Distant Traveler

I am a distant traveler

But I don’t know where to start

When I begin a step towards

My hope begins to fall apart

I know I have to be strong

I know I have to see my distance through

But I am lonely and always scuffling my emotions

I try to find a hope; my voice cries out for you

In these thoughts I live
In these emotions I find joy
Worth it or not
These form my envoy

I need to be relentless on a journey
From each point it seems to grow
I never look back , I never expect
I am Distant Traveler, I will continue to row

Help Needed for Blood Donation

6 units of A+ blood required every day for the next 9 days at Kidwai
Institute of Oncology, Bangalore in India. 


Please contact Ganesh
+91-99804-17151. It's for his brother who has BLOOD CANCER. 


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The Human Statue of Liberty.......

I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists! 

And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see. This INCREDIBLE 

picture was taken in 1918. 

It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge , in Iowa . 

EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!! 

FACTS: 

Base to Shoulder: 150 feet

Right Arm: 340 feet

Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 feet

Right thumb: 35 feet

Thickest part of body: 29 feet

Left hand length: 30 feet

Face: 60 feet 

Nose: 21 feet 

Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet

Torch and flame combined: 980 feet

Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000

Number of men in torch: 2,800

Number of men in right arm: 1,200

Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000

Total men: 18,000

Tides

I see the pain when the tide flows
I burn with love even when life is fair

do I turn into a dark vast hole
when with your very name my spirit re-glows.....

I am a strong man with a lonely heart
I always walk along with trodden path

Strength I have, Strength I try to hide
I want to escape but always see my tide.

I wrote this poem during a rough period in my life; when the times for me were low. My sincerity to my work and output results capacity was being questioned every bit.

The moments I had captured through my work, the time I spent with my fellow factory personnel, the meetings that I had to attend, and the hopes that I carried with me through my journey at a point in my life; all of this and more seemed to vanish away from me just like that.

I was heart-rendered and in a complex whirlwind of emotions/thoughts.

God has his own funny ways of encouraging you. He can bless and smile upon you anyhow/anywhere. 

This is how GOD appeared before me and helped me…..

“I was sitting in a room in my house on one of the normal nights and the idea to write “Tides " struck me. The words for this poem which are close to my heart started to flow effortlessly. 

After writing the last line, I was stuck/cold. I just could not get myself to write any further. I took more time than usual to think whether “Tides" needed more work on it.

Did I need to tweak around it a little bit more? Had I done it right and justice by finishing up so abruptly?

I just left everything on the table and got up and started to walk around. I started to ponder once again on the wrong that had just happened in my life. I shifted my attention to "Tides" and thought to myself….. Why did I even write this? 

The lesson that I learned and felt that night:

• One has to express their feelings in someway or the other.
• Everyone needs a mental holiday.
• Expressing yourself can be accomplished through various methods.
• I wrote this because I full of thoughts/emotions and felt weak and in turn "Tides" taught me to be strong and keep going on.
• “Tides" inspires me to give my best.
• It also told me to thank all the people who have been any sort of positive influence in my life. 
• Always remember the good souls you've come across in your life through your prayers.

I would really like to know how you feel about this this. If you would like to share an incident such as this or any other in your life which dawned upon you  and told you to keep going on and on…. ? How did you react/feel about it? And what you did you see when you looked back?

Limits...........

Really Touching.... 

While a man was washing his new car, his 4 year old son picked stone & scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took the child's hand & hit it many times, not realizing he was using a wrench.

At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures. When the child saw his father.... with painful eyes he asked 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?'

Man was so hurt and speechless. He went back to car and kicked it a lot of times.

Devastated by his actions..... Sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches, child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.

The next day that man committed suicide. . .

Anger and Love have no limits; choose the later to have a beautiful & lovely life.... 

'Things are to be used and people are to be loved,
But the problem in today's world is that People are used and things are loved......    

Moments in Life

MOMENTS IN LIFE

                                                                               

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!

When the door of happiness closes, another opens; 

but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one, which has been opened for us.

                                                                   

Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.

                                                                            

Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, 
because you have only one life 
and one chance to do all the things you want to do. 

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and 

enough hope to make you happy. 

The happiest of people don't necessarily
have the best of everything;
they just make the most of
everything that comes along their way.

The brightest future will always
be based on a forgotten past;
you can't go forward in life until
you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying
and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end,
you're the one who is smiling and everyone
around you is crying.

A beautiful poem by a father to his child....

TO MY CHILD Just for this morning, I am going to smile when I see your face and laugh when I feel like crying. Just for this morning, I will let you  choose what you want to wear, and smile and say how perfect it is. Just for this morning, I am going to step   over the laundry and pick you up and take you to the park to play.   Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together.   Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles. Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and whine for the ice cream truck, and I will buy you one if he comes by. Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be when you grow up, or second guess every decision I have made where you are concerned.   Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you trying to fix them.   Just for this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can have both toys.   Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about how you were born and how much I love you.   Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get angry. Just for this evening, I will let you  stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all the stars. Just for this evening, I will snuggle   beside you for hours, and miss my favourite TV shows. Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you pray, I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever given. I will think about the mothers and fathers who are searching for their missing children, the mothers and fathers who are visiting their children's graves instead of their bedrooms. The mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms   watching their children suffer senselessly and screaming inside that little body   And when I kiss you goodnight I will hold   you a little tighter, a little longer. It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask him for nothing, except one more day...

Water Saving TIPS...................

Water-Saving Tips

Water conservation starts at home, where our daily use of faucets, showerheads, dishwashers and toilets all add up to some unsightly numbers. Fortunately, you can dramatically reduce your water usage through helpful tips you can use throughout your home.

• Replace older, less efficient toilets with 1.28-gallon High-Efficiency Toilets (HETs) to save up to 16,500 gallons of water per year. See HET Toilets.
• Swap out your 2.75 gpm showerhead with a 1.75 water-conserving showerhead and you can save more than 7,700 gallons of water per year.* See Water-Conserving Showerheads. * Based on an average of seven-minute for a family of four.
• Fix leaky faucets and install faucets with water-saving aerators to effortlessly save hundreds of gallons of water per year. See Kitchen and Bathroom Faucets.
• Use the appropriate water level and load size on the washing machine when doing laundry. Consider purchasing a front-load washing machine.
• Use a broom rather than a hose to clean off driveways, steps and sidewalks.

• Water your garden during the coolest part of the day, generally in the morning, and avoid watering on windy days.
• Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving to keep excess water from going down the drain.
• Landscape with native or low-water plants to significantly reduce water usage outside the home.
• Use leftover water for houseplants, instead of pouring out a half-empty glass of drinking water.
• Make sure the dishwasher is fully loaded to maximize the dishes cleaned in a cycle.

The Bird Story......

Look at the “Birds” below….

Here, a Bird’s wife is injured and her condition is serious. She is waiting for her husband to arrive.

He brings her food and tends to her with love and compassion

A sudden change… He is shocked by her death and tries to move her

He is aware that his sweetheart is dead. She will not come back to him again and starts crying.

He stands beside her and cries out, saddened by her death

Finally aware that she would not return to him, he quietly stands beside her dead body filled with sorrow

Love and death are like “two uninvited guests”. When they arrive? Nobody can know.

But both perform the same work; one takes your heart and the other its’ beats….

A further Note:

Photos of these two birds were captured in the Republic of Ukraine. Millions of people in America and Europe broke into tears after seeing these pictures.

It is also said that the photographer sold these pictures for a nominal price to the most famous newspaper in France.

All the copies were sold out on the day of publishing these pictures.

SPEECHLESS DO SPEAK……. BUT OUR HEARTS MUST BE VERY QUIET TO HEAR THEM…..

Save Our Tigers / Spread your ROAR.......

India's national animal is fighting for its life.

From around 40,000 at the turn of the last century, there are just 1411 tigers left in India.

If we don’t act now, we could lose this part of our heritage forever.

Speak up, blog, share the concern, stay informed… Every little bit helps.

Aircel has partnered with WWF-India to help save our tigers. Explore the site to know how you can help.

We have our own perceptions of the word "Tiger". We believe it or not , it certainly does have an emotional value for us. When I first saw this "awareness" campaign, I was taken aback and didn't know what to do. I was confused.... I thought for a second why save these beasts.... " they are all man-eaters"....

But then my whole soul, cried out  loud, to help these tigers....We must completely forget that they are just animals, why care about them?

Well, you never know the value of  LIFE... till we have it.. .but once its GONE.. We miss it forever.....

It matters to US.. It matters to the Wildlife.. It just... seriously MATTERS...

Dont miss the India's heritage.... ( Spread the Word)...

" SAVE OUR TIGERS"

Are you not in AWE always... of their Roar..

What is killing our tigers ?

A Great Message ( NIMH, India)

 

It was a sports stadium.

Eight children were standing on the track to participate in the running event.

* Ready! * Steady! * Bang!!! With the sound of  the Toy pistol, all eight girls started running. Hardly did they cover ten to fifteen steps, one of the smaller girls slipped and fell down. She was bruised and crying with pain. When the other seven girls heard this sound; they stopped running, stood for a while and turned back. They all ran back to the place where the ' smaller girl' fell down. One among them bent, picked and kissed the girl gently and inquired 'Now pain must have reduced? '.

All seven girls lifted the fallen girl, pacified her. Two of them held the girl firmly and then all seven joined hands together and walked together and reached the winning post. Officials were shocked. Adulation from thousands of spectators filled the stadium.

Many eyes were filled with tears and perhaps it had reached GOD even. YES. This happened in Hyderabad [ INDIA ], recently!

The sport was conducted by National Institute of Mental Health. All these special girls had come to participate in this event and they all are " Mentally Challenged" What did they teach this world? Teamwork? Humanity? Equality among all?????

TAKE AWAY message...

"Successful people should help others who are slow in learning so that they dont feel that they are far behind. spread it!

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