Happy New Year 2012

Happy New Year 2012

Happy New Year to all the people in the world who has high self-esteem: who respect themselves and respect others too.

Trees

"Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, we fell them down and turn them into paper, that we may record our emptiness."

Kahlil Gibran

Education

"How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it."
Alexandre Dumas

Seaside

A man that is born falls into a dream, like a man who falls into the sea. If he tries to climb out into the air as inexperienced people endeavor to do, he drowns.
Joseph Conrad

Cliches of playing games

Playing games has no place in honest people lives; but honest people sometimes have to encounter with different types of players in their lives. Players almost use more or less the same cliches but in different forms; for example when a person with PhD uses the same cliche that a teenager uses, it will be very tasteless, ridiculous and even appalling. There is one important point to consider: it is not the strength of the players that makes these games possible; in fact it is the weakness of the victims that usually are naive and desperate and let to being played on!

vice versa

Sometimes it is vice versa.

What is art?

There has been, and still is, lots of debates about the description of art and how it is received by the viewers. According to Tolstoy, art in our society has been so perverted that not only has bad art come to be considered good art, but also the perception of real art has been lost. If we look at some postmodernist art that are highly overvalued and has been used more for commercial purpose than connecting with the audience we can accept this theory. There has been written lots of books, articles, essays; there are lots of theories that students are obliged to read at the university and write sometimes meaningless essays in order to pass the course...sometimes one wonders how much time, energy, etc has been consumed to make these more complicated, where as the nature is art and no one can deny that all pieces of nature are the highest form of art; for example one single autumn leaf is a masterpiece and definitely it is the art that no classic, modern, postmodern,etc works can compete with.

Innocence

Innocence is beautiful.

Graceful Autumn

"No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace, As I have seen in one autumnal face."
John Donne

Sound of Nature

Any aspect of the Nature has its own specific beauty that gives the viewers enormous pleasure to observe and hear it. Waterfall is one of them; when you pass a small waterfall and stop to watch and listen to its sound, it gives you a unique experience, so relaxing and elevating that makes your routine life more beautiful and brings some meaning to your life.

Life whispers and shouts

Life sometimes whispers and sometimes shouts: be strong.

when you own your home

There are many elements involved in enjoying the peace of mind; one of them is to own the place you are living. It has many responsibilities that sometimes it is not easy, but you are in control; there is no rent and there is no one to ask you to leave or etc; it has the strong psychological impact on our daily routines; it also affects our attitudes. Other main elements are health, nice family and a job that you are ready to do it unpaid!

Mistake

Do not learn from your mistakes, learn from the mistakes of others so that you do not make any.
S.Karsten

Nature

All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.

Marie Curie

Trust

The feeling of being trusted is like the feeling of being wanted, being respected; it is an element of happy life and also there is an old saying about the trust that compares it to a vase...once it is broken, though you can fix the vase, but it cannot be the same...and there is another saying that without trust, it is nothing and we have to build the trust, though sometimes you have pay the price.

Miracle

There are only two ways to live your life: one is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle.

Einstein

Natural home

Few people are aware of all the chemicals that exist in our homes. There are harmful substances nearly everywhere, in the materials which are used to finish our floors (even natural stone and real woods floors), the paint on the walls, the materials in the rugs and the mattresses. It is almost impossible to create a real natural home. According to many studies, indoor pollutions are higher than outdoors. Most of our furnitures are treated with formaldehyde that can emit fumes for as long as five years; so the whole wood or glass furniture is much better. Polyurethane foam in the furnitures can cause bronchitis and sever health problems. Polyurethane resin is seamless and water resistant and it has been widely used in the floors and modern interiors. Synthetics fabrics are made with chemicals and should be avoided; natural cottons are better materials. Organic cotton mattress with a natural latex core is much better than those mattresses that are made from plastic foam products and polyesters. Toxic gases from synthetic carpets have been the substantial cause of many indoor pollutions, because those carpets are made from petroleum derived plastic fibers that can cause chronic bronchitis, ulcers, skin diseases and liver dysfunction.

It is almost impossible to build a really natural home, but it is possible to reduce chemicals at home and enjoy a natural and healthy home. as Erasmus said: "Prevention is better than cure."

Cute

I love this picture; it is both meaningful and cute.

Mother, hope

Thank you very much my dearest mother for planting hope in my heart and my brain; despite encountering different types of unpleasant events, I am still full of hopes.
I have had a very bad experience in the place that I had recently visited and stayed for a period of time. How everything has changed from the bad to the worst possible!! Unbelievable in the name of religion, they justify lies, deceptions and all the dirty tricks...dead spirits, moving corpses...how politics can change people! I always dislike politics; because it has nothing to do with my honest world; there are lots of dirty complications in politics that I never understand.

Mother,my dearest mother, your beautiful smile, your love for all the innocent children, your admiration for the women with character and high self esteem, your respect for the genuine men with understanding, your strong belief in the principles, and your emphasis on the charming and happy life...all made me not to loose what you cherished the most: HOPE.

To separate from apparently inseparables

It was in the news that a teenager sold his kidney to buy the latest laptop!! He could separate from his kidney, but he could not separate from his laptop!! Anyone who wants to live a natural life, should try a separation period from laptop, mobile, TV and etc in order to avoid addiction. Feel free like a bird and try separation period, even for one day.

The art of recording the moments

1 June

To all whose date of birth is 1 June:
Happy Birthday!

A witty joke

Patient: "Doctor, are you sure I'm suffering from pneumonia? I've heard once about a doctor treating someone with pneumonia but finally he died of typhus."
Doctor: "Don't worry, trust me, it won't happen to me. If I treat someone with pneumonia he will die of pneumonia!"

Internet

Father

I grew up with your values, and I am very glad that I did; I cherish all memories of you, my dear father.

Your forever grateful daughter

Nature

We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts.
W.Hazlitt

Natural and healthy foods

Natural foods are the best for our health and we should avoid the processed foods that have been added hormones, additives, preservativesand unnatural genetic materials or gone through chemical or heat treatments that destroy

the natural and healthy enzymes, vitamins and minerals. Some common processed foods such as margarine, artificial sweetners, canned foods, cereal, soft drinks, fast food, sausages and frozen foods have been changed from its raw status and sometimes contains genetically modified organisms that are harmful for our health. Always read the labels of the products that you are going to buy and remember that nothing can replace the natural, healthy and fresh foods.

wise enemy or stupid friend?

Which one is worse?
A wise enemy or a stupid friend?!
According to many proverbs and sayings from
different countries and cultures, a wise enemy
is better than a stupid friend. Also there is
another proverb: a stupid person is his or
her own greatest enemy; and how true is
this! No doubt, an honest, true and wise
friend is a blessing.

Thinking and living

It is too difficult to think nobly when one
thinks only of earning a living.
Rousseau

Pursuing Dreams

It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, in fact they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams. Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The Wonder of Spring

Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart. Victor Hugo

See with our own eyes

Few are those who see with their own eyes

and feel with their own hearts.

Einstein

what people never forget

I have learned that people will forget
what you said,
people will forget
what you did,
but they will never forget
how you made them feel.
Angelou

The first day of Spring

Nowruz begins with the beginning of spring on

March 21. According to the Persian poet, Ferdowsi,

Nowruz was created by King Jamshid about

11000 years ago and it has been celebrated during

Achaemenian period, especially by the

Persian king, Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC.

Cyrus was the first ruler in history to give his subjects,

freedom of opinions and other basic rights and

Cyrus Cylinder is considered the first charter of human rights.

Nowruz is the Persian New Year

and is celebrated by Persians all around the world.

Differences between humans and animals

The main differences that separate
human beings from animals are:
human being can think,
has principles,
and is able to distinguish between good and bad.

Self-esteem

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.
Goethe

doctors and lawyers

Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference

is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you

and kill you too.

Anton Chekhov

Looking with the glass eyes

One can be like a wind-up doll

and look at the world with eyes of glass,

one can lie for years in lace and tinsel

a body stuffed with straw

inside a felt-lined box,

and at every lustful touch

for no reason at all

one can give out a cry

"Ah, so happy am I !"

Forough Farrokhzad

Future

The future is no more uncertain than the present.

Walt Whitman

Simply simple

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life
is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.
Einstein

Door with no key

There was the Door to which I found no key;

There was the Veil through which I could not see;

Some little talk awhile of Me and Thee;

There was - and then no more of Thee and Me.

Omar Khayyam

Natural laugh

Natural laughter that is pure and has nothing artificial

and also comes from the true and positive feelings,

causes a natural boost of feel good endorphins,

which give us a more optimistic outlook.

On the contrary, the forced laugh that is

usually rooted in the stressful experiences,

increases the stress hormone levels and

has negative effects on the others too.

It explains why we love to see and hear

children laughing.

Goal

If you can find a path with no obstacles,

it probably does not lead anywhere.

Clark

Fresh start

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Kafka