Many things: such as loving, going to sleep,
or behaving
unaffectedly- are done
worst when we try
hardest to do them.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
- C.S. Lewis
Many things: such as loving, going to sleep,
or behaving
unaffectedly- are done
worst when we try
hardest to do them.
Many of the stars we see at night
When looking at stars, you're actually looking into the past.Many of the stars we see at night have already died.
believe
No one has ever done what you did for me, which is why it's hard to believe that someone is doing that to me.
-Martin Luther King Jr.
"The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand in times of challenge and controversy."
they noticed a scorpion that was drowning
“Two monks were washing their bowls in the river when they noticed a scorpion that was drowning. One monk immediately scooped it up and set it upon the bank. In the process he was stung. He went back to washing his bowl and again the scorpion fell in. The monk saved the scorpion and was again stung. The other monk asked him, “Friend, why do you continue to save the scorpion when you know its nature is to sting?”
“Because,” the monk replied, “to save it is my nature.”
My best friend texted me,
My best friend texted me, he asked if I looked nice right now. I told him no, and he said to get ready so I look good, not to him, but to myself. Only text him back If I felt happy with how I looked.
This confused me but I didn't ask questions. I just got ready, and finally after an hour or two, I told him I felt happy with how I looked, sort of. The door rang about 10 minutes later, and my friends told me to come with them to the park. This confused me but I didn't ask questions, I was bored anyways.
We walked to the park, it wasn't that far, and they said to sit on the swing set. I didn't really like the swings at this park because it was the very place my first love broke up with me and shattered my heart. Just sitting on the swing hurt a bit, I went into silence at the memories.
Suddenly, I was blindfolded. When my friends took it off, there he was. The boy who told me to get ready, I liked this boy, he was my best friend.
He handed me a rose and got down on his knee. "I know this is one of your least favourite places. I also know you stopped believing in love after 2 shots to the chest. And you don't like change. But this is good change, I think. I want to change this swing-set from the place where you closed your door to love to the place where it just began. I've sat by and watched you get hurt long enough. You're beautiful, smart, talented, sweet, funny. And impatient. So, I won't drag this out. I love you, and I'd like to be your boyfriend...Will you go out with me?"
This boy was my 3rd love, he made me feel special. It's been 5 long years, and just today, he said those exact words.
To propose.
This confused me but I didn't ask questions. I just got ready, and finally after an hour or two, I told him I felt happy with how I looked, sort of. The door rang about 10 minutes later, and my friends told me to come with them to the park. This confused me but I didn't ask questions, I was bored anyways.
We walked to the park, it wasn't that far, and they said to sit on the swing set. I didn't really like the swings at this park because it was the very place my first love broke up with me and shattered my heart. Just sitting on the swing hurt a bit, I went into silence at the memories.
Suddenly, I was blindfolded. When my friends took it off, there he was. The boy who told me to get ready, I liked this boy, he was my best friend.
He handed me a rose and got down on his knee. "I know this is one of your least favourite places. I also know you stopped believing in love after 2 shots to the chest. And you don't like change. But this is good change, I think. I want to change this swing-set from the place where you closed your door to love to the place where it just began. I've sat by and watched you get hurt long enough. You're beautiful, smart, talented, sweet, funny. And impatient. So, I won't drag this out. I love you, and I'd like to be your boyfriend...Will you go out with me?"
This boy was my 3rd love, he made me feel special. It's been 5 long years, and just today, he said those exact words.
To propose.
will you light up the dark and show us the road
will you light up the dark and show us the road
will you bring out the best and make us grow?
will you look at her every day with the face she fell for?
will you hold her waist and say
No matter what happens this was one of the best trip i could have taken;
the good, bad and the whole package?
and in the darkness bind them
One Ring to rule them all,
One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all
and in the darkness bind them
and being thankful
Maybe part of loving you was to let you go
and being thankful our lives crossed once.
Parents’ Consent
A young doctor fell in love with a girl through website chatting. His father disapproved of his relationship and brought him to Swamishri. While describing the situation the father broke down crying. Swamishri explained to the youth, “Your first duty is to your parents. They have endured great difficulties in raising you, therefore it is your duty to ask them before you decide upon anything. If you had asked them earlier and if they had approved then it would have been alright. But your parents do not support your decision, therefore you must tell the girl that you do not want to continue your relationship further. Tell her your parents are not happy with your decision. I give you my blessings for a suitable match.”
Then Swamishri asked the youth, “What do you have to say? Say what you want without any reservation. There is no need to be frustrated. And don’t spoil the life of the girl you will marry because of this.”
The youth replied, “I will do what you say.”
Swamishri promotes the social tradition of maintaining harmony in the family, where the child should always consult and not displease the parents.
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