10 Commandments we hope not to break this Eid

by Huma Sattar

Promise?

  1. Thou shalt not indulge in petty gossip on who is wearing the better, shinier clothes and point at a particularly bad design and scoff
  2. Thou shalt be nice and kind, even to the stranger who overtook your car while trying to get out of a tricky traffic jam
  3. Thou shalt not swear or utter cuss words in the situation above- [Sub-section: Thou shalt not beat someone to a pulp because they scratched your car]
  4. Thou shalt not count Eidi every ten minutes and mentally calculate your chances of getting an iphone with it
  5. In fact, Thou shalt not suck up to elders and distribute (mithai) sweets around the neighbourhood in the hopes that they would give you some cash
  6. Thou shalt not whine about less Eidi this year and compare it with the inflation rates whining some more at the unfairness of it all- [Sub-section for my cousins: Thou shalt NOT rip me off; salary not in yet]
  7. Thou shalt not whine about ruined mehandi or curse the tailor for not getting the fitting just right and vow to pay him less
  8. Thou just shalt not whine. Period
  9. Thou shalt not overeat and hog on food like there is no tomorrow

Aaaaaaaand.. *drum roll*

10. (Now this is very important so listen closely). Thou shalt… umm.. not kill?

EID MUBARAK, Ya’ All

 

 [Disclaimer: I do not mean to offend anyone's sensibilities by this post. Just something I observed]

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5 Responses to “10 Commandments we hope not to break this Eid”

  1. JazakAllah khair for adding source back link! sister….

    May Allah bless you!
    ameen

  2. you for one, crack me up. i am now a follower. thank you for the response on our similar obsession blog – perhaps we should start a group for “hen stalkers?” yes. that would work. i am going to grab a button and e-mail you with the code. of course in my shear madness after working on the stupid thing i deleted it, but i can whip it up in a jiffy. =) thank you very much! and i look forward to laughing so hard i snort. yes, that’s just what i do. [i used to get a little embarrassed, now i embrace it.] hee hee

    • Thankyou for commenting, following AND grabbing the button. I just edited your code and sent it back; hope it works.
      Stay connected. I look forward to laughing loud too and I did, plenty when I read your email but I cannot publicly confess to snorting, you see. Not yet :p

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