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Fajr Reminders - Mahmood Habib Masjid and Islamic Center

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https://youtu.be/YE9O2_YnEts Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen.Wa salatu wa salamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen Muhammadu Rasulullahi sallallahu alayhi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam.Tasliman kathirun kathirun.I am in this fabulous place called the Longmeadow Conservation Area,which is literally a stone's throw from where I live, about a 15-minute drive.And it's directly behind Bay Path University for locals who are listening to this one.And I am here with my good friend Arshad, Arshad Abdullah.Wa alaikum salam wa salam.And we are looking at a family of swans which are here.They have hidden themselves behind this, but inshallah, I think we'll be able to get a picture of them.There you go, the mother and the chicks are on that little bunch of land there.The father, the cob, is in those bushes.I think this is a kind of refuge for them.And they were floating around all this.Time.And now they've come here.And it's a beautiful scene.So you can see them grooming and very, very beautiful.Absolutely peaceful scene all around here.These are wetlands.It's a flooded land, which is...They have also red-shorted blackbirds coming up and landing.I want to talk to you about the last part of what I said the last time, which is adding value.And let me give you a couple of examples.I was in Singapore in 2020.And I was...I've been invited to teach a course at GE.GE Asia.And they...So I landed in Singapore.And the course was the next day.So I landed in the afternoon.And I thought I'd go out and, you know, see the town.So I asked the concierge of the hotel to get me a cab.Now, this is where the...If you see the...This is the...Value addition.How can it can be done?So the concierge says to me,Sir, I can get you a cab, of course.But if you want to just walk down to the main road,which is, you know, literally a couple of...Maybe 30, 40 feet because, you know, you get to the hotel and...He said, if you just stand on the curbside,taxis will come.He said, within two minutes,or less, you will have a taxi.And that will cost you nothing.Because if he says, if I get you the cab,then we will charge...The hotel will charge you.So I said, sure.Thank you so much.I went down to the...To the sidewalk, to the footpath.I stood on the curb.And sure enough, less than two minutes,the cab was there.Now, this is where the story starts.This cab driver,he stops the cab.He gets out, comes around,opens my door, passenger door.He says, Sir, please have a seat.So I get in.I sit down.And he says to me,Sir, this is...There's water here, if you want to drink water.He says, these are magazines.He has a business magazine and he has a...Just an entertainment magazine.He has also a...Guide magazine for Singapore.He shuts the door.He goes and gets into the seat.And he says, Sir, where can I take you?So I said, nowhere.I just want to sit in this cab andenjoy this experience of riding with you.Of being in your cab.We had a laugh.But this is 2020.I'm recording this 2025.25 years later, this experience is fresh in my mind.That is adding value.You take an ordinary,which is driving a cab,and you convert that into an unforgettable experiencefor your customers.Now, when the trip finished,I paid him.I tipped him.I gave him something more.He was happy to take that.But, you know, that's not why he did it.He did it because of who he is.And this is where we have to define ourselvesand say, how can I add value?Second story.A friend of mine wanted to buy a car.And he wanted to buy a car, which was a small car.It was like a Hyundai, a small Hyundai.So he wanted to get funding for this from a bank.So he called Citibank.So the Citibank lady answers his phone and she says,he says, can I, you know, I want to buy this car.And can you guide me?She says, sir, I am sorry.We do not fund for that car.We fund for Bhopal Astra,which is a much more expensive, bigger car.She says, but if you hold on a second,

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