Visions, Dreams and Awakenings

“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.”

Carl Jung

Silent Gratitude

“Silent gratitude isn’t very much use to anyone”

Gertrude Stein

What a word

With a simple word

Life hardened
World angered
Reality reformed

Yet, with another simple word

Life softened
World calmed
Reality renewed

Oh what a word

Loba

Death and Beyond

It’s been quite a while since I blogged. In fact I have to think quite hard to remember those days when I felt the incredible desire to just write.

I guess I can excuse all this on death. When it creeps on a loved one, it takes a part of the souls of the ones left. Death, though inevitable is never really expected. You can prepare yourself all you want to handle it all gracefully but when it actually happens all plans shatter.

Life suddenly loses its colorful meaning and becomes bleak and mute. Everything redefines itself to a sorrowful and sad state full of deep pain and regrets never felt before.

There’s still so much I want to express about all this but now is not the time.

Loba

Brazilian Proverbs

“Love is blind, so you have to feel your way.”

“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”

“A timely “no” beats a hasty “yes.”"

“Between the beginning and the end there is always a middle.”

“A wise man learns at the fool’s expense.”

“God writes straight even on wavy lines.”

“An old man with a torn sleeve never dishonored anyone.”

“For every ailing foot, there is a slipper.”

“Haste is the mother of imperfection.”

“Never promise a poor person, and never owe a rich one.”

“One who does not look ahead remains behind.”

“Goodwill makes the road shorter.”

“The earth is not thirsty for the blood of the warriors but for the sweat of man’s labor.”

“The trees with most leaves will not necessarily produce juicy fruit.”

“Where blood has been shed the tree of forgiveness cannot grow.”

“He who knows nothing, doubts nothing.”

“You can only take out of a bag what was already in it.”

Azerbaijani Proverbs

“Beauty without virtue is a curse.”

“It’s not shameful not to know, but it’s shameful not to ask.”

“Make sure your blanket covers your feet.”

“One’s own simple bread is much better than someone else’s pilaf.”

“Never mind storms and snows for the sake of a friend.”

“Saying “halva-halva” won’t make your mouth sweet.”

“Until spring comes, nightingales do not sing.”

Mongolian Proverbs

“Greed keeps men forever poor, even the abundance of this world will not make them rich.”

“A cat likes to eat fresh fish but it will not go into the water.”

“It’s difficult to take a wolf cub without bringing in the whole pack.”

“Don’t look for bad things in the good that you do.”

“The winner has many friends, the loser has good friends.”

“Even foul water will quench fire.”

“The distance between heaven and earth is no greater than one thought.”

“He who wants to build high must dig deep.”

“One idiot can ask more questions than ten wise men can answer.”

“A donkey that carries me is worth more than a horse that kicks me.”

“Times are not always the same; the grass is not always green.”

“Once you have locked your door you are the emperor in your own domain.”

“Don’t undo your bootlaces until you have seen the river.”

“You can’t put two saddles on the same horse.”

“There are men who walk through the woods and see no trees.”

“A tiger wearing a bell will starve.”

To value another

Not everyone will or even knows how to value themselves let alone to value another, even if they seem to show value. We cannot expect to be valued unless we are humble in spirit, have a close connection to God, follow our faith with good will, love and respect our families and other fellow human beings and work towards the greater good. Only then can we hope and expect to meet people of the same caliber and God willing, progress in the positive direction.

However, God does work in mysterious ways and sometimes we’re blessed with people of a higher caliber so we can learn and work on progress and sometimes it’s the other way around and we need to help them up.

Loba

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