Time is the theme of my thoughts from Egypt this month. During September and the first week of October time just seemed non-existent and I actually forgot my monthly article was due.

One of our columnists, Kerrie Guy, founded her home in Egypt and became much involved with Shams El Birr, a local centre for challenged children. In this article, she introduces the light-filled centre and interviews Dr Morcos Boulos, the founder of Shams El Birr about his work.

Shams El Birr, meaning 'Sun of Righteousness', is located in 6th of October City on the outskirts of Cairo. The centre for education, rehabilitation and care for challenged children throughout Egypt, was orginally established in 1991 and comprised of one flat with five blind girls.

I have been asked this question many times and I’m sure that many of you have also occasionally pondered this question!

Finally I feel that I that have satisfactorily harnessed the answer I’ve so long sought in this simple concise definition. ‘Love is the absence of fear.’

I’ve always acknowledged that fear is the opposite of love, which is a very simple statement; yet until now I have readily offered and accepted lengthy drawn-out complex explanations of what love is! Basically this was because I couldn’t recognise the simplicity of what was staring me in the face! However the numerous examples I’ve espoused and those I’ve heard from others have been to a large degree correct. But in the final analysis I believe the short but clear definition that I have quoted above to be correct. Any input of fear to any degree in any situation in life cancels out love.

I have a dream; a dream to make the world a better place; dream, to help heal this planet by bringing new awareness and understanding to her people. The potential healers of this planet are the children. The children are the future, so it is essential we help them understand the plight we and those who have gone before us have brought to our present world! The children of the world today can either be the victims of our errors or the healers of our errors, but they must be made aware of their innate potential of being world healers. Many children today are born being especially aware children and know instinctively that they must fight for this planet and are doing so. But for the healing to speed up, increase and intensify, more children must be involved. As more children become aware, so too do more adults. Children can’t help but impart their wisdom to their parents!