what do you do when your mind works in different realms on conflicting ideas and gives equally convincing reasons?
May 30, 2005
tsunami disaster continues
form indian express
Help, they treat us like animals: tsunami victims
not the first one that i have read since then and i am not surprised by it either. brings back the same questions...
Help, they treat us like animals: tsunami victims
not the first one that i have read since then and i am not surprised by it either. brings back the same questions...
May 29, 2005
thought
Threads of life
Some weak and few strong.
Some with knots and few smooth.
Few to help you hang in there,
and some to hang you by.
Few you gave color to,
and some have painted you.
Some you hold on to,
and few you have to let go...
and wish the rest are strong, smooth and colorful.
Each strand weaves itself in the mesh of life,
and its mark known only when the mesh is complete.
Some weak and few strong.
Some with knots and few smooth.
Few to help you hang in there,
and some to hang you by.
Few you gave color to,
and some have painted you.
Some you hold on to,
and few you have to let go...
and wish the rest are strong, smooth and colorful.
Each strand weaves itself in the mesh of life,
and its mark known only when the mesh is complete.
May 27, 2005
quote
To respect people for what they individually think, rather than respect groups for what they were collectively brought up to believe.
--Richard Dawkins
--Richard Dawkins
May 26, 2005
thought
there are times when life dishes out things to us and we just keep fighting it. but one day it all seems to fall in place when we stop and think, set our priorities straight, decide what we want to achieve in life, what matters to us.
we make mistakes and we have to still get on with life and learn from them, correct them, get past them. give life the best and it will somehow show the way to us. sometimes the path might be difficult seem to be leading nowhere but endurance will get us the answers that we want.
and now the answers are beginning to take shape.
we make mistakes and we have to still get on with life and learn from them, correct them, get past them. give life the best and it will somehow show the way to us. sometimes the path might be difficult seem to be leading nowhere but endurance will get us the answers that we want.
and now the answers are beginning to take shape.
dawkins on genetic engineering...
Where do the real dangers of genetic engineering lie?
this is an old article on genetic engineering by dawkins but the issues it address are still the same that are faced by "scientific" community and the law makers.
parts of his article
"Part of what we have to fear from genetic engineering is a paradox - it is too good at what it does. As ever, science's formidable power makes correspond-ingly formidable demands on society's wisdom. The more powerful the science, the greater the potential for evil as well as good. And the more important it is that we make the right choices over how we use it. A major difficulty is political - deciding who is the "we" in that sentence. If decisions over genetic engineering are left to the marketplace alone, the long-term interests of the environment are unlikely to be well served. But that is true about so many aspects of life."
will "we" ever be ready to use science's formidable powers only for good?
this is an old article on genetic engineering by dawkins but the issues it address are still the same that are faced by "scientific" community and the law makers.
parts of his article
"Part of what we have to fear from genetic engineering is a paradox - it is too good at what it does. As ever, science's formidable power makes correspond-ingly formidable demands on society's wisdom. The more powerful the science, the greater the potential for evil as well as good. And the more important it is that we make the right choices over how we use it. A major difficulty is political - deciding who is the "we" in that sentence. If decisions over genetic engineering are left to the marketplace alone, the long-term interests of the environment are unlikely to be well served. But that is true about so many aspects of life."
will "we" ever be ready to use science's formidable powers only for good?
May 25, 2005
this is unbelievable... n funny
http://www.heavenlymedicine.com/index.html
i found this really hilarious...
"find hope courage meaning strength purpose refuge for $24.95 + S&H"
i found this really hilarious...
"find hope courage meaning strength purpose refuge for $24.95 + S&H"
This is a letter from a Sardarni Mother to her son.
Pyaarey puttar, Vahe Guru.
I'm writing this letter slow, because I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the paper that most accidents happen 20 miles from your home, so we moved. I won't be able to send you the address as the last Sardar who stayed here took the numbers with them for their next house, so they wouldn't have to change their address. This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine. I'm not sure it works too well : last week I put in 3 shirts, pulled the chain and haven't seen them since. The weather here isn't too bad. It rained only twice last week. The first it rained for 3 days and second time for 4 days. The coat you wanted me to send you, your Aunt said it would be a little too heavy to send in the mail with all the buttons, so we cut them off and put them in the pocket. We got another bill from the funeral home. It said that if we don't make the last payment on Grandma's funeral, she will come up again. Your father has another job. He has 500 men under him. He is cutting the grass at the cemetery. Your sister had a baby this morning. I haven't found out whether it's a girl or a boy, so I don't know whether you are an Aunt or Uncle. Your uncle, Jatinder fell in a whisky vat. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off and drowned. We cremated him and he burned for three days. Three of your friends went off the bridge in a pick-up truck. One was driving, the other two were in the back. The driver got out, he rolled down the window and swam to safety. The other drowned because they couldn't get the tall gate down. There isn't much more news this time. Nothing much has happened.
Love
Mom.
PS.: I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already sealed.
I'm writing this letter slow, because I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the paper that most accidents happen 20 miles from your home, so we moved. I won't be able to send you the address as the last Sardar who stayed here took the numbers with them for their next house, so they wouldn't have to change their address. This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine. I'm not sure it works too well : last week I put in 3 shirts, pulled the chain and haven't seen them since. The weather here isn't too bad. It rained only twice last week. The first it rained for 3 days and second time for 4 days. The coat you wanted me to send you, your Aunt said it would be a little too heavy to send in the mail with all the buttons, so we cut them off and put them in the pocket. We got another bill from the funeral home. It said that if we don't make the last payment on Grandma's funeral, she will come up again. Your father has another job. He has 500 men under him. He is cutting the grass at the cemetery. Your sister had a baby this morning. I haven't found out whether it's a girl or a boy, so I don't know whether you are an Aunt or Uncle. Your uncle, Jatinder fell in a whisky vat. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off and drowned. We cremated him and he burned for three days. Three of your friends went off the bridge in a pick-up truck. One was driving, the other two were in the back. The driver got out, he rolled down the window and swam to safety. The other drowned because they couldn't get the tall gate down. There isn't much more news this time. Nothing much has happened.
Love
Mom.
PS.: I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already sealed.
children in armed conflict
Child soldiers an article form hindu...
few more stories on this
http://www.essex.ac.uk/armedcon/story_id/000260.html
http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2005-04-25-voa27.cfm
depressing.
few more stories on this
http://www.essex.ac.uk/armedcon/story_id/000260.html
http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2005-04-25-voa27.cfm
depressing.
stem cell research
stem cell research bill passes
"The House then overwhelmingly passed a Republican-backed proposal that would use federal money to study stem cells taken from adults and umbilical cord blood, instead of using human embryos.
The vote was 431-1. One Republican voted against the bill, which was supported by Bush."
"The House then overwhelmingly passed a Republican-backed proposal that would use federal money to study stem cells taken from adults and umbilical cord blood, instead of using human embryos.
The vote was 431-1. One Republican voted against the bill, which was supported by Bush."
thought
Q: how much CAN u endure?
A: more than u thought u could
A: more than u thought u could
quotes
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity.
--Gilda Radner
The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.
--Ivy Baker Priest
--Gilda Radner
The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.
--Ivy Baker Priest
May 22, 2005
quote
On Being Saved
Reinhold Niebuhr
Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime;
therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone, therefore we must be saved by love. No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as it is from our standpoint; therefore we must be saved by the final form of love, which is forgiveness.
Reinhold Niebuhr
Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime;
therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone, therefore we must be saved by love. No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as it is from our standpoint; therefore we must be saved by the final form of love, which is forgiveness.
anonymuncule
zindagi se mulaqat kaisi rahi?
zindagi se mulaqat kaisi rahi?
daman main bikhre phulo si rahi,
unko chunte samay kanton si rahi,
phir bahte lahu ko thamte hatho se rahi,
badalte hatho ke anjane jazbato si rahi.
zindagi se mulaqat kaisi rahi?
suraj ke bikhre sone si rahi,
uski nirakarta samete badalo si rahi,
phir badalo se bikhri rimjhim si rahi,
rimjhim me mitti ki sondhi kushbu si rahi.
na jane zindagi se mulaqat kaisi rahi...
here it is (though i hate writing hindi in english)
zindagi se mulaqat kaisi rahi?
daman main bikhre phulo si rahi,
unko chunte samay kanton si rahi,
phir bahte lahu ko thamte hatho se rahi,
badalte hatho ke anjane jazbato si rahi.
zindagi se mulaqat kaisi rahi?
suraj ke bikhre sone si rahi,
uski nirakarta samete badalo si rahi,
phir badalo se bikhri rimjhim si rahi,
rimjhim me mitti ki sondhi kushbu si rahi.
na jane zindagi se mulaqat kaisi rahi...
here it is (though i hate writing hindi in english)
humor
i always find speeches given by bush funny. here are parts of one more from cnn :)
Bush to 2005 grads: Get involved
"Someday you will appreciate the grammar and verbal skills you learn here," he deadpanned to laughter from the audience. "And if any of you wonder how far a mastery of the English language can take you, just look what it did for me."
Bush to 2005 grads: Get involved
"Someday you will appreciate the grammar and verbal skills you learn here," he deadpanned to laughter from the audience. "And if any of you wonder how far a mastery of the English language can take you, just look what it did for me."
May 21, 2005
thought
dreams that don't come true...
that's what life is all about.
that's what life is all about.
food for thought...
from cnn:
Bush threatens veto on stem cell research bill
one of the much debated issue in genetic engineering: stem cell research.
the faq on this site gives some insite into the topic. like most other genetc engineering there are issues attached to it also.
Bush threatens veto on stem cell research bill
one of the much debated issue in genetic engineering: stem cell research.
the faq on this site gives some insite into the topic. like most other genetc engineering there are issues attached to it also.
religion no basis for Kashmir solution...
from indianexpress:
General says it: yes, religion no basis for Kashmir solution
In what could significantly - and pragmatically - push the peace process forward and alter the discourse on Kashmir, Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf said tonight that given India's "sensitivities of its secular credentials," a solution to the Kashmir issue cannot be on a religious basis. Instead, it could be on a "people's basis, a regional basis."
this is a different stand point that has been taken by the Pakistani President. well though i do not know that this is a definite progress with the way things swing between us and our beloved neighbor.
but it does make me wonder where religion can be used as a basis... was religion the right reason for hitler to kill Jews? was religion the right reason to form Israel? was it religion the right basis to divide India and everything that followed? was religion the right reason for 1984(post Indira Gandhi)? was religion the right reason for whatever has happened in Kashmir? was religion the right reason for babri masjhid? was religion the right reason for Gujarat, 9/11? was religion a reason good enf for the Saudi laws? was religion the right reason for Taliban? or post Taliban? was religion the right reason even for the crusades/jihad? does a book, an idol, a belief give us enough reason to kill?
does that mean that religion should be putaway!?!?!?!!!! is there a problem in the concept of religion itself? or is it a problem with our interpretation of it? or is it a problem with our will to be always right? or maybe a problem in accepting difference? or is it just human nature that it will misuse what it possibly can?
or is it just me thinking too much since i have had an extended discussion on religion :)
General says it: yes, religion no basis for Kashmir solution
In what could significantly - and pragmatically - push the peace process forward and alter the discourse on Kashmir, Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf said tonight that given India's "sensitivities of its secular credentials," a solution to the Kashmir issue cannot be on a religious basis. Instead, it could be on a "people's basis, a regional basis."
this is a different stand point that has been taken by the Pakistani President. well though i do not know that this is a definite progress with the way things swing between us and our beloved neighbor.
but it does make me wonder where religion can be used as a basis... was religion the right reason for hitler to kill Jews? was religion the right reason to form Israel? was it religion the right basis to divide India and everything that followed? was religion the right reason for 1984(post Indira Gandhi)? was religion the right reason for whatever has happened in Kashmir? was religion the right reason for babri masjhid? was religion the right reason for Gujarat, 9/11? was religion a reason good enf for the Saudi laws? was religion the right reason for Taliban? or post Taliban? was religion the right reason even for the crusades/jihad? does a book, an idol, a belief give us enough reason to kill?
does that mean that religion should be putaway!?!?!?!!!! is there a problem in the concept of religion itself? or is it a problem with our interpretation of it? or is it a problem with our will to be always right? or maybe a problem in accepting difference? or is it just human nature that it will misuse what it possibly can?
or is it just me thinking too much since i have had an extended discussion on religion :)
May 19, 2005
quotes
"Most people would rather be certain that they're miserable, than risk being happy"
--Robert Anthony
"We can avoid making choices by doing nothing, but even that is a decision."
--Gray Collins
"We must accept finite disappointment but never loose infinite hope."
--Martin Luther King Jr.
--Robert Anthony
"We can avoid making choices by doing nothing, but even that is a decision."
--Gray Collins
"We must accept finite disappointment but never loose infinite hope."
--Martin Luther King Jr.
May 18, 2005
quote
Hebrews 11:1
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Lao Tzu
was browsing through lao tzu teachings.
one of his teachings...
"stop thinking and end your problems"
at first thought it sounds funny though i have to figure out what he means by it.
a formless, unfantomable source of things -- Taoism
Look, it cannot be seen - it is beyond form.
Listen, it cannot be heard - it is beyond sound.
Grasp, it cannot be held - it is intangible.
These three are indefinable, they are one.
From above it is not bright;
From below it is not dark:
Unbroken thread beyond description.
It returns to nothingness.
Form of the formless,
Image of the imageless,
It is called indefinable and beyond imagination.
Stand before it - there is no beginning.
Follow it and there is no end.
Stay with the Tao, Move with the present.
initially tao's teachings seems absurd. but after going through few of them they starts to make "sense". i haven't read his teaching in a long time so forgot the essence of it. however he drives us to be in sink with nature, spontaneous action... he says to go with the flow(flow of nature) though most of them have tremendous paradox in them and go round in circles. but it is very interesting school of thoughts.
i wonder if we have come to far from nature to get back in sink with it?
one of his teachings...
"stop thinking and end your problems"
at first thought it sounds funny though i have to figure out what he means by it.
a formless, unfantomable source of things -- Taoism
Look, it cannot be seen - it is beyond form.
Listen, it cannot be heard - it is beyond sound.
Grasp, it cannot be held - it is intangible.
These three are indefinable, they are one.
From above it is not bright;
From below it is not dark:
Unbroken thread beyond description.
It returns to nothingness.
Form of the formless,
Image of the imageless,
It is called indefinable and beyond imagination.
Stand before it - there is no beginning.
Follow it and there is no end.
Stay with the Tao, Move with the present.
initially tao's teachings seems absurd. but after going through few of them they starts to make "sense". i haven't read his teaching in a long time so forgot the essence of it. however he drives us to be in sink with nature, spontaneous action... he says to go with the flow(flow of nature) though most of them have tremendous paradox in them and go round in circles. but it is very interesting school of thoughts.
i wonder if we have come to far from nature to get back in sink with it?
May 16, 2005
thought
the easiest way to wait for something is to occupy your mind with other things...
No Way!!!!
this is unbelievable... read on news.com microsoft wants to buy Red Hat :((...
wonder what bought that along. but i hope it is not true!
wonder what bought that along. but i hope it is not true!
thought
lets see where life leads us... but we are not following the path life gives, we make our own.
food for thought
was randomly reading swami vivekanand's work...
today i came across one of his speeches where he talks abt means to reach a goal. Attachment to the goals that we set, detachment from it. He says we should attach ourselves to the goal with the same strength with which can detach ourselves from it. also "give and there it ends" one should not worry abt what we get in return.
title -- "work and its secret"
it was really an intresting read abt somethings that we forget along the way and we need reminders for it.
today i came across one of his speeches where he talks abt means to reach a goal. Attachment to the goals that we set, detachment from it. He says we should attach ourselves to the goal with the same strength with which can detach ourselves from it. also "give and there it ends" one should not worry abt what we get in return.
title -- "work and its secret"
it was really an intresting read abt somethings that we forget along the way and we need reminders for it.
May 10, 2005
songs...
Najanay Kyun -- Strnigs
It is not a new song but maybe i have just come accross it. it is simply too good, lyrics are amazing and so is the music.
It is not a new song but maybe i have just come accross it. it is simply too good, lyrics are amazing and so is the music.
May 9, 2005
Inspiration
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, there maybe jealousy;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, t is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.
--Mother Theresa
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, there maybe jealousy;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, t is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.
--Mother Theresa
May 8, 2005
thought
sometimes we are not as strong as we think we are...
quote
The Mysterious
Albert Einstein
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.
Albert Einstein
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.
May 7, 2005
faith based school
I had read abt the faith based funding that the govt was to provide for schools. Here is a very well written article on it.
http://www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk/dawkins/WorldOfDawkins-archive/Dawkins/Work/Articles/2001-12-30morris_letter.shtml
food for thought...
i wish more people thought this way.
http://www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk/dawkins/WorldOfDawkins-archive/Dawkins/Work/Articles/2001-12-30morris_letter.shtml
food for thought...
i wish more people thought this way.
I've learned
I've learned
that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I've learned
that you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I've learned
that it's not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts.
I've learned
that writing, as well as talking, can ease emotional pains.
I've learned
that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back.
I've learned
that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.
I've learned
that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better know something.
I've learned
that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do but to the best you can do.
I've learned
that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.
I've learned
that it's not what happens to people that's important. It's what they do about it.
I've learned
that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I've learned
that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.
I've learned
that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.
I've learned
that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I've learned
that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I've learned
that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I've learned
that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.
I've learned
that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
I've learned
that learning to forgive takes practice.
I've learned
that there are people who love you dearly, but just don't know how to show it.
I've learned
that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
I've learned
that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.
I've learned
that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I've learned
that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
I've learned
that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
I've learned
that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I've learned
that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I've learned
that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I've learned
that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I've learned
that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
I've learned
that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other
And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
I've learned
that sometimes you have to put the individual ahead of their actions.
I've learned
that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I've learned
that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I've learned
that there are many ways of falling and staying in love.
I've learned
that no matter the consequences, those who are honest with themselves get farther in life.
I've learned
that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I've learned
that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon.
I've learned
that it's hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing up for what you believe.
I've learned
when you are in love it shows.
I've learned
just one person saying to me, "you made my day!" makes my day.
I've learned
being king is more important than being right.
I've learned
when your newly born baby holds your little finger in his fist, that you are hooked for life.
I've learned
I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.
I've learned
that noone is perfect untill you fall in love with them.
I've learned
that you do not fall in love when you meet the perfect person, but when you see imperfect person perfectly.
I've learned
that love, not time heals all wounds.
that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I've learned
that you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I've learned
that it's not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts.
I've learned
that writing, as well as talking, can ease emotional pains.
I've learned
that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back.
I've learned
that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.
I've learned
that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better know something.
I've learned
that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do but to the best you can do.
I've learned
that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.
I've learned
that it's not what happens to people that's important. It's what they do about it.
I've learned
that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I've learned
that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.
I've learned
that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.
I've learned
that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I've learned
that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I've learned
that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I've learned
that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.
I've learned
that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
I've learned
that learning to forgive takes practice.
I've learned
that there are people who love you dearly, but just don't know how to show it.
I've learned
that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
I've learned
that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.
I've learned
that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I've learned
that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
I've learned
that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
I've learned
that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I've learned
that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I've learned
that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I've learned
that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I've learned
that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
I've learned
that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other
And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
I've learned
that sometimes you have to put the individual ahead of their actions.
I've learned
that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I've learned
that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I've learned
that there are many ways of falling and staying in love.
I've learned
that no matter the consequences, those who are honest with themselves get farther in life.
I've learned
that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I've learned
that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon.
I've learned
that it's hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing up for what you believe.
I've learned
when you are in love it shows.
I've learned
just one person saying to me, "you made my day!" makes my day.
I've learned
being king is more important than being right.
I've learned
when your newly born baby holds your little finger in his fist, that you are hooked for life.
I've learned
I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.
I've learned
that noone is perfect untill you fall in love with them.
I've learned
that you do not fall in love when you meet the perfect person, but when you see imperfect person perfectly.
I've learned
that love, not time heals all wounds.
Mother's day...
"Nobody knows of the work it takes to keep the home together,
Nobody knows of the steps it takes,
Nobody knows but MOTHER"
Nobody knows of the steps it takes,
Nobody knows but MOTHER"
May 3, 2005
Amazing article on atheism
http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/03/stories/2005050302351100.htm
wonderfully explained atheism... i mostly agree with author's point of view.
wonderfully explained atheism... i mostly agree with author's point of view.
thought
where do you pick up the pieces? how do you start again? how do u continue?
Don't Quit
Don't Quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, you must - but don't you quit
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt -
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, you must - but don't you quit
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt -
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
May 2, 2005
Swami Vivekananda
http://www.ramakrishnavivekananda.info/ ... with lot of info if u like to read on him.