Bites of sour truth but sweet to taste

     

•   All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.
•   If you’re not confused, you’re not paying attention.
•  An expert is a man who tells you a simple thing in such a confused way in such a fashion as to make you think the confusion is your fault.
• In the beginning the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
• I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
• It’s easy to play any instrument; All you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.
• The two biggest sellers in bookstores are cook books and the diet books. The cookbooks tell you how to prepare the food and the diet books tell you how not to eat any of it.
• Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
• Women have wonderful instinct about things. They can discover anything except the obvious.
• Conclusion is a stage where you get tired of thinking.

    

If book were a living entity !

 

                         If a book were a living entity with a mind to think and a voice to express, what  its feelings would be ? A wise -quote from Sanskrit portrays this beautifully.

The book says: ‘ Protect me from from oil ( oily products especially fingers which leave a mark on the page). Protect me from water. Also protect me from the loose binding. After doing this , please don’t hand me over to an unintelligent person .’

      

Tea, in a new beautiful wrap

                                   Tea, in a new beautiful wrap

   Tea is one of the most popular drinks globally in different parts of the world which is consumed in various forms. The importance of this drink can be assessed by the fact that every year 15th December is celebrated as the international ' Tea day '. It being light and full of oxidants, though taken by many in the morning, evening, and night yet one comes across the phrase ' Tea time ' set in the after noon especially in most of the English novels of the Victorian and later periods, wherein all the members of the family assemble together for tea and refreshment. Friends and guests invited also join them.

The British love the tea so much that they have specifically marked afternoon time as ' tea time '. Legend has it that afternoon tea was created by Anna Maria Russell, the Duchess of Bedford who was a life-long companion of queen Victoria. Since the dinner was served later at night, lunch meal was not enough to sustain long hours till dinner. The long afternoon with no refreshment at all left people feeling hungry. The Duchess is believed to experience a ' sinking ' feeling around 4 PM every afternoon. so she asked her maid to bring her tea and a slice of bread and butter to tide over the period between lunch and dinner. She found a light meal of tea and cakes or sandwiches to be such a perfect refreshment that she soon began inviting her friends to join her. Afternoon tea quickly became established as a ceremony in many upper middle class and upper class households. This became a popular social event and the English afternoon tea was born. Nothing is more appropriate here than a quote from Henry James, one of the greatest novelists in English Literature, who says, " Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Even now in many parts of the world, tea party is famous with tea and other snacks given in the late afternoon.

Tea has always been found to be a stimulator and a source of inspiration for serious minded scholars.

In the words of the famous English essayist Thomas De Quincey, " Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities, will always be the favourite beverage of the intellectual. 

To conclude, tea typifies the characteristics of life. Life is sometimes hot, cold, sweet , bitter like tea.

A Shakespearean depiction of marriage

                                        A Shakespearean depiction of marriage 

       The plays of  Shakespeare always holds a special charm for all ages , in all ages . Here i would like to share with you all an interesting message sent to me through WhatsApp where in the titles of some of the plays of the famous dramatist have been knitted in a beautiful pattern depicting the sequence of events of marriage in an attractive, unique manner.

• Who were the bride and the bridegroom ?
• Romeo and Juliet .
• When did he propose ?
• Twelfth Night.
• What did he say ?
• As you like it.
• From where was the ring obtained ?
• The Merchant of Venice.
• Who were the chief guests ?
• Antony and Cleopatra, Troilus and Crissida .
• Who were the bridegroom’s friends ?
• The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
• Who prepared the Wedding breakfast ?
• The Merry Wives of Windsor .
• What was the honeymoon like ?
• A Mid Summer Night’s Dream.
• How would you describe their quarrel ?
• The Tempest .
• What was their married life like ?
• Comedy of Errors.
• What was the bridegroom’s chief occupation ?
• The Taming of the Shrew.
• What did she give him ?
• Measure for Measure .
• What did their friends say ?
• All’s Well that ends Well.

What a beautiful display of events of marriage on the plays of the great William Shakespeare !

Morning greetings

                                    Morning greetings


                       

             One small poitive thought in the morning can change your wholeday. Here are some enlivening thoughts for relishment, and nourishment for your soul.

        

•  The sweetest moments in life comes not with the greeting you receive but with the thought that  someone wishes the best for your everyday.
•    God never shuts one door without opening another.
• Faith is like a small lamp in a dark forest. It does not show everything at once but gives enough light for the next step to be safe.
• Always pray to have eyes that see the best, a heart that forgives the worst, a mind that forgets the bad, and a soul that never loses faith.
• Life is about “ Moments “. Don’t wait for them. Create them. Life is as good as you make it.
• The quality of life cannot be raised unless we raise the texure of our thoughts, and the depth of our understanding.
• An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t  put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.
• Once you surround yourself with positive people you will begin to realize that almost anything is possible.
• You can’t hug yourself. You can’t cry on your shoulder. Life is living for one and another. So live with those who love you the most.
• There are people in life whom you forget with time, but there are few people with whom you forget time. Never lose them.
• Strength grows when we dare, unity grows when we pair, love grows when we share,and relation grows when we care. Live in peace not in pieces.
• A caring relation doesn’t require a large talk. A soft message is enough. Because it’s not the mouth that speaks,it’s the heart that feels.
• Distance doesn’t matter if the roots of your relationship are strong enough .
• Power and money are the fruits of life, but family and friends are the roots of life. We can manage without fruits, but can never stand without roots.
• Your smile is a signature of God on your face. Do not allow it to be washed by your tears or erased by anger.

Bonds of Love

                                           

Bonds of Love

                        In the words of Aristotle,

      “ Without friends no one want to live, even if they had all other worldly things.”

   All created things are inter-connected by a common strong bond, being called love,the father being the Sky, and the mother being the Earth. All the beings have differences in appearance, character, and a purpose to serve the world in their own way , helping one another. Man is unique and considered best in the creation because of his discriminating power. So the real happiness, and goal of life of man can be found only by living virtuously, fullfilling his own potential as a human, and engaging himself with all other fellow beings both animate , and inanimate in mutually beneficial activities.

Everyone is endowed with inherent power to love. Love has no age,no limit, and no death.Only people when clouded by negative thoughts do not realize it. 

Mutual respect for, and love for one another produces a unique bond. Love whether it is between man, and man, man and woman, woman and woman, man and child, man and animal, man and plant, man and arts or science or any discipline in a positive manner works miracles in life.  When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. It is the bond of love that makes the earthly life enjoyable . Love develops when you try to find something good in everything to be glad about. This attitude makes the entire universe united. No evil force can touch it even. Love is the eternal, beautiful, fragrant flower which makes our souls blossom.

• Love, and kind words are Nature-given medicines to all created beings.
• The residence of Love is the heart, no other place.
• Without the sword of the battle, Love rules over its kingdom.
• Love has the power to create all good things. Everyone has it, loves it, does not use it, and does not realize the possession of such a beautiful treasure of his .
• The star of Love, placed high, rules both the sky, and the earth.
• Obstacles alone add value to Love.
• Even the Sun can vanish, but true Love never.
• Real beauty lies in Love only.
• Love makes hours into months, and days into years.
• Love is the dream which only four eyes see.
• Love is the eternal rainbow which is visible only to two people.
• Mutual respect, and understanding is the basis of true love.
• Love is an eternal, cool spring which is always pure, never becomes dirty or dry.
• Love is a torch. If it is not there, the world will be dark only.

From Database

                                  From Database

•     The word ,"Idiot" in ancient Greek meant a private citizen or layman.
• The word " Witch" comes from the word " Wicca" , meaning wisdom.
• Tatoo from Tahitian word " Tattu" means to mark.
• Manicuring the nails has been done by people for more than 4,000 years.
• Napolean constructed his battle plans in a sandbox. 

From the mines of Wisdom

                               From the mines of Wisdom

•     The real pure relationship is one who can understand words in silence, and love in anger.
•      If you recognize your pain, you are alive. If  you recognize others' pain you are man.
•     A good teacher teaches keeping in mind the dullest in mind.
•     To the onlookers, green tender unripe plants of grain look beautiful, to the growers, yellow ripe hard plants of the same are beautiful.
• Once wings are grown, the baby birds celebrate not the nest but make sky their home

• To know the language of the trees, one should not go with axe but with watercan.
•   To catch a fire , a small fire stick is enough, but to quench it, trucks of water.

The true concept of Immortality

                                 The true concept of Immortality



     Why did the ancient Greeks strive for immortality ?  Gods were the most important elements of Greek religion, and much emphasis was laid on pleasing the gods in order to live a life free of hardships , and sorrows. They also believed that they had to worship, and please gods in order to have a good fortune.

The gods were admired and feared, and were distinguished from man because of their Immortality. It is interesting to know what immortality means. It means living for ever which we have read, and heard from stories in ancient literature, and from classics from all over the world. The Greeks believed that when they excelled at something, be it sports, arts, or learning- they were making the best use of special gifts that the gods had given them, and by doing so, they would become closer to the gods, and close to becoming immortal. This is what the famous Greek philosopher Aristotle meant when he said, “ We must be immortal as far as we can .”