No in a Flamingo Like Way - A Must Read


I remember once coming across a quote that says "learn how to say no, not all things are good for the soul". And if I'm being honest there is no more concise and precise way of describing this book as this quote does.  The third in his series, Dr. Mohammad Taha shares this book to teach us how to say no to whatever and whoever tries to hurt our souls. 

About the Book 


This book was published in 2019 after the success of his two previous books; "Getting outside the Context" and "Dangerous Relationships". All of the series books are complementary and based on top of one another so you will often encounter some repeated concepts that had been mentioned in other parts of the series as the idea is really similar. Except that he takes it from a different angle with further explained details that focus on other objectives. 


The book consists of 3 main chapters and under each one of them comes multiple short chapters that relate to the main subject of the chapter. Chapter 1 "One Proper Whole", chapter 2 "Psychological Games" and the third chapter "The Road to Your Inner Self". 


Chapter one discusses the crucial idea of embracing who you are with all of your flaws and strength points, loving all your whole being. While stressing one important fact that is; acknowledging your flaws doesn't necessarily mean you're accepting them. It means you understand well enough that all those parts that create your persona are needed for your growth, and it's on you to learn how to mold them towards a better change. 


This chapter also differentiates between being someone who is independent and knows how to cater for themselves and being someone who takes advantage of others. As well as discussing the seven levels of consciousness and how your soul relates and connects with the world it lives within. 


Chapter two brings to light some dangerous psychological games that we play with ourselves and with others, sometimes consciously and often without being aware of them. The writer mentions some of those games and explains how each one of them is being played and right after that, he presents the right solution to them so you won't be left taking guesses of what should be done. So it's a problem-solution based chapter. 


Chapter three maps the road to the change needed to make everything that's been discussed in the previous chapters a reality. He labels them under the sub-titles; (I exist- I need - I want - I have the right to- I have decided to).  As the names suggest, he divides this discovery into those categories as they are the drive to the ultimate change. 


How to Read this Book?

  

Similar to parts one and two of the series the language the writer used is colloquial Arabic; and Egyptian in specific. Which for some might be a turndown, however, I do suggest that you give it a try even if you're a fan a standard Arabic. As his smooth style of laying out the info in order and simple language is what managed to attract tons of readers, including many who disliked colloquial before reading his books and changing their minds. 


While the series consists of 3 books, my personal humble opinion is that the order doesn't really matter. Yeah, that's true! I didn't read them according to the right order as I didn't know it came as a part of a series.  But this didn't really mess things up, if anything, I enjoyed starting with the second book of the series more and thought it was the perfect start for me. So,  it's all up to you to choose the order that works best for your interest. 


Conclusion 


The book is packed with some really mind-blowing facts that the human mind is not usually aware of, and also explains some of the weird things that we encounter in our life sometimes without knowing the signs or the meaning behind their occurrence. It's not a typical traditional presentation of information that's why I guarantee you a very good time reading it.

 

Written By - Dana Asnan 

Edited By - Kashish Chadha