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Istiqlál (Independence), 14 ‘Alá’ (Loftiness) 175 B.E. - Friday, March 15, 2019
PROMPT: March 15th - What is your favorite color? Seems like a pretty boring question, right? Well, they say a person's favorite color says a lot about their personality. See here and here . What are your thoughts? Does your favorite color represent you? My Favorite Color In the periwinkle dawn a poet inhales the orchid passion of morning, ignoring both her horoscope and what lavender reveals about her personality.
DAY 1914: Discuss one of the quotes about the Ides of March https://www.ibtimes.com/ides-march-12-quotes-about-loyalty-celebrate-march-15-18... Loyalty and Self-Sacrifice "Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice." Woodrow T. Wilson I contemplate corporeity3 and self-sacrifice. The first person who comes to mind is Mulla Husayn-- first person to accept The Bab4-- who sacrificed his all in the path of The Gate of God5, thus demonstrating both loyalty and self-sacrifice.
DAY 2308: Discuss something from the link about what happened in history on March 15th that appealed to you. https://www.onthisday.com/events/march/15 The Ides of March: This Day in History On this day in history someone died and someone was born neither of this events caused the world to come to an end. On this day in history Julius Caesar died a violent death. He was neither the first person nor the last person to be murdered on March 15, but he was the most famous person; at least according to the history I remember being taught in school. Footnotes |