Howard Zinn Speaks: Collected Speeches 1963-2009

12/09/2022

“He who controls the media controls the mind.”
— Noam Chomsky

11/09/2022

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." ~ Mark Twain
Book: https://amzn.to/3RysZcF
The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain

10/09/2022

10/09/2022

"No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday." ~ Alexander Pope
Book: https://amzn.to/3RlsqmJ
The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)

10/09/2022

“A wise man fills his brain before emptying his mouth.”
— African Proverb

09/09/2022

If you or someone you know have been made redundant from Whyte Crane Services Ltd, you could be entitled to claim compensation. Contact our specialist Employment team on 033 3344 9603...
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27/08/2022

If you or someone you know has been made redundant from Harris CM Limited, you could be able to claim compensation. Contact our specialist Employment team on 033 3344 9603.
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