Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things
Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings These are a few of my favorite things
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes Silver white winters that melt into springs These are a few of my favorite things
When the dog bites When the bee stings When I’m feeling sad I simply remember my favorite things And then I don’t feel so bad
Someone said: “Never underestimate the impact you have on the world every day. Change happens one kind act at a time. Sometimes the world focuses on the BIG events. However, it is the collective of all the small, positive acts done by the many that creates true change. Know that your life has purpose far beyond what you may ever know in this lifetime. YOU have value. YOU have choice. Choose to be a positive force in the world. “
And I have chosen to be the same positive power to make a difference. I am now moving to a path which leads me to the truth, creativity, nature and construction.
कल तक जीवन इस आशा पर निर्भर करता था कि कब कोई और हमारा साथ देगा परिवर्तन लाने के लिए. लेकिन आज मैं स्वयं इस राह का सञ्चालन करने के लिए प्रेरित हूँ.
जिंदगी कभी किसी के लिए नहीं रुकी क्योंकि इस का काम है तब तक चलना जब तक आप इसे जीना चाहते हैं… इस जीवन मैं क्या करना है और क्या नहीं इसका निर्णय हमें करना है पर इसका परिणाम या फल क्या होगा इसको ईश्वर /अल्लाह /God के ऊपर छोड़ देना चाहिए. मैं अपने कार्यों के लिए स्वयं ही उत्तरदायित्व ले सकता हूँ और उन कार्यों को पूरी तरह संपादित करना मेरा कर्त्तव्य है.. प्रकृति ने हमें उनको पूरा करने के लिए बहुत कुछ दिया है… सफल होना या असफल होना किसी भी कर्म का मापदंड नही है वरन आपने अपना कर्म कितनी लगन और सम्पूर्णता से किया है वह मायने रखता है… किसी भी असफलता से विचलित होने के बजाय और अधिक सम्पूर्णता से कार्य को परिणिति देनी चाहिए.
जीवन सुख और दुःख दोनों से मिलकर बना है, किसी भी एक की कमी इसे नीरस बना देगी… यह बिलकुल एक sine-wave length की तरह होती है , कभी भी सिर्फ उच्चतम स्तर/ख़ुशी के साथ ही नहीं होती..
जिंदगी छोटी होती जा रही है जबकि अभी भी बहुत सी खूबसूरत और रोचक चीजें है जान ने और अनुभव करने के लिए. इसलिए जियो बिना पछतावे के , करो जितना कर सकते हो, मुस्कुराओ जितना संभव हो सके. मैं दूसरो की सहायता करने के लिए हमेशा लालायित हूँ , मानवता के लिए हमें और इसकी जरूरत है. अतः मैं, उनके साथ जो मुझे अपने साथ काम करने का सौभाग्य देते हैं , आशा, आनंद और शक्ति की नयी किरणे बिखरने के लिए तत्पर हूँ. सोचिये कि क्या ही सुअवसर होगा कि हम मैं से अधिकतर सबकी सहायता करें , बल्कि औरों को आगे आने का अवसर दें, प्रेरणा दें, उनका साथ दें तो शायद हम भी अपने जीवन को एक नया अर्थ दे सकते हैं…….
दलाई लामा के कुछ विचार हैं जीवन को जीने के, जो मुझे यहाँ प्रस्तुत करना उपयुक्त लगा:
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE
Take into account that great love & great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Follow the three R’s:
Respect for self Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Spend some time alone every day.
Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
In disagreements with loved ones deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
Be gentle with the earth/ your mother.
Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a collection of marbles. The girl had some sweets with her.
The boy told the girl that he will give her all his marbles in exchange for her sweets. The girl agreed.
The boy kept the biggest and the most beautiful marble aside and gave the rest to the girl.
The girl gave him all her sweets as she had promised.
That night, the girl slept peacefully.
But the boy couldn’t sleep as he kept wondering if the girl had hidden some sweets from him the way he had hidden his best marble.
:: Moral of the Story ::
If you don’t give your hundred percent in a relationship, you’ll always keep doubting if the other person has given his/her hundred percent… This is applicable for any relationship like love, employer-employee relationship etc., Give your hundred percent to everything you do and sleep peacefully.,
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his
way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was
hungry.
He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost
his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal
he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought
him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How
much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied “Mother has taught us never
to accept payment for a kindness.” He said… “Then I thank you from
my heart.”
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt; stronger
physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been
ready to give up and quit.
Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors
were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called
in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called
in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came
from, a strange light filled his eyes.
Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.
Dressed in his doctor’s gown, he went in to see her. He recognized her
at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his
best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the
case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the
business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked
at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her
room.
She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her
life to pay for it all. Finally, she looked, and something caught ;
her attention on the side as She read these words…..
“Paid in full with one glass of milk.” (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: “Thank You,
GOD, that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands.”
“मंजिलें भी उसकी थीं,
रास्ते भी उसके थे ,
मैं तनहा था ,
काफिले भी उसके थे ,
साथ साथ चलने की सोच भी उसकी थी,
फिर रास्ते बदलने का फ़ैसला भी उसका था,
आज क्यूँ तनहा है ये दिल सवाल करता है ,
लोग तो उसके थे ही ,
क्या खुदा भी उसका था …..”
कुछ शब्द याद आए जो मशहूर व्यिक्तत्व कैफी आजमी साहब ने कहे हैं :
कोई ये कैसे बताये के वो तन्हा क्यों हैं
वो जो अपना था वो ही और किसी का क्यों हैं
यही दुनिया है तो फ़िर ऐसी ये दुनिया क्यों हैं
यही होता हैं, तो आखिर यही होता क्यों हैं
एक ज़रा हाथ बढ़ा, दे तो पकड़ लें दामन
उसके सीने में समा जाये हमारी धड़कन
इतनी क़ुर्बत* हैं तो फ़िर फ़ासला इतना क्यों हैं
दिल – ए – बरबाद से निकला नहीं अब तक कोई
एक लुटे घर पे दिया करता हैं दस्तक कोई
आस जो टूट गयी फ़िर से बंधाता क्यों हैं
तुम मसर्रत* का कहो या इसे ग़म का रिश्ता
कहते हैं प्यार का रिश्ता हैं जनम का रिश्ता
हैं जनम का जो ये रिश्ता , तो बदलता क्यों है
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