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O Lord, bless them to succeed
Abdur Rahman Mian


They are very good persons. Pray Bless them to function much better, for the best of all living beings. I am praying for the new Obama team.

You would know, peoples pray for naked selfish reasons. This one is enveloped.

I don’t share, citizenship, age or faith with any one of them, I am praying for. Let me submit for the sake of argument”. I was born a 2nd class, British citizen on a plantation, in Central Panjab, now Pakistan. My status has not changed eversince: Some other significant events also took place during the year of my birth/ like American recovery from depression and vast oil discovery in Saudi Arabia. The third one is detestable but history: Hitler usurper reign of Power in Germany. Then I couldn’t pray to present, because I was just a few months old. I could only cry, which I am told, I did.

I have treasured the following in my humble diction.

William Seward, the aristocrat Secretary of State, barged into the living quarters and found President AbrahamLincon diligently polishing his boots. Seward asked: “What are you doing? Presidents don’t polish their footwear. Prompt came the retort: Whose shoes do they polish, Bill?

The second one, is a couplet in Urdu. Roughly translated it conveys: “God must be occasionally amused for having “committed” the interesting folly of having created the Universe.

Contractual Commencement of the production immense Saudi Oil bonanza.

United States braced for the recovery from the 1929’s depression.

Hence the above titled prayer for the peace and prosperity, because that depression proved to be the harbinger of WWII. This once I wish for a rational outcome. And RIP for myself.

(Please condone, the use of “I” in the aforestated text, I couldn’t help it. Could you? If so, please guide).

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