Tawreed in happiness and hope

Tweeting in happiness and hope: Author: Abdullah Al-Maghlooth Language: Arabic Publication date: 2012 Book format: Paperback Publisher: Masaa for Publishing and Distribution Number of pages: 96 Book classification: Self-development Description: I felt a painful ache on December 4, 2010, when I was suspended from journalistic writing after publishing an article titled "How old is our youngest official?", in which I wished in its core that the infection of resignation by the founder of Twitter and former CEO, Evan Williams, would spread in our communities, which began with "I resigned from Twitter management; because building things is my passion. I was never passionate about management. I will leave the place to others; to return to doing what I love." Sadness arrested me because we cling to stay, while others long to build. The doors of joy closed in my chest due to the angry reaction to a short article. I found nothing but blogging as a lifeline, and I found nothing but Twitter, the microblogging platform, which caused my suspension, as an outlet that Twitter gave me with immense happiness, along with others I browse. Happiness that moved me from the side of sadness to happiness. Twitter changed my perspective on many things. It made me braver to confide. More inclined to brevity, and more distant from dying. Thanks to it, I discovered that the greatest successes come after the harshest shocks. My success was finding new friends under their shade. I sleep on their words. I wear their words as a blanket. I dream with them and through them. These friends offered me their hands; so I could land on a beach soaked with joy, tweet with them, and forget my worries. I wrote many tweets, very many. After which I forgot the writing I used to do before Twitter. When my suspension was lifted, I found myself unable to return to my previous state. I tried to write the long article without success. I stumbled every time, and I didn't finish anything. After many attempts, I decided to use the tweets I wrote as seeds for long articles, and I found it a practical solution. Later, Twitter became my workshop. The tweet that gains friends’ attention means it is a successful article project. And the tweet that leaves no impact is better forgotten or developed until it matures. My suspension brought me back to my postponed projects. It pushed me to issue my book: "Kokha Ya Baba... In Critique of Social Phenomena," and "An Antibiotic for Despair... Stories of Joy." I realized the wisdom of God when He said in His decisive Book: "And it may be that you dislike something, and it is good for you; and it may be that you love something, and it is bad for you; and Allah knows, and you do not know" [Al-Baqarah: 216]. In this book, I try to document my humble experience with Twitter. This experience that emerged from pain and turned into hope. This experience that gave me a lot in all aspects. I early decided that the book would include my tweets about hope, optimism, and happiness. But my friend and brother Faisal suggested that I include illustrations inspired by the phrases. I liked the idea very much, and Faisal quickly implemented it. Later, he agreed with the young artist, Amani Mohammed Al-Hateershi, who translated the phrases with her own vision. I saw that I should include the long writings, which arose from the "seeds" of tweets, so the book would be complete, and I encourage friends not to rely solely on tweets but to try to invest them in larger projects through which they spread their ideas carefully and thoughtfully. There is no doubt that brevity is a great act. But we must not forget that we still need many long writings, articles, and detailed books. I truly look forward to this humble book being accepted by you, and to it bringing you much happiness, optimism, and hope. But only you can determine the direction. May God make us and you in continuous progress. I truly hope this humble book will be accepted by you, and that it will bring you much happiness, optimism, and hope. And I remind you that only you can set the course. May God make us and you in continuous progress.