Rumi's teaching of divine love

Syed Rezaul Karim has outlined the background and appreciated some of the messages of the greatest Sufi Jalaluddin Rumi in his article published in The Daily Star on September 28, 2013. The writer has not gone any deep to analyse the literary value of Rumi's writings but only gave references. Perhaps he could point out how the lessons of Rumi could be adopted in our daily spiritual life.

One of the core problems with most of the religions today is that they compete with each other to establish their faith as the greatest of all. This viewpoint of religions has been nourishing the purpose for division, the ground for conflict and the reason for violence in society. Rumi has not only written the finest poetries for the world, but also has shown the way to master Sufism. We should convey his message of divine love and unity to bring harmony and balance in our daily life.

Dewan-Syed Abdur Rob

Inner Wellbeing Activist, London

Learn, but not by rote

Some students believe that reading for hours and memorising lessons will give them the knowledge they need to get good academic results. They spend all their times after memorizing lessons but fail to understand that mere memorizing, without understanding, won't bring any good to them. They should concentrate more on studying based on understanding of the subject matter. Sports and extra-curricular activities should also be a part of student life.

Ahmed As Sami

Anandaniketan School, Sylhet

No waste bins in Crescent

Lake area

The other day while I was walking in the Crescent Lake area, I noticed people sitting on the lakeside were buying foods from roadside vendors and throwing the leftovers and packets here and there. I thought why weren't they putting those in the waste bins instead of littering the area? Then I started looking for waste bins and to my surprise I found that from Gono Bhaban end to Bijoy Sarani there was not a single waste bin on this beautiful lakeside road. Perhaps the city corporation sweepers clean the area daily but if there were some permanent waste bins, people visiting that area would not have to litter the road. Just a few waste bins can keep the area clean and beautiful. The government or private organisations, especially the cell phone companies can set up waste bins in the city area which will do their advertisement as well. Will the authorities concerned give it a thought?

KhandakerZia Hasan

Special Correspondent

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