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Thanks so much to Year 2006!!!
This yEar had been a total blast to me...
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An excerpt of Howard Zinn's book have caught my nerves... sayin,
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.
What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places – and there are so many – where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.
And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.
Since year 2006 will end in a few more hours later, I should say this one of the blissful year I ever had. Mixed feelings have taken me and I never thought that I could be as happy as this. It’s because of the people I have in my life now who mean so much to me. I’m really grateful for everything with this God given gift… which is Life.
Looking forward now, this is what we choose to live and we ought to be. We can change everything in a flick our finger as long as we wanted to. We may commit mistakes but you would certainly know later on that that mistake will take you to a place where you could find yourself and you, yourself after all is one that is left to blame and not the people around you. It’s so wonderful that at this fleeting instance, I have grown. The moment I’m counting my blessings being with the people I’m with was like a rainbow that shines thru me. I often reminded of what Buddha have said… “Meditate. Live purely. Be quite. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds… and SHINE!"
... and as i close my eyes and woke up each day, i hug thru my pillow... and as i open my eyes, only to see how wonderful God gifts are. If this is just a dream... that is close to the end... then i dont wanna wake up anymore...
So long,
Happy New Year guys.
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.
What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places – and there are so many – where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.
And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.
Since year 2006 will end in a few more hours later, I should say this one of the blissful year I ever had. Mixed feelings have taken me and I never thought that I could be as happy as this. It’s because of the people I have in my life now who mean so much to me. I’m really grateful for everything with this God given gift… which is Life.
Looking forward now, this is what we choose to live and we ought to be. We can change everything in a flick our finger as long as we wanted to. We may commit mistakes but you would certainly know later on that that mistake will take you to a place where you could find yourself and you, yourself after all is one that is left to blame and not the people around you. It’s so wonderful that at this fleeting instance, I have grown. The moment I’m counting my blessings being with the people I’m with was like a rainbow that shines thru me. I often reminded of what Buddha have said… “Meditate. Live purely. Be quite. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds… and SHINE!"
... and as i close my eyes and woke up each day, i hug thru my pillow... and as i open my eyes, only to see how wonderful God gifts are. If this is just a dream... that is close to the end... then i dont wanna wake up anymore...
So long,
Happy New Year guys.
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♥Ash♥
posted by ♥•ASHELY•♥ @ 8:00 AM
