Into the Wild

The king was in the same boat with a Persian slave who had never before been at sea and experienced the inconvenience of a vessel. He began to cry and to tremble to such a degree that he could not be pacified by kindness, so that at last the king became displeased as the matter could not be remedied. In that boat there happened to be a philosopher, who said: "With thy permission I shall quiet him" The king replied: "It will be a great favour" The philosopher ordered the slave to be thrown into the water so that he swallowed some of it, whereon be was caught and pulled by his hair to the boat, to the stern of which he clung with both his hands. Then he sat down in a corner and became quiet. This appeared strange to the king who knew not what wisdom there was in the proceeding and asked for it. The philosopher replied: "Before he had tasted the calamity of being drowned, he knew not the safety of the boat; thus also a man does not appreciate the value of immunity...

Rawalpindi, Pakistan after a bomb blast, evidence are washed :(( what are they doing?

Meno . Can you tell me, Socrates, whether virtue is acquired by teaching or by practice; or if neither by teaching nor practice, then whether it comes to man by nature, or in what other way? Socrates . O Meno, there was a time when the Thessalians were famous among the other Hellenes only for their riches and their riding; but now, if I am not mistaken, they are equally famous for their wisdom, especially at Larisa, which is the native city of your friend Aristippus. And this is Gorgias' doing; for when he came there, the flower of the Aleuadae, among them your admirer Aristippus, and the other chiefs of the Thessalians, fell in love with his wisdom. And he has taught you the habit of answering questions in a grand and bold style, which becomes those who know, and is the style in which he himself answers all comers; and any Hellene who likes may ask him anything. How different is our lot! my dear Meno. Here at Athens there is a dearth of the commodity, and all wisdom s...

Vice: Pride Virtue against which it sins: Humility Seeing ourselves as we are and not comparing ourselves to others is humility. Pride and vanity are competitive. If someone else's pride really bothers you, you have a lot of pride. Vice: Greed Virtue against which it sins: Generosity This is about more than money. Generosity means letting others get the credit or praise. It is giving without having expectations of the other person. Greed wants to get its "fair share" or a bit more. Vice: Envy Virtue against which it sins: Love "Love is patient, love is kind…" Love actively seeks the good of others for their sake. Envy resents the good others receive or even might receive. Envy is almost indistinguishable from pride at times. Vice: Wrath/Anger Virtue against which it sins: Kindness Kindness means taking the tender approach, with patience and compassion. Anger is often our first reaction to the problems of others. Impatience with the faults of others is related t...

"Life is a box of chocolate Forrest, you never know what you are gonna get"... I never forget this line......I don't know why

It’s all around you, before you thought it can't be in your lives, it embraced your life, it filled up everything around you, got you connected to the whole world, made your problems universal, help you make your life easy and simple, think simple, do things quickly and easily....I wonder today about the level of technology God is using, It must be something really extra ordinary....how he mange all the things, what is the standard of his technology, can we hack in his system also.....hmmmm interesting

Lying in bed for three days now, due to my back pain, wow!! its really hurting me , I ask myself do I value my back or any other part of the body when they are functioning fine, may be illness is sometimes good for us, it really tell us to value what we have....

I called my father today, after a long time it seems, we talked for a little bit of time, he asked me how am I doing and I asked him how is he....thats all what we talk about thats all we will talk........

I close my eyes and I let my body shut itself down and I let my mind wander. It wanders to a familiar place. A place I don't talk about or acknowledge exists. A place where there is only me. A place that I hate. I am alone. Alone here and alone in the world. Alone in my heart and alone in my mind. Alone everywhere, all the time, for as long as I can remember. Alone with my Family, alone with my friends, alone in a Room full of People. Alone when I wake, alone through each awful day, alone when I finally meet the blackness. I am alone in my horror. Alone in my horror. I don't want to be alone. I have never wanted to be alone. I f***ing hate it. I hate that I have no one to talk to, I hate that I have no one to call, I hate that I have no one to hold my hand, hug me, tell me everything is going to be all right. I hate that I have no one to share my hopes and my dreams with, I hate that I no longer have any hopes or dreams, I hate that I have no one to tell me to hold on, that I c...

I am sitting in my office attending a small presentation, where I have to deliver something regarding the global development strategies ( Globally team Coordination together to perform Some Work)...off course my aim was to define strategies and communication mechanisms so the interaction between the global teams is seamless and transparent.....oops too much technical stuff :).. While I was giving the presentation I figure out that, people from third world countries ( me also :) ) sit together , although country wise they have differences, culturally, socially, religiously they are different, but still to earn the living they are similar..I said to my self at that moment, all the fingers are not equal, but they become equal when we hold them together to eat....... I realized the fact that regardless of the fact that we are different, we become similar when we are earning our livings.....

I was reading some articles few days back, regarding artificial intelligence at its best, according to which now robots can also fall in love with each other and even with humans if asked to, that really amazed me :), I mean if we can have life with robots, what it would be like, we go to the shop find the robot we like and ask "it" to fall in love with us and walah the wonder would happen ...... but does love require someone to force or to order someone to fall in love, I wonder..........

Have you ever noticed someone creating something in front of you, small little details people create with ultimate professionalism and perfection, it can be a artist or an architect or pianist or even a worker on the road, lost in their own worlds while they work... Sometimes I feel, watching the art in making is more fun then watching the art it self.....

I love chocolate, may be you like them too, I wonder today which chocolate was the best I have ever had, the one with the pure sense of the chocolate or the one mixed with nuts or mint or some honey, one with the ice cream or one on the cake, one which my father bought for me, or one I shared with my brothers and sisters, one which gave me a new energy while I studied whole night or the one which I used to start up my fast and break them. For me I remember the best chocolate was the one I shared with my friend, the purity of it and the taste of it still remains with me, and the moments and the smiles we shared are in my memories other chocolate's taste might have been with me for that moment but this chocolate's taste remain with me for my life...

If you can look at the sunset and smile,then you still have hope. If you can find beauty in the colors of a small flower,then you still have hope. If you can find pleasure in the movement of a butterfly,then you still have hope. If the smile of a child can still warm your heart,then you still have hope. If you can see the good in other people,then you still have hope. If the rain breaking on a roof top can still lull you to sleep,then you still have hope. If the sight of a rainbow still makes you stop and stare in wonder,then you still have hope. If the soft fur of a favored pet still feels pleasant under your fingertips,then you still have hope. If you meet new people with a trace of excitement and optimism,then you still have hope. If you give people the benefit of a doubt,then you still have hope. If you still offer your hand in friendship to others that have touched your life,then you still have hope. If receiving an unexpected card or letter still brings a pleasant surprise,then y...

I am not a movie critic as the title might suggest but I do watch movies, I remembered today two of the very famous movies "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The English Patient". If any one of you have watched them they might agree with me that they are long movies, span over three and a half hour, actually for me now they have span over 3 years :), especially The English Patient.......never watched it completely, still remember last time I was at the point where the nurse let a pocket picker in the house and our beloved patient argued with her..... :), well that's the effort I have to put to remember :) the point I stopped and what have happened till now. May be I get bored by these movies, or they are too long to digest for me, or maybe they are too detailed......no doubt they are the greatest movies ever made, I thought today that sometimes saying a simple thing in a simple way makes a greater difference then writing complex words with gold on a golden plate......but...

We Fast, from the morning before the sunrise to the sunset, we don't have to eat or drink anything, well today I did ate (by mistake or habitually) :), but then I remember God forgives us if we do eat or drink something mistakenly, as he is merciful and forgiving, he sees our intentions he knows whats in our heart, we can make others fool, but we can't make ourselves fool. We believe that reward is for the intentions and the attitude. Beginning something with the right spirit off course would also give results.... Enjoying my feast now, after breaking fast.

Well I won't speak anything regarding the holocaust or the state of Israel, or why Jews are taking revenge from the people of Palestine if the holocaust happened in Europe and Germans were responsible, or I shall also not speak about homosexuality and the women’s right in Iran, or uranium enrichment which is for the purpose of the destruction of the world, I would only like to say few words regarding the ethics which are taught to us in our daily lives, to respect others to be respected, I agree with Mr. Bollinger over the comments he made as the head of Columbia University for Mr. Ahmadinejad, but I think the timings to make those comments was not right, he showed the utmost height of unethical behavior, especially being the president of such a prestigious university. I shall say to Mr. Ahmadinejad, to admit what’s wrong in you, you won't get shorter in height....... Well politics, politics....it’s everywhere now.