“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy” M. L. King Jr.                                                  Breaking though Life The deep inner self-search is not an occupation sought by the majority, preserving a lifestyle seems to be the priority. Imagine a life where one has 2 lives happening in parallel, one that would fit with the common society; one does the mundane to fit in, earn a living …. etc; and the other is concerned with truly exploring what is embedded within oneself, whatever that might be!.  Within the Middle Eastern culture, a deep concern is dedicated to appearances and blaming “the other” Vs. what are we actually doing to self-flourish.  Self development has no limits and eventually will reflect on the whole once one reaches an intersection between both lives, if ever!. hh hoda el hadidy “His {Edward Said} scholarly work has been devoted to unraveling mythologies about ourselves and our interpretations of others, reshaping our perceptions of what the rest of the world is and what we are.  The second is the harder task; nothing is harder than looking into the mirror” Noam Chomsky